Podcasts by Intergenerational Justice: What do we owe future generations?: Hilary Term Seminar Series 2011
What are the long-term consequences of decisions we make today, and to what extent should the interests of future generations be taken into account? There is a wide range of public policy challenges that require us to provide some sort of answer to these questions.
This interdisciplinary seminar series brings together academics and experts to address the implications of critical questions arising from ideas of intergenerational justice. Speakers will consider different areas of public policy and ethical debate, including climate change, sustainability and fiscal strategies for population ageing. Even with broad agreement that we should consider the interests of future generations in our collective decision-making, there is plenty of room for argument and debate about detailed application to different cases and circumstances.
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Can Generations be Treated Equally? from 2011-08-24T14:39:40
Professor Asheim, Department of Economics, University of Oslo, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School Hilary Term Seminar Series 2011 Intergenerational Justice: What do we owe future generations...
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Fiscal Policy, Fairness between Generations and National Saving from 2011-08-24T14:06:22
Dr Martin Weale, of the Bank of England Monetary Policy, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School 2011 Hilary Term Seminar Series; Intergenerational Justice: What do we owe future generations? We...
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Climate change investment - what is it worth for future generations? from 2011-03-10T09:05:01
The worthiness of a social investment project is a balance between the cost of the project, and the value of the benefits to society/ how long those benefits may apply. The term social discounting...
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Demographic balance and human capital from an intergenerational perspective from 2011-02-18T09:19:42
Our world is demographically divided - some populations continue to grow rapidly, while others are already on a shrinking trajectory. But it is becoming increasingly important to understand how pop...
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Climate Change and Intergenerational Justice: What are our obligations to future generations? from 2011-02-11T09:31:20
Climate change raises profound questions of intergenerational justice. It is widely recognized that there is a powerful case for mitigation in virtue of obligations we have to future generations. ...
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A legacy of dangers: Climate failure and future generations from 2011-02-09T16:09:10
The principles that ought to guide our one-way relations with future generations depend profoundly on the precise nature of what is being provided to or - in this case, inflicted on - them. Most di...
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Sustainability: How can each generation live well within limits? from 2011-01-28T11:28:34
Well-being, Time and Sustainability: Epicurus or Aristotle? This seminar addresses two key questions about sustainability. Firstly, is it is possible to maintain or improve well-being without incre...
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Is the fiscal crisis forcing a rethink of our intergenerational compact with the elderly? from 2011-01-21T10:45:11
Professor Peter Heller (John Hopkins University) on 'Is the fiscal crisis forcing a rethink of our intergenerational compact with the elderly?'. As part of the Oxford Martin School's Seminar Series...
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