Environmental Kuznets Curves A Study on the Economic Theory and Poli
Environmental Kuznets Curves - one of the most controversial issues of current environmental economics - suggest that economic growth may lead to environmental quality improvements. Why and under which circumstances this may be so, are the questions addre
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Michael P. Vogel
Environmental Kuznets Curves A Study on the Economic Theory and Political Economy of Environmental Quality Improvements in the Course of Economic Growth
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AuLhor Michael P. Vogel Institute of Theoretical Economics University of Kiel Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1 D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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Vogel. Michael P .• 1967Envlronmental Kuznets Curves : a study on the economic theory and polltlcal economy of envlronmental quallty lmprovements In the course of economic growth I Mlchael P. Vogel. p. cm. -- (Lecture notes In economlcs and mathematlcal systems. ISSN 0075-8442 ; 469> Includes blbllographlcal references. ISBN 978-3-540-65672-2 ISBN 978-3-642-58517-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-58517-3
1. Pollutlon--Economlc aspects--Mathematlcal models. 2. Envlronmental economlcs--Mathematlcal models. 3. Economic development--Mathematlcal models. 1. Tltle. II. Serles. HC79.P55V64 1999 333.7--dc21 99-19796 CIP
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This book is dedicated to my parents, who still don't know what Environmental Kuznets Curves are, and to Tina, the most wonderful determinant of the quality of my environment.
Acknowledgements Environment to each must be all there is) that isn't me. The universe) in tum) must be all that isn(t me AND ME. R. Buckminster Fuller l
The text of this book has been accepted by the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Kiel, Germany, as a doctoral thesis in Theoretical Economics. It won the Faculty's 1998 Erich Schneider Memorial Award. In the course of the three years which it took me to complete this piece of research, many people have contributed to it, or supported me in one way or another. I want to take this opportunity to express them my gratitude and appreciation. First of all, I wish to thank my supervisor, Professor Horst Herberg, for many fruitful discussions, his constructive criticism, and his general
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