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Development and the Environment in China: An Overview

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Green Development in China

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China, as the biggest developing country in the world, has seen rapid increases in income levels for many decades. However, in recent years the average annual growth speed as measured by the GDP index has decreased to about seven percent.

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Jiang, Y. (2016). Development and the Environment in China: An Overview. In: Green Development in China. SpringerBriefs in Economics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0693-7_2

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