{"product_id":"economic-development-climate-change-and-ajit-sinha-9781138376748","title":"Economic Development, Climate Change, and the Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book comes at a time when the world is confronted by one of the greatest challenges-the problem of environmental degradation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA collection of articles by renowned economists, scientists, and environmentalists, this book shows that while the state of the environment is intricately linked to economic development, the matter is in fact far more complex. One of the best-known connections is the Environmental Kuznet's Curve hypothesis, the limitations of which, both empirically and theoretically, are dealt with in the early part of the book. This is followed by a discussion on the shortcomings of the Kyoto Protocol and the particular problem of green house gasses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe other issues covered are: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe negative contribution of environmental pollution;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etrade liberalization and its impact on the environment of developing countries, both in the short- and long term;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ealternative energy sources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ajit Sinha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138376744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138376748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Ajit Sinha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444036153599,"sku":"9781138376748","price":70.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e30bdf50-b074-4e77-9267-7056abaffb4d.jpg?v=1777209563","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/economic-development-climate-change-and-ajit-sinha-9781138376748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}