Economic Reform and Environmental Performance in Transition Economies [electronic resource]
Material type: TextSeries: World Bank technical paper ; no. 446 | World Bank technical paper. Eastern Europe and Central Asia pollution management series | World Bank e-LibraryPublication details: Washington, D.C : World Bank, c1999 Description: xvi, 60 p. : ill ; 27 cmISBN: 9780821345641; 0821345648; 0585183325 (electronic bk.); 9780585183329 (electronic bk.); 6610005486 (electronic bk.); 9786610005482 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Air -- Pollution -- Europe, Eastern | Air -- Pollution -- Former Soviet republics | Water -- Pollution -- Europe, Eastern | Water -- Pollution -- Former Soviet republics | Environmental health -- Europe, Eastern | Environmental health -- Former Soviet republics | Electronic booksGenre/Form: Electronic books Additional physical formats: Print version:: Economic Reform and Environmental Performance in Transition Economies.DDC classification: 333.7/0947 LOC classification: HC244.A9 | A44 1999Online resources: EBSCOhost (OhioLINK access limited to 1 user at a time. Try again later if not working.) Connect to resource | EBSCOhost (OhioLINK access limited to 1 user at a time. Try again later if not working.) Connect to resource (off-campus) Summary: Annotation World Bank Technical Paper no. 446 ... transition has proved to be a much longer and more difficult process than most had anticipated, and progress has varied. By 1998 only one country, Poland (which embarked on economic reform before the rest of the region), had reestablished sustained economic growth and surpassed the pretransition level of real gross domestic product (GDP). --From Economic Reform and Environmental Performance in Transition Economies Most global economy and environmental watchers expect the transition to a market economy to yield environmental benefits. The changing incentives that a market economy introduces should foster more efficient production, better use of resources, and increased community input. The advanced reformers of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries proved this to be the case. They improved energy efficiency and reduced emissions intensity of pollutants. The slower-reforming countries of the Newly Independent States (NIS) also experienced lower pollution. However, that downturn coincided with the economic decline, which shut down many major polluters. This report reviews progress in environmental trends since transition began. It looks at air and water pollution and health indicators in the trends and in light of the environmental issues identified in the Environmental Action Programme for Central and Eastern Europe. It continues and builds on the World Bank's work in analyzing the environmental effects of transition, restructuring, and privatization with a view to identifying priority areas for investment and policy initiatives. The report will interest environmental policy makers and practitionersCurrent library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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The Iddi Basajjabalaba Memorial Library Periodicals Section | HC244.A9 A44 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 001 | Available | Material is available in hard copy | 2017-165642746964713 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-60)
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Annotation World Bank Technical Paper no. 446 ... transition has proved to be a much longer and more difficult process than most had anticipated, and progress has varied. By 1998 only one country, Poland (which embarked on economic reform before the rest of the region), had reestablished sustained economic growth and surpassed the pretransition level of real gross domestic product (GDP). --From Economic Reform and Environmental Performance in Transition Economies Most global economy and environmental watchers expect the transition to a market economy to yield environmental benefits. The changing incentives that a market economy introduces should foster more efficient production, better use of resources, and increased community input. The advanced reformers of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries proved this to be the case. They improved energy efficiency and reduced emissions intensity of pollutants. The slower-reforming countries of the Newly Independent States (NIS) also experienced lower pollution. However, that downturn coincided with the economic decline, which shut down many major polluters. This report reviews progress in environmental trends since transition began. It looks at air and water pollution and health indicators in the trends and in light of the environmental issues identified in the Environmental Action Programme for Central and Eastern Europe. It continues and builds on the World Bank's work in analyzing the environmental effects of transition, restructuring, and privatization with a view to identifying priority areas for investment and policy initiatives. The report will interest environmental policy makers and practitioners
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