Opponents of Zero Economic Growth as a Means to Reduce

question 17

Multiple Choice

Opponents of zero economic growth as a means to reduce pollution argue that growth in productive capacity would

• A) help produce the equipment required to reduce pollution.
• B) encourage a more rapid growth in population.
• C) shift resources from consumers to businesses, reducing the consumption of polluting goods.
• D) redistribute income to more affluent people, who pollute less than poor people.
• E) be the most effective way to slow the rate of technological change.

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