NATURAL CAPITAL IN PRESENT DAY ECONOMICS
https://doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2016-2-59-68
Abstract
The world has entered such a phase of development when the leading factor of development is not produced but natural capital. The article analyzes the current situation and world experience in the field of evaluation and registration of natural capital, describes trends in the development of natural capital registration and finance tools necessary to solve the problem of its degradation. The author comes to the conclusion about the need to include natural capital registration in strategic planning and decision-making in companies of different level, where finance experts could play an important role.
About the Author
Marina L. Belaya
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD, Assistant Professor of the Department for Statistics of the PRUE
36 Stremyanny Lane, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
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Belaya M.L. NATURAL CAPITAL IN PRESENT DAY ECONOMICS. Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. 2016;(2):59-68. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2016-2-59-68
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