POL214Y1 Lecture Notes - Kuznets Curve, Mekong Delta, Luxury Vehicle
25 Feb 2014
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Pollution stems from china"s reliance on coal to supply its huge energy needs. 28% percent of its rivers are too toxic for regular use. Water pollution is definitely a big issue: there have been talks about devising a green gdp to measure a country with, political costs as a result of environment: this has become a big source of discontent. In theory, relationship between econ development and environment is not a straight line relationship: theory: environmental kuznets" curve. Environmental protection bureaucracies: major obstacles in solving environmental issues in terms of its domestic policies: Tiao-kuai relationship: any local agency has 2 masters, when the orders are different, they are torn in between, and it comes down to who has the power and controls your resources. State environmental protection administration (sepa) 1998 very little administrative power. In 2008, sepa elevated to ministry level with establishment of ministry of environmental protection they are to enforce laws, and draft regulations.
