Nature and Wealth: Overcoming Environmental Scarcity and Inequality 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Barbier, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137403381 ISBN-13: 9781137403384 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Investments & Securities - Commodities - General - Business & Economics | Green Business - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics |
Dewey: 333.711 |
LCCN: 2015017600 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.90 lbs) 270 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Drawing on historical and contemporary evidence, this book argues that growing environmental degradation and wealth inequality are linked to how nature is exploited to create economic wealth. Ending the under-pricing of natural capital and insufficient human capital accumulation is essential to overcoming structural imbalance in modern economies. |