This paper suggests that there needs to be consideration of what is sustainable health, a definition of which should look beyond the feasibility of maintaining biomedically oriented health strategies. Such a definition needs to be located within a health sensitive development framework. The...

To reduce pollution, industrial enterprises can cut production or choose cleaner technologies. A rise in demand increases marginal revenue and, for given plant sizes and costs, profits. Abatement cost can therefore coincide with marginal profits. If economic growth implies a rising demand, then...