Ramon Lopez & Michael A. Toman 
Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability [PDF ebook] 
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Economic growth as we know it today cannot persist indefinitely if it entails continuous degradation of natural resources and the environment. While in a few countries around the world it appears that environmental degradation has been the result of rapid economic growth, in the vast majority of the developing countries the environment has been equally spoiled despite slow or even negative economic growth. This book provides new insights on the common roots of economic stagnation, poverty and environmental degradation which, unfortunately, generally reside in misguided government policies and priorities. By doing this, the volume seeks to provide a broader policy option framework than those found in conventional policy analyses, mainly dominated by the "Washington Consensus". It shows that a major omission of the conventional view is that governments tend to allocate government expenditures in a biased way favouring subsidies to the economic elites to the detriment of investments in public goods, including human capital, R&D, as well as the development of institutions (environmental and otherwise), which are vital for long run growth, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780191538223 ● Editor Ramon Lopez & Michael A. Toman ● Publisher OUP Oxford ● Published 2006 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 3518412 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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