Economic growth and the environment : an introduction to the theory / Clas Eriksson.
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TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 217 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191808678 (ebook) :Subject(s): Economic development -- Environmental aspects | Environmental economicsAdditional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification: 333.7 LOC classification: HC79.E5 | E7473 2013Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This title explores the debate on how to reconcile economic growth with protection of the natural environment, and the closely related discussion on whether an increasing scarcity of natural resources will eventually force economic growth to cease. The debate focuses on whether environmental policies will benefit the economy or not, and is divided into growth optimists and growth pessimists. This book brings together the discussion between growth optimists and pessimists, and presents the theory behind their arguments.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This title explores the debate on how to reconcile economic growth with protection of the natural environment, and the closely related discussion on whether an increasing scarcity of natural resources will eventually force economic growth to cease. The debate focuses on whether environmental policies will benefit the economy or not, and is divided into growth optimists and growth pessimists. This book brings together the discussion between growth optimists and pessimists, and presents the theory behind their arguments.
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