The Greening of Development Economics: A Survey

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Date

Dec. 31, 2000

Authors

Allen Blackman, Mitchell Mathis, and Per-Kristian Nelson

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Working Paper

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1 minute

Although ignored for decades, environmental issues now attract considerable attention in the literature on economic development. This paper describes research on environmental issues in seven topic areas that historically have been at the heart of development economics: the role of the state, economic growth, trade and industrialization, relations between rich and poor countries, structural adjustment and stabilization, population change, and the objectives and strategies of development.

Authors

Allen Blackman

Nonresident Fellow

Allen Blackman is a nonresident fellow at RFF. His work on industrial pollution control analyzes public disclosure programs, economic incentive instruments, and voluntary regulation.

Mitchell Mathis

Per-Kristian Nelson

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