David Pearce was Professor of Environmental Economics at University College London, and Director of the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE). His other books include Blueprint for a Green Economy, Blueprint 2: Greening the World Economy, and Economic Values and the Natural World, all published by Earthscan.

Blueprint 3 is the direct sequel to the ground-breaking report Blueprint for a Green Economy. Taking the argument very much further, David Pearce and his colleagues show how progress towards sustainability in the UK economy can be measured. They set out conditions for sustainable development and the measures of economic progress it implies, before looking in detail at all the main areas of economic activity to which those measures apply. The result is a wide-ranging and cogent critique of existing policies which also offers new options -- options which will require far-reaching reform of this country's existing political and institutional structure. Blueprint 3 will be a touchstone for future discussions of all the major policy areas.