La dinámica del subdesarrollo y su relación con el deterioro ambiental

  1. Pérez-Blanco, Carlos Dionisio 1
  1. 1 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas en Madrid, España
Journal:
Economía, sociedad y territorio

ISSN: 2448-6183,  1405-8421

Year of publication: 2012

Issue Title: enero-abril

Volume: 12

Issue: 38

Pages: 81-105

Type: Article

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Abstract

Are developed countries responsible for environmental deterioration? Do developing countries have the right to pollute more? The paper refuses this hypothesis and shows that a dynamic of growth aimed towards consistent development in low income areas has to be necessarily sustainable; otherwise, it can undermine a country’s development path. The paper surveys mainstream development economics theory and argues that there is a consistent relation between development and environmental standards. It is pointed out the problem that many underdeveloped countries face when trying to get out of a low income development trap and the consequences of these traps over its wealth (which includes natural capital); this wealth is precisely the main factor determining the capacity of a country to generate income in the future. Thus, an in depth knowledge of development traps dynamics is needed to prevent environmental deterioration from happening.

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