Ensuring that the present generation’s
growth will still permit future generations
to meet their needs and grow requires
a sufficient stock of natural capital assets—
the renewable and nonrenewable natural
resources and ecosystems that provide humans
with a wide range of goods and services.
A highly respected economist, Helm
proposes a consistent framework and economically
efficient approach to protect and
enhance these assets so as to achieve sustainable
growth.
The book’s central argument