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Author Panaiotov, Todor.

Title Green markets : the economics of sustainable development / Theodore Panayotou ; foreword by Oscar Arias.

Imprint San Francisco, Calif. : ICS Press, c1993.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  338.9009172 P191g 1993    ---  Available
Description xvii, 169 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series ICEG sector studies series ; no. 7
Sector studies ; no. 7.
Note "A copublication of the International Center for Economic Growth and the Harvard Institute for International Development."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-162) and index.
Contents Environmental degradation: The magnitude of the problem -- Market failures and environmental degradation -- Policy failures and environmental degradation -- Achieving sustainable development through policy reform -- The role of development assistance -- Sustainable development and economic growth.
Summary Panayotou, a fellow at the Harvard Institute for International Development, argues that economic growth is not incompatible with protecting the local and global environments. He presents case studies such as forest and land use policy in Brazil, water pricing in China, pesticide policy in Indonesia, and communal resource management in Kenya.
Subject Environmental policy -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Sustainable development -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
ISBN 155815244X
9781558152441
1558152229 (pbk.)
9781558152229 (pbk.)

 
    
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