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Economic Progress and the Environment - One Developing Country's Policy Crisis (Hardcover)
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Economic Progress and the Environment - One Developing Country's Policy Crisis (Hardcover)
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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.
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