Book contents
- The Economics of the Long Period
- The Economics of the Long Period
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Introduction
- Part I The Long Period
- Part II Unified Growth Theory
- Part III Unified Growth Theory
- 7 Economic Growth and Education
- 8 The Birth of Institutions
- 9 Lifestyles and the Natural Environment
- Conclusion: Continuity and Discontinuity in History
- References
- Index
7 - Economic Growth and Education
from Part III - Unified Growth Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 August 2022
- The Economics of the Long Period
- The Economics of the Long Period
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Introduction
- Part I The Long Period
- Part II Unified Growth Theory
- Part III Unified Growth Theory
- 7 Economic Growth and Education
- 8 The Birth of Institutions
- 9 Lifestyles and the Natural Environment
- Conclusion: Continuity and Discontinuity in History
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter extends the previous ones by examining the constraints that the natural environment imposes on economic development over the long period. The congestion of the (finite-sized) planet Earth is examined, as well as the consequences of environmental damages on the possibilities of long-run economic expansion.
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- The Economics of the Long Period , pp. 159 - 184Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022