ECONOMIC GROWTH, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WELFARE:

ARE THEY COMPATIBLE?

Autores

  • Hans Opschoor Institute of Social Studies

Palavras-chave:

economic growth, environment, welfare

Resumo

In this article several aspects of the issue of consistency or compatibility between human welfare, economic growth and environmental sustainability are addressed. In Section 1 these and related concept are defined and related to one another and some alternative measures of welfare and development are discussed and compared. Section 2 reviews empirical results of work on the link between economic growth and environmental impacts for different types of pollution and resource use, and for different regions. It is found that one cannot simply expect economic growth to become ecologically sustainable on the strength of mechanisms endogenous to the economic process. Section 3 discuss aspects of the data and methods used in the EKC-studies reviewed in 2, and take some of the results a bit further. Conclusions on EKCs are drawn and broad strategies towards more sustainable economic growth are suggested.

Biografia do Autor

Hans Opschoor, Institute of Social Studies

Professor of Environment and Development Economics, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague and Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

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Publicado

2022-08-31

Como Citar

Opschoor, H. (2022). ECONOMIC GROWTH, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WELFARE:: ARE THEY COMPATIBLE?. Planejamento E Políticas Públicas, (18). Recuperado de //www.ipea.gov.br/ppp/index.php/PPP/article/view/97