Abstract
The objective of this chapter is two-fold: (1) to explore how pro-industry policies and environmental sustainability impact on industrial growth, and (2) to examine how industrial growth responds to pro-industry policies in countries with varying environmental records. In line with the so-called Porter Hypothesis, our findings indicate that a high environmental performance is indeed consistent with industrial development. In addition, we find that pro-industry policies and environmental sustainability are substitutes rather than complements in their effect on industry. We identify some policy measures which policy-makers could undertake to make the two complementary in their effect on industrial growth.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Industrial Policy, Sustainable Growth in Developed and Developing Countries |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 08 Nov 2016 |