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Environmental damage — environmental expenditure 2: Statistical evidence on the Federal Republic of Germany

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In part one of this paper (The Environmentalist,1990, pp.301–309) it was shown that conventional economic accounting does not reveal the actual damage to the natural environment, although an ever-increasing share of the Gross National Product is being spent for environmental protection activities. In this, part two of the paper, on the basis of acceptable conventions, the results of an empiric research on ‘defensive expenditures’ in the GNP are presented, again taking the Federal Republic of Germany as an example. The authors would like to see more research of this type in order to understand better the environmental impacts and the structural deficiencies of modern industrial society.

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  1. Science Center Berlin, Reichpietschufer 50, D-1000, Berlin 30, Germany

    Christian Leipert & Udo Ernst Simonis

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Dr Christian Leipert and Professor Udo E. Simonis have contributed frequently toThe Environmentalist (see 1989, pp.171–183; 1990, pp.25–38; 1990, pp.301–309). Dr Leipert is research fellow, Dr Simonis is research professor at the environmental policy unit of the Science Center Berlin.

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Leipert, C., Simonis, U.E. Environmental damage — environmental expenditure 2: Statistical evidence on the Federal Republic of Germany. Environmentalist 11, 213–216 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01263234

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