Democracy and Environmental Quality
Farzin, Y. Hossein and Craig A. Bond
from ARE Update Vol. 9, No. 4, March/April, 2006
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Abstract
The relationship between several local and global air pollutants and economic development is evaluated. We find empirical support for our hypothesis that democracy provides the best conduit to environmental quality, relative to other governmental structures, thus leading to decreased concentrations or emissions of pollution. The results have policy implications for the developing world, as well as the United States.
Keywords
pollution, environment, quality, policy, democracy, income, model
Citation
Farzin, Y. Hossein and Craig A. Bond. 2006. "Democracy and Environmental Quality." ARE Update 9(4): 5-8. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
https://giannini.ucop.edu/filer/file/1453327745/16719/