Green Capital: A New Perspective on Growth

by Pierre-Andre Jouvet and Christian de Perthuis

Many believe economic growth is incompatible with ecological preservation. Green Capital challenges this argument by shifting our focus away from the scarcity of raw materials and toward the deterioration of the great natural regulatory functions (such as the climate system, the water cycle, and biodiversity).

Although we can find substitutes for scarce natural resources, we cannot replace a natural regulatory system, which is incredibly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231171404
• ISBN13: 9780231171403
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"