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Research Policy and Review 26: Where Does the United States Stand in the Global Resource Scarcity Debate?

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  • F L MacKellar

    (Department of Economics, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY 11367, USA)

  • D R Vining Jr

    (Department of Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA)

Abstract

US policy on world resources and population underwent a drastic shift between the 1970s and 1980s. Underlying this shift were deep and persistent divisions among social scientists and policy scientists who are students of the global resource scarcity hypothesis. This article consists of a brief review of the history of the debate between those who believe that resources are becoming increasingly scarce and those who do not. Major focuses include the ambiguities of scarcity measures, and economic literature such as The Limits to Growth, Global 2000 , the critique of Julian Simon, and The Resourceful Earth .

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  • F L MacKellar & D R Vining Jr, 1988. "Research Policy and Review 26: Where Does the United States Stand in the Global Resource Scarcity Debate?," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 20(12), pages 1567-1573, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:20:y:1988:i:12:p:1567-1573
    DOI: 10.1068/a201567
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