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environmental Kuznets curve
en-VY-run-men-tul KOOTS-nets KERV
ɪnˈvaɪrənmɛntəl ˈkʊtsnɛts kɜːrvListen
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environmentalKuznetscurve
Dictionary meaning
a hypothesized relationship between economic development and environmental degradation, proposing that environmental harm initially increases as a country develops economically but eventually declines after per capita income crosses a threshold; named by analogy with Simon Kuznets's income inequality curve; supported for some pollutants in some countries but contested as a universal pattern, as it does not automatically occur and may require active environmental policy alongside growth
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