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Notes
1
Presently, some of the world's citizenry make do with less than their fair
share of resources, allowing the society at large to make do with a single
Earth. Pollution is also rising in almost all environmental compartments.
2
The term “growth” means a quantitative increase in the size of an entity,
while “development” means more than mere growth and suggests the
growth to help it reach its full potential.
3
Rambo (1997) cites an example where air and water pollution is achieved
by exporting polluting industries into other countries. The benefits of
