Sustainable Development and Economic Growth in the Third World: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Technology and National Security of the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, June 13, 15, and 20, 1989, Volume 7U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 402 pages |
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Page 66 - A country could exhaust its mineral resources, cut down its forests, erode its soils, pollute its aquifers, and hunt its wildlife to extinction, but measured income would not be affected as these assets disappeared.
Page 66 - ... This is a misunderstanding. Whether they enter the marketplace directly or not, natural resources make important contributions to long-term economic productivity and so are, strictly speaking, economic assets. Many are under increasing pressure from human activities and are deteriorating in quantity or quality. Another misunderstanding underlies the contention that natural resources are "free gifts of nature," so that there are no investment costs to be "written off.
Page 153 - Those who are poor and hungry will often destroy their immediate environment in order to survive: They will cut down forests, their livestock will overgraze grasslands; they will overuse marginal land; and in growing numbers they will crowd into congested cities. The cumulative effect of these changes is so far-reaching as to make poverty itself a major global scourge.
Page 18 - The ability to anticipate and prevent environmental damage requires that the ecological dimensions of policy be considered at the same time as the economic, trade, energy, agricultural, and other dimensions. They should be considered on the same agendas and in the same national and international institutions.
Page 139 - World Resources Institute 1709 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006, USA WRI's Board of Directors: Matthew Nimetz Chairman Roger W.
Page 84 - Ensure that environmental considerations are taken fully into account at an early stage in the development and implementation of economic and other policies in such areas as agriculture, industry, energy and transport.
Page 68 - Java are covered. Other important exhaustible resources that have been exploited over the period, such as natural gas, coal, copper, tin, and nickel have not yet been included in the accounts. The depreciation of other renewable resources, such as non-timber forest products and fisheries, is also unaccounted for. When complete depreciation accounts are available. they will probably show a greater divergence between the growth in gross output and net income. Other important macroeconomic estimates...
Page 153 - For almost nine hundred million people, approximately one sixth of mankind, the march of human progress has now become a retreat. In many nations, development is being thrown into reverse.
Page 153 - The average weight-for-age of young children, a vital indicator of normal growth, is falling in many of the countries for which figures are available. In the 37 poorest nations, spending per head on health has been reduced by 50%, and on education by 25%, over the last few years.
Page 124 - Nearly 40 cents in future income is sacrificed to obtain each dollar for current consumption.