Overcoming Environmental Scarcity and Inequality
Edición de la obra Nature and Wealth
| Autor | Edward Barbier |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Fecha de publicación | Sep 23, 2015 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 270 |
| Formato | hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9781137403377 |
| ISBN-10 | 1137403373 |
| OCLC | 909112333 |
| LCCN | 2015017600 |
| Número de Cutter | B236n |
The world economy today is facing two major threats: increasing environmental degradation and a growing gap between rich and poor. Drawing on historical and contemporary evidence, this book argues that these two threats are symptomatic of a growing structural imbalance in all economies - how nature is exploited to create wealth. The root of this imbalance is that natural capital is under-priced, and hence overly exploited, whereas human capital is insufficient to meet demand, thus encouraging inequality. By adopting a Balanced Wealth Strategy we can overcome the structural imbalance between nature and wealth that is inhibiting innovation, growth and prosperity.