On Natural Capital

Name: On Natural Capital
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The Value of the World Around Us

Sir Partha Dasgupta

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Witness Books
17 July 2026

Economics; Environmental economics; The environment

Globally renowned professor of Economics at Cambridge University, and 'the most important person you've never heard of' (New York Times), Sir Partha Dasgupta presents a new model that can - and must - transform global economics

What if we were to put a value on nature just as we value everything else?

For as long as they have existed, our economic models have served us an incomplete picture. The models and metrics tell us that our economies are healthy because they are growing. However, this doesn't account for the fact that our growth is driven by a resource that we take for free and treat as infinite- nature. We know now, more than ever, that our demand on the natural world is unsustainable. It's no longer sufficient to only see part of the picture; it's time that our economic models show us the whole thing.

An urgent call from renowned Cambridge economist Sir Partha Dasgupta to transform the focus and structures of global economics, On Natural Capital is a bold and groundbreaking book that could, truly, change everything.

'the most important person you've never heard of' - The New York Times

'Partha Dasgupta provides the compass we urgently need... by bringing economics and ecology together, we can help save the natural world at what may be the last minute - and in doing so, save ourselves.' - David Attenborough

By: Sir Partha Dasgupta
Imprint: Witness Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781529144215
ISBN 10: 1529144213
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 17 July 2026
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Partha Dasgupta is the Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Foreign Member of the US National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He was awarded the 2021 Kew International Medal of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and in 2022 was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire by King Charles III for 'services to economics and the natural environment'.