ИПИ Библиотека

Part of "Energy and Environment" series. The book seeks to identify lessons for improving the chances that humanity will avoid or better cope with future calamities.

"When the institutions favour individual freedom, creative people congregate and high accomplishments are concentrated. Thus, Western Europe and more recently the United States have been the places with highest incidence of creativity. It is no coincidence that this is where growing affluence took off."

Kendra Okonski

Kendra Okonski has worked in environmental policy since 1997. She has edited several IPN publications, including two books, Adapt or Die (2003) and Environment and Health (2004). She writes frequently in the international media and appears on television and radio. She has a BA in Economics from Hillsdale College (Michigan, USA) and grew up in Montana and Chile.

Julian Morris

Julian Morris is Executive Director of International Policy Network. He was educated initially at Edinburgh University, where he gained an MA in economics.