TY - BOOK AU - Heal,Geoffrey TI - Endangered Economies: How the Neglect of Nature Threatens Our Prosperity SN - 9780231543286 AV - HC79.E5 H428 2017 U1 - 338.9/27 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - Sustainable development KW - Economic development-Environmental aspects KW - Climatic changes-Economic aspects KW - Environmental policy-Economic aspects KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. Environment and Economy-No Conflict -- 2. Market Mistakes and How Unpaid-for External Effects Are Killing Us -- 3. Climate Change: "The Greatest External Effect in Human History" -- 4. How to Deal with External Effects -- 5. Solving the Climate Problem -- 6. Everyone's Property Is No One's Property -- 7. Natural Capital: Taken for Granted But Not Counted -- 8. Valuing Natural Capital -- 9. Measuring What Matters -- 10. The Next Steps -- Notes -- Index N2 - One of the founders of environmental economics clearly and passionately demonstrates that the only way to achieve long-term economic growth is to protect our environment. After painting a stark picture of our current state, Geoffrey Heal outlines simple solutions that have already proven effective in conserving nature and boosting economic growth UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4746351 ER -