Pollution Transitions and Economic Growth in Asia

Hua Chang-i

Chapter 10 in Asia-Pacific Transitions, 2001, pp 124-134 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The rapid economic growth occurring in most parts of Asia has caused widespread concern over the increase in pollution levels in the region. This concern is apparent if we consider the following questions: China has a population which is five times greater than the US, and India’s population is rapidly approaching the same size. If the per capita incomes of these two countries were to increase to a level close to that of the western countries, would the total amount of CO2 emissions created by the necessarily huge production stifle world economic development? Or will these latecomers to industrialization generate less pollution per unit of output? Further, will the pollution generated from Asia’s development reach a maximum before leveling off or even declining? This chapter attempts to address all of these questions.

Keywords: Economic Growth; Development Economic; Sustainable Development; Western Country; Political Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230628458_10

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