The value of natural capital

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Sunita Narain New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 26 2013 | 1:25 AM IST
 Economists largely understand poverty in terms of income levels but for the poor, poverty is not just about lack of cash but the lack of natural resources. For them, building the economy is all about building natural capital.

 It was in 1982, in the first citizens
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First Published: Aug 05 2003 | 12:00 AM IST

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