Man Made World: Choosing between progress and planet

· Quarterly Essay Book 44 · Bolinda · Narrated by Grant Cartwright
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In QE44, Andrew Charlton exposes the rift that will shape our future progress versus planet; rich versus poor. Who, then, will save us? Charlton shows there are two leading candidates: economists and environmentalists. Each says they know what is best for our grandchildren. Yet environmentalists see economists as merchants of greed with a blind faith in markets. And economists see environmentalism as an indulgence for the middle class of richer nations; those who enjoy the lifestyle afforded by economic growth, but take its source for granted. In Australia, this battle has plunged our politics into one of its most tumultuous periods, splitting the business community; driving a wedge between the left and right of the Liberal Party; separating Labor's working-class from its progressive supporters; propelling the rise of the Greens and stirring up their counterweight in rural protest. Across the globe, economists and environmentalists vie over who has the right response to climate change, population or food security issues. In this groundbreaking essay Charlton argues that our descendants will only thank us if we find a way to preserve both the natural world and human progress.

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Dr Andrew Charlton is a Research Economist at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. He is also an Honorary Fellow of St Paul's College at Sydney University. He has a Andrew Charlton is an academic at the London School of Economics. He has worked for the UN, the OECD and the Reserve Bank of Australia. He is an Honorary Fellow of St Paul’s College at Sydney University and a Director of the economic consultancy OIR. He has a doctorate from Oxford University where he studied as a Rhodes scholar. At age 26 he published a landmark book (Fair Trade for All), co-authored with Joseph Stiglitz (author of Globalisation and its Discontents), which has been translated into 13 languages. He is 28 years old.

Grant Cartwright is an award-winning actor who has performed extensively in Australia with the Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre, and many others. Grant has also performed with the Manhattan Repertory Theatre and the 45th Street Theater. He frequently lends his voice to many international film productions for English Language dubbing, and also appeared in the HBO mini-series The Pacific.

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