Tim Jackson (economist)

Tim Jackson
Jackson in 2018
Born (1957-06-04) 4 June 1957 (age 67)
NationalityBritish
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
Sub-disciplineEcological economics
InstitutionsUniversity of Surrey
Notable worksProsperity Without Growth (2009)
Material Concerns (1996)
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Tim Jackson FRSA FAcSS (born 1957) is a British ecological economist and professor of sustainable development at the University of Surrey. He is the director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP),[1] a multi-disciplinary, international research consortium which aims to understand the economic, social and political dimensions of sustainable prosperity. Tim Jackson is the author of Prosperity Without Growth (2009 and 2017) and Material Concerns (1996). In 2016, he received the Hillary Laureate for exceptional mid-career Leadership.[2] His most recent book Post Growth—Life After Capitalism was published in March 2021 by Polity Press.[3]

  1. ^ "CUSP". Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 1 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine | Tim Jackson named 2016 Hillary Laureate | last visited: 27 June 2016
  3. ^ Jackson, Tim (2021). Post Growth. Life After Capitalism. Cambridge: Polity Press. ISBN 978-1509542529.