Chinese Economic Development and the Environment (New Horizons in Environmental Economics series) - Hardcover

Managi, Shunsuke; Kaneko, Shinji

 
9781848445505: Chinese Economic Development and the Environment (New Horizons in Environmental Economics series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1848445504 ISBN 13: 9781848445505
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Over the past two decades, China has become an economic powerhouse. However, as the world's largest producer of CO2 emissions, the scale and seriousness of China's environmental problems are clearly evident. This pioneering book provides an economic analysis of the significant environmental and energy problems facing China in the 21st century.

Chinese Economic Development and the Environment measures productivity, taking into account energy resources and environmental attributes that are central to sustaining economies. Applying an integrated model of energy production, transformation and consumption processes, the authors investigate the underlying driving forces behind trends in CO2 emissions in relation to the total primary energy supply.

Exploring the history and development of China's economic, energy and environmental policy, this book will strongly appeal to postgraduate students in economics and environmental studies. It will also be beneficial for practitioners and policy-makers interested in understanding how successful market and environmental policies can contribute to efficiency by encouraging, rather than inhibiting, technological innovation.

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About the Author

Shunsuke Managi, Associate Professor, Tohoku University, Japan and Shinji Kaneko, Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1848445504
ISBN 13 
9781848445505
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
352