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Economic Growth and Environmental Regulation: The People's Republic of China's Path to a Brighter Future
Edited by Tun Lin and Timothy Swanson

Books, Periodicals, Studies, and Reports Pub. Date: 2010 In stock

The book, a joint publication of ADB and Routledge, examines the role of environmental regulation as a means for solving existing problems and creating better futures in rapidly developing economies. A group of eminent scholars were assembled to specifically address the questions: how does economic growth interact with environmental regulation, and what are the best approaches to regulation in use today? The context of the book is the current situation in the People's Republic of China (PRC), where 30 years of rapid economic growth have resulted in unprecedented environmental degradation issues. International "best practices" in environmental regulation and management are highlighted, particularly in the sectors of institutional development, air quality management, water management, and ecosystem management. The book provides recommendations for incorporating these international experiences in environmental regulation into the PRC's future development path.

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Contents

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1. Economic Growth and Environmental Regulation in the People's Republic of China: Introduction to the Volume
   Tun Lin and Timothy Swanson

Part 1: Growth and Environmental Regulation

2. Economic Growth and Environmental Protection in the People's Republic of China
   Guang Xia, Xiaofei Pei and Xiaoming Yang
3. Environmental Kuznets Curves in the People’s Republic of China: Turning Points and Regional Differences
   Yi Jiang, Tun Lin and Juzhong Zhuang
4. Economic Growth and Environmental Regulation: What is the Role of Regulation?
   Timothy Swanson

Part II: Growth and Environmental Management: The PRC's Experiences

5. Air Pollution Control Strategy in the People's Republic of China
   Jiming Hao and Shuxiao Wang
6. Progress and Experience: Water Pollution Control in the People's Republic of China
   Beidou Xi and Wei Meng
7. Strategy Report for Ecosystem Management in the People's Republic of China's Experience
   Jixi Gao and Yongwei Han

Part III: Pathways to a Brighter Future? International Experiences in Environmental Regulation

8. International Experiences in Air Pollution Management
   Haakon Vennemo and Shaun Larcom
9. International Experience to Inform the People's Republic of China’s Water Pollution and Water Resource Management Policy
   Ben Groom
10. International Experiences in Ecosystem Management
    Andreas Kontoleon

Part IV: Institutional Development for a Regulated Environment

11. Institutional Development of Environmental Management in the People's Republic of China
    Keyong Dong, Wenzhao Li, Zhong Ma and Shuming An
12. International Experiences to Inform the People's Republic of China's Institutional Choices for Environmental Policy
    Timo Goeschl
13. Recurrent Issues in Environmental Governance
    James Salzman
14. Conclusion: "The Path to a Brighter Future"
    Tun Lin, James Salzman and Timothy Swanson