Economic growth and the environment : an introduction to the theory /
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 policie...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1. ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (viewed Apr 16, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 217 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780191640551 0191640557 9780199663897 0199663890 9780191808678 0191808679 |