Enlightenment of International Experience in the “Green Economy” Transformation for Developing Countries - Innovative Management in Information and Production - page 158

Enlightenment of International Experience
in the “Green Economy” Transformation
for Developing Countries

Lin Jun

Abstract This chapter explores how developing countries should transform their
patterns of economic development at a lower cost to follow the international trend of
“green economy” development. By comparing practices among those countries that
have already launched their transformation programs, the chapter summarizes some
experience available for reference in developing countries. The thesis selects China
as a typical model of developing countries, considers China's developing status
at an early stage, and proposes that developing countries should strengthen their
science and technology innovation through market functions, regulate the transfer
of pollution, and establish balance and supportive frameworks for gender equality.

Keywords Green economy ￿ Developing countries ￿ International experience

1 Introduction

After the Industrial Revolution, the economic development model of the world
basically relied on the consumption of resources and fuels, which is called the
“black economy” model. In recent years, especially since the global economic crisis
in 2008, people around the world have realized that the ”black economy” model
is not sustainable and that humans must find a way of “green development.” As
indispensable components of a global economic system, developing countries are
faced with the challenge while transforming from a traditional economy to a green
economy, because the environment has paid a heavy cost after developing for a long
time in a mode of “high consumption, high inputs, high emissions, less coordination,
difficult cycle and inefficiency,” which has caused serious environmental problems,