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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968361703321

Titolo

Economic growth and environmental regulation : the People's Republic of China's path to a brighter future / / edited by Tun Lin and Timothy Swanson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-24746-3

1-135-24747-1

1-282-59510-5

9786612595103

0-203-86872-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 p.)

Collana

Routledge explorations in environmental economics ; ; 20

Altri autori (Persone)

LinTun

SwansonTimothy M

Disciplina

333.70951

Soggetti

Environmental policy - China

Economic development - Environmental aspects - China

China Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Growth and environmental regulation -- pt. 2. Growth and environmental management : the PRC's experiences -- pt. 3. Pathways to a brighter future? : international experiences in environmental regulation -- pt. 4. Institutional development for a regulated environment.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume assembles a group of eminent scholars to look at the problem of growth and environment from the perspective of environmental regulation. The questions addressed are: How does economic growth interact with regulation, and what are the best approaches to regulation in use today?The context for the volume is the current situation in China, where twenty years of rapid growth have created a situation in which there are both demands for environmental regulation and needs for choosing a future development path. The advent of ""A Macro-Environmental Strategy"" for China pr