Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment
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"Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment" is an influential book by economist Partha Dasgupta that analyzes how economic development, environmental sustainability, and human welfare are interlinked.
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book → |
| argues |
that sustainable development requires maintaining total wealth including natural capital
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| author |
Partha Dasgupta
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Sir Partha Dasgupta → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| critiques |
conventional measures of economic progress such as GDP
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| describedAs |
influential work in environmental economics
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theoretical treatment of environment–economy linkages → |
| emphasizes |
integration of ecology into economics
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role of natural capital in economic analysis → trade-offs between current and future generations → |
| fieldOfStudy |
development economics
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economics → environmental economics → welfare economics → |
| focusesOn |
links between economic development and the environment
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measurement of human well-being → policy implications of environmental degradation → sustainability of economic growth → valuation of environmental resources → |
| genre |
economics literature
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environmental studies literature → |
| hasImpactOn |
academic research in environmental economics
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environmental policy debates → measurement of national wealth → theory of sustainable development → |
| influencedBy |
ecological economics ideas
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neoclassical economics → welfare economics tradition → |
| intendedAudience |
economists
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graduate students in economics and environmental policy → policy makers → researchers in environmental studies → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
economic development
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environmental economics → environmental sustainability → human well-being → intergenerational equity → natural capital → natural environment → sustainable development → welfare economics → |
| proposesConcept |
comprehensive wealth as a measure of well-being
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inclusive wealth → |
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Partha Dasgupta
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