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13 lis 2019 · In this article, we discuss the relation between economic growth and environmental quality, and the link between economic activity and the carrying capacity and resilience of the environment.
* Second, break the negative links between economic activity and the environment. Certain targeted measures, described in the Report, can bring dramatic improvements in environmental quality at modest cost in investment and economic efficiency.
The studies that I discuss identify the causal effects of specific aspects of economic development such as greater household purchasing power, expanded access to credit, more secure property rights, technological progress, and stronger regulatory capacity. I conclude by outlining some gaps in the literature.
28 sie 2017 · This chapter examines the dimensions and some implications of sustainable development — ecological, economic and social — the principles and criteria for environmental sustainability.
1 mar 2007 · Environmental economics and ecological economics share the common objective of understanding the human–economy–environment interaction in order to redirect the economies towards sustainability.
A market is an exchange institution that serves society by organizing economic activity. Markets use prices to communicate the wants and limits of a diffuse and diverse society so as to bring about coordinated economic decisions at the least cost.
This paper examines several problematic aspects of George Reisman’s Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics, specifically, five problems in the economics of natural resources. I argue first, that Reisman’s work lacks sufficient grounding in economic theory. Second, his exposition neglects important arguments in the environmental literature.
