Managi, Shunsuke. <br/><br/>
Chinese economic development and the environment  [electronic resource] / 
Shunsuke Managi and Shinji Kaneko. 
 - Cheltenham, U.K. ;  Northampton, Mass. :  Edward Elgar,  c2009. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 332 p.) :  ill. 
 - New horizons in environmental economics .
 - New horizons in environmental economics. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : economic growth and the environment -- Environmental Kuznets curve -- Efficiency in environmental management -- Wastewater, waste gas and solid waste -- Foreign direct investment and environmental policies -- Increasing returns to pollution abatement -- Causal direction between pollution abatement and environmental efficiency -- Water and agriculture -- Iron and steel industry -- Stagnancy of energy-related CO₂ emissions -- Energy supply-side and demand-side effects -- Experts' judgment on the future perspective -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781849803434 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009936766 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic development--Environmental aspects--China.<br/>Environmental policy--China.<br/>Energy policy--China.<br/>Environmental protection--China.<br/>Sustainable development--China.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC430.E5  / M35 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.95107