Political and Economic Inequality and the Environment
Ecological Economics
Posted: 20 Feb 1998
Abstract
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A popular theme in the literature on environmental degradation is that environmental pollution is caused by social inequality. However, there has been little empirical testing of this hypothesis. This paper analyzes the theoretical basis of this claim and tests the inequality- environmental degradation thesis using a cross-national data set of measures of environmental quality political democracy and income distribution, finding little systematic positive association.
JEL Classification: C23, D62, D63, H11
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Scruggs, Lyle A., Political and Economic Inequality and the Environment
. Ecological Economics, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=57469
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