Barbier Nature and Wealth

Overcoming Environmental Scarcity and Inequality
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-40339-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 283 Seiten, eBook

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barbier, Edward

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Title Page;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Dedication;6
5;Table of Contents;8
6;List of Figures;9
7;List of Tables;11
8;Preface;12
9;Acknowledgments;14
10;Introduction;15
11;1 The Origins of Economic Wealth;23
12;2 Natural Capital and Economic Development;45
13;3 Wealth, Structure and Functioning of Modern Economies;73
14;4 The Age of Ecological Scarcity;95
15;5 Structural Imbalance;115
16;6 The Underpricing of Nature;137
17;7 Wealth Inequality;156
18;8 Redressing the Structural Imbalance;179
19;9 Making the Transition;198
20;Conclusion;222
21;Notes;226
22;Index;276

Über Autor(innen)

Edward B. Barbier is the John S Bugas Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, US. He is considered a leading economic thinker on the role of natural resources in economic development, and policies for promoting green and sustainable growth. He has published widely on these topics, with over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, 21 previous books, and many contributions to popular journals and social media.