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| Author: | Lempriere, T. C. Stanbury, W. T. Vertinsky, I. B. |
| Title: | Environmental NGOs, new information technologies and the demand for environmental improvement in the developing and industrializing nations of the Asia Pacific Region |
| Journal: | Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy
1996 : VOL. 1:2, p. 139-169 |
| Index terms: | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASIA ECONOMIC GROWTH |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Generally, the demand for environmental improvement increases with average per capita national income, although many other factors have an influence. In most Asia Pacific Region (APR) countries, pressures from population growth and poverty have lent an urgency to the idea that economic growth is currently more important than environmental protection. However, the relatively recent widespread acceptance of the concept of sustainable development has weakened this belief, even in the poorest countries. As well, environmental problems may stifle economic development in some areas. In this context, it is suggested that environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the APR may play an influential role in shaping and directing demand for environmental improvement. |
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