Kształtowanie się świadomości globalnej a rozwój myśli ekonomicznej

The process of formation of global thinking was influenced by economic thought. The article presents how some economic theories were used by the authors of the global reports. The main areas of filiations discussed here are: the exploitation of natural resources, demography, non-economical effects of business and the assessment of industrialization and economic growth. The analysis proves that the classical economic thought was the most important source of inspiration (works of T. R. Malthus, D. Ricardo and J. S. Mill).