Economic Progress and the Environment : One Developing Country's Policy Crisis
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Book Description
This book provides a probing examination of problems unique to the world's poorest countries as they attempt to achieve environmentally sound economic development. Using Ecuador as an example, the authors present six case studies that focus on tropical deforestation, farmland degradation,
inefficient water resource development, oil industry pollution in Amazonian rainforests, disturbance of coastal ecosystems, and management of the Galapagos Islands. The authors argue throughout the book that fundamental policy reforms are needed both to meet the challenge of mounting resource
scarcity and to achieve sustainable economic progress. They also make the case that resource users' property rights must be strengthened, market forces given freer reign, and investment stepped up in human capital and in the rural economy's scientific and technological base. Finally, the book
provides support for the notion that economic development and environmental conservation can be complementary provided that intelligent policies are implemented. The book will be useful to development and resource economists, resource management specialists, and conservation professionals. These
cases also offer valuable insights for environmentally concerned general readers.
Economic Progress and the Environment: One Developing Country's Policy Crisis ,Douglas Southgate,Morris Whitaker,Oxford University Press, USA,0195087860,Australia & New Zealand - General,Development - Business Development,Economics Of Developing Countries,Ecuador,Environmental Economics,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Environmental degradation,Environmental policy,History,History: World,Management,Natural resources,Nature/Ecology,Business & Economics / Development & Growth,Conservation of the environment,Developing countries,Economics | Environmental
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