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. Edward B. Barbier Introduction 1. The Origins Of Economic Wealth 2. Natural Capital And Economic Development 3. Wealth, Structure And Functioning Of Modern Economies 4. The Age Of Ecological Scarcity 5. Structural Imbalance 6. The Under-Pricing Of Nature 7. Wealth Inequality 8. Redressing The Structural Imbalance 9. Making The Transition 10. Conclusion
