Tim Jackson (economist)
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Tim Jackson is Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey
; he was the first person in Britain to hold a chair in this subject. He served as Economics Commissioner on the Sustainable Development Commission
from 2004 until it was abolished in 2011..
He is the author of Prosperity without growth: economics for a finite planet (2009), which was described by Le Monde
as 'One of the most outstanding pieces of environmental economics literature in recent years.'
University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is a university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England. It received its charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near Battersea Park in south-west London. The institution was known as Battersea College of Technology...
; he was the first person in Britain to hold a chair in this subject. He served as Economics Commissioner on the Sustainable Development Commission
Sustainable Development Commission
The Sustainable Development Commission was a non-departmental public body responsible for advising the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government, and Northern Ireland Executive on sustainable development....
from 2004 until it was abolished in 2011..
He is the author of Prosperity without growth: economics for a finite planet (2009), which was described by Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
as 'One of the most outstanding pieces of environmental economics literature in recent years.'