The green myth-economic growth and the quality of the environment /

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Acknowledgements v

Introduction 1(4)

Definitions and points of departure 5(14)

Economic growth

Environmental quality

Why do humans damage their environment?

A stark illustration of the dichotomy in the views of the environment: The tragedy of the Aral Sea

Level of economic activity and environmental wear 19(12)

Adjustment of the environment to specific human needs 31(4)

Economic density, external effects and environmental damage 35(8)

The content of economic activity, and the intensity of environmental wear 43(8)

Strengthening environmental preferences in the economic development process 51(8)

A widening ``environment'' concept

The East European environmental disaster

Sustainable versus unsustainable economic growth processes 59(18)

Depletion of the natural and environmental resource base?

Substitution of human and physical capital for a depleting natural and environmental resource base

Environmental limits to expanding population

Hazards to long run economic growth from unintentional environmental collapses

Conclusions 77