[Committee] Andrew Simms

[N. Scordellis]

Hi everyone,

I've jut finished reading a book by Andrew Simms called "Ecological Debt: 
The health of the planet and the wealth of nations" which explained the 
idea that while rich countries are demanding that poor countries pay back 
their debts, in fact we are the ones who owe them because of the ecological 
debt we've built up. It also descibes a contraction and convergence model 
of how to solve the problem on a global scale.

After reading it, I thought perhaps he'd be a good person to invite to come 
and speak, so before I go ahead and try to contact him I want to check: a) 
has anyone else read this book/got any opinions on Andrew Simms' ideas? and 
b) does anyone by any chance have any contact with him or anyone else at 
the New Economics Foundation? See 
http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/z_sys_contactdetail.aspx?page=877&folder=142&cid=8 
for more details.

Let me know what you think...

Nicky