It is widely held that affluence improves environmental quality; hence, economic growth (together with appropriate technological progress) serves also Nature. Unfortunately, such a simple narrative is not confirmed by empirical evidence, so that the matter of environmental degradation cannot be overlooked, not even in LDCs. This was already clear to the German economist Karl William Kapp (1910-1976). His analysis continues to be topical and incisive; his ideas offer a coherent framework for building strategies for durable development. This paper focuses on some of his last works, in which the themes of development and environment are both analysed in mature fashion, and perfectly integrated. A major hope is to stimulate direct reading of K.W. Kapp.

Economic Development, Environment and Society: Rediscovering Karl William Kapp

LUZZATI, TOMMASO
2010-01-01

Abstract

It is widely held that affluence improves environmental quality; hence, economic growth (together with appropriate technological progress) serves also Nature. Unfortunately, such a simple narrative is not confirmed by empirical evidence, so that the matter of environmental degradation cannot be overlooked, not even in LDCs. This was already clear to the German economist Karl William Kapp (1910-1976). His analysis continues to be topical and incisive; his ideas offer a coherent framework for building strategies for durable development. This paper focuses on some of his last works, in which the themes of development and environment are both analysed in mature fashion, and perfectly integrated. A major hope is to stimulate direct reading of K.W. Kapp.
2010
Luzzati, Tommaso
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