Nature in economics

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Dasgupta, Partha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystems; GDP; Inclusive wealth; Natural capital; Population growth; Social discount rates; Social well being

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INCLUSIVE WEALTH; NATURAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL DISCOUNT RATES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

DISCOUNT RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; NATURAL CAPITAL; POPULATION GROWTH; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDARD OF LIVING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 38349048720     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9178-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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