Economic Growth and Environmental Quality in China: Population, Resources and Environmental Economics Series

Author: Hou Weili
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book is one of the series "Economics of Population, Resources and Environment." It consists of four parts: Part one reviews the history of green development, summarizing and analyzing previous research on the impact of economic growth on environmental quality and the economic costs of environmental protection; Part two analyzes the patterns of environmental quality changes during the economic growth process in different types of countries, with a focus on the impact of the economic growth models of developing countries on environmental quality; Part three conducts an empirical analysis of the changes in environmental quality during China's rapid economic growth since 1978, examining the influence of factors such as economic scale, economic structure, and growth patterns on environmental quality, and analyzing the potential opportunities and challenges China may face in the future regarding environmental quality; Part four proposes strategic thinking for China's path toward green development and ideas for innovating environmental policies. This book can serve as a teaching and research reference for environmental economics majors in higher education institutions, and it also holds certain reference value for relevant personnel in environmental management and research departments.