Economic development and the environment: a comparison of sustainable development with conventional development economics

The series publishes academic research on important aspects of development aimed at a multidisciplinary audience. The issues addressed are viewed from a variety of perspectives-social, economic, political, historical and environmental included. The series stresses two major themes: globalization as a major trend affecting contemporary development, and fundamental patterns of environmental change.

Economic Development and the Environment explores the relationship between sustainable development and development economics through a combination of theoretical discussion and empirical examples. Development economics since the Second World War has been largely concerned with how non-Western countries can attain self-generating growth and broadly based economic and social progress. This book shows how the environment and sustainability can be integrated into development strategies, a theme which is increasingly regarded as essential for progress in the future.