2014
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/gru028
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Abstract: With serious impacts of climate change looming in a few decades, but current poverty still high in the developing world, we ask how to spend development aid earmarked for the poor. Poverty reduction tends to be strongly linked to economic growth, but growth impacts the environment and increases CO 2 emissions. So can greener growth that is more climate-resilient and less environmentally damaging deliver large scale poverty reduction? Can aid be used for effective poverty reduction now without affecting carbon … Show more

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“…But which pathways and which coalitions will also deliver social justice, equity and poverty reduction? Stefan Dercon (2012Dercon ( , 2014 rightly points to the tradeoffs that exist. There are many reasons why a move to a 'green economy' will not be good for the poor, unless directed in particular ways.…”
Section: Can Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice Reinforcmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…But which pathways and which coalitions will also deliver social justice, equity and poverty reduction? Stefan Dercon (2012Dercon ( , 2014 rightly points to the tradeoffs that exist. There are many reasons why a move to a 'green economy' will not be good for the poor, unless directed in particular ways.…”
Section: Can Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice Reinforcmentioning
confidence: 99%