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This paper is a short survey of the work of Ignacy Sachs - one of the pioneers of structuralist development economics and an outstanding economist dedicated to environmental economics. Sachs is PoHsh and a disciple of Michael Kalecki, but he is aiso a Brazilian and a French, given his strong ties with these rwo countries. He knows the importance of markets in the coordination of the economy, but, as a de-velopmental economist, he atttibutes a key role to economic planning, Only through the dehberate action of the state it will be possible to achieve economic growth, reduction of inequalities, and protection of the environmsnts - only through de-liberate action way men and women will be able to conduct the Spaceship Earth to economic, social and environmental development and assure a decent work to ali. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Structural change, institutional development and sustained economic growth: a comment on the Irish experience. It is discussed the recent Irish experience of sustained economic growth, in which a social pact, the entry in the European Union and the opening of the economy have all played a paramount role. Some remarks on the sustainability of such an experience are also made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]