Is economic growth sustainable?
By: edited by Geoffrey Heal.
Contributors: Heal, G. M.; International Economic Association.
Series: IEA conference volume -- no. 147
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780230232471
Subjects: Sustainable development
Description: "How can we determine if current growth patterns are sustainable, and what changes to we need to make to make them more so? This volume addresses these issues in a rigorous yet accessible fashion, presenting the current research of some of the world's leading scholars"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Is Growth Sustainable? What Are the Health Effects of Air Pollution in China?Why Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture Could be Economically SubstantialWealth Saving and SustainabilityChina, the U.S., and Sustainability: Perspectives Based on Comprehensive WealthCounting Nonmarket, Ecological Public Goods: The Elements of a Welfare-Significant Ecological Quantity IndexThe Challenge of Crafting Rules to Change Open-Access Resources into Managed ResourcesHow does Trade affect the Environment?Corporate Environmentalism: Doing Well by Being Green Is Growth Sustainable? What Are the Health Effects of Air Pollution in China?Why Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture Could be Economically SubstantialWealth Saving and SustainabilityChina, the U.S., and Sustainability: Perspectives Based on Comprehensive WealthCounting Nonmarket, Ecological Public Goods: The Elements of a Welfare-Significant Ecological Quantity IndexThe Challenge of Crafting Rules to Change Open-Access Resources into Managed ResourcesHow does Trade affect the Environment?Corporate Environmentalism: Doing Well by Being Green .