Books by David Kiron

  •  Human Well-Being and Economic Goals

    Jazz on the river

    Human Well-Being and Economic Goals

    Frank Ackerman

    What are the ends of economic activity? According to neoclassical theory, efficient interaction of the profit-maximizing "ideal producer" and the utility-maximizing "ideal consumer" will eventually ...

  • The Consumer Society
    The Consumer Society Neva R. Goodwin

    Jazz on the river

    The Consumer Society

    Neva R. Goodwin

    The developed countries, particularly the United States, consume a disproportionate share of the world's resources, yet high and rising levels of consumption do not necessarily lead to greater ...

About the Author

David Kiron is Research Associate at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University.