Can the environment wait in a developing country?

Can the environment wait in developing countries? Should countries focus on growth first and worry about cleaning up later? Is there an optimal mix between growth, development, and environmental management? These are all real issues facing the world's community of developing countries. The foll...

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Main Authors: John A. Dixon, Gayatri Acharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2002-06-01
Series:South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Online Access:https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/2675
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Summary:Can the environment wait in developing countries? Should countries focus on growth first and worry about cleaning up later? Is there an optimal mix between growth, development, and environmental management? These are all real issues facing the world's community of developing countries. The following presentation suggests that the answer to this question is that the environment does not have to wait.
ISSN:1015-8812
2222-3436