Green Growth: Managing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy

A new wave of political interest in understanding how growth can go hand in hand with green has occurred in the midst of the worst economic crisis for decades, this situation adding to a growing consensus that Global warming is a definite danger to the fate of the earth. This interest is explicitly reflected in the political agenda of many countries - particularly in East Asia and the European Union- where flagship green-growth strategies have been put at the heart of its blueprint for competiveness. This book helps the reader build a quick, evidence-based understanding of green-growth strategies and challenges to help countries and companies transition towards green growth by focusing on the analysis of success factors and obstacles to implementation of green growth policies. It draws on case studies and empirical analysis to explore the structural conditions required for economic growth to be compatible with environmental sustainability and how the transition to the new economy should be managed. In many senses, green growth is a newborn and this book is an initial attempt to understand how we can nurture and support green growth in its evolution.