Greening India's Growth: Costs, Valuations and Trade-offs

India’s sustained and rapid economic growth offers an opportunity to lift millions out of poverty. But this may come at a steep cost to its environment and natural resources. This insightful book analyses India’s growth from an economic perspective and assesses whether India can grow in a "green" and sustainable manner. Three key issues are addressed.

The first is the physical and monetary costs and losses of environmental health and natural resources driven by economic growth. The authors ...