This a collection of interviews between the author and leading economists. The subject of their conversations is the connection between economic development and environmental disequilibrium. They consider the role and responsibilities of economists in countering the destabilization of the environment. The contributing economists are: Elmar Altvater, Abel Agambegian, Gary B. Becker, Mercedes Bresso, Herman Daly, Milton Friedman, John Kenneth galbraith, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Emilio Gerelli, Frank H. Hahn, Volkmar Hartje, Albert O. Hirschman, Paolo Sylos Labini, Christian Leipert, Wassily Leontief, Edmond Malinvaud, Juan Martinex-Alier, James E. Meade, James O'Conner, Rene Passet, David W. Pearce, Paul Samuelson, Stanislav Shatalin, Herbert A. Simon, Luigi Spaventa, Immanuel Wallerstein and Milos Zeman.

Introduction by: Paul Ekins
Translated by: Richard Bates