Dieter Helm (University of Oxford)

Legacy

How to Build the Sustainable Economy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Legacy answers one of the most important questions faces us today. What would an economy look like if it were to be sustainable and hence leave the next generation with the capabilities to choose how to live their lives, having addressed the great environmental challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 410g
• ISBN-13: 9781009449182
• ISBN-10: 1009449184
• Artikelnr.: 68643895

Autorenporträt

Sir Dieter Helm is Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Oxford and Fellow in Economics at New College, Oxford. From 2012 to 2020, he was Independent Chair of the UK Natural Capital Committee, providing advice to the government on the sustainable use of natural capital. He provides extensive expert advice to governments, regulators and companies across three key areas: Energy & Climate; Regulation, Utilities & Infrastructure; and Natural Capital & the Environment. Dieter is a Vice President of the Exmoor Society, a Vice President of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, and Honorary Fellow, Brasenose College, Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The next generation
3. Taking precautions, building resilience
4. The capitals
5. Sustainable accounting and the balance sheet
6. Polluter pays
7. Public goods and zero marginal costs
8. Sustainable consumption, deficits and debt
9. Social justice
10. Delivering the system plans
11. A new constitution
12. Conclusions: it could go either way.