Economic Development and Environmental Protection in Latin America / / ed. by Andrew I. Rudman, Joseph S. Tulchin.

A policy-oriented contribution to the debate on the need to reconcile economic growth and environmental protection in Latin America.

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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
©1991
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Woodrow Wilson Center Current Studies on Latin America
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Physical Description:1 online resource (120 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Introduction --
PART I. BALANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION --
1 A Legislative Perspective --
2 The Role of the Multilateral Lending Agency --
3 The Role of Economic Incentives Policy --
4 Commentary --
Discussion --
PART 2. DEFORESTATION: IMPACT AND ALTERNATIVES --
5 Reducing Deforestation in Latin America: The Role of the Inter- American Development Bank --
6 Alternative Rainforest Uses --
7 Deforestation: A Brazilian Perspective --
8 Commentary --
PART 3. DEBT-FOR-ENVIRONMENT SWAPS: PROS AND CONS --
9 Introductory Remarks --
10 A Congressional Perspective --
11 Issues in East-West Debt-for-Nature Swaps: The Case of Poland --
12 The Brady Plan, World Bank Adjustment Lending, and Conservation Investments in the Developing World --
13 Commentary --
PART 4. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT --
14 Mexico City's Program to Reduce Air Pollution --
15 The Possibilities and Limits of Environmental Protection in Mexico --
16 Air Pollution and Urban Transportation --
17 Commentary --
Index --
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Summary:A policy-oriented contribution to the debate on the need to reconcile economic growth and environmental protection in Latin America.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781685851613
9783110784268
DOI:10.1515/9781685851613
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Andrew I. Rudman, Joseph S. Tulchin.