Analysis of the relationship between economic growth and environment in Thailand | การวิเคราะห์ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างความเจริญเติบโตทางเศรษฐกิจและสิ่งแวดล้อมของประเทศไทย
2008
Kanchana Wannasiri(Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand)) E-mail:kanchana_wannasiri@yahoo.com | Sumalee Santipollavut(Kasetsart University. Bangkhen Campus, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Economics. Department of Economics)
Results show that during 1982-2005, gross domestic product of agriculture, manufacturing and all sectors have been rising continuously. All environmental conservation indicators have been also rising but environmental quality indicators have been differentiated. The analysis of relationship between economic growth and the environment, based on EKC using simple environmental index showed that each sectoral growth had positive relationship with the environmental conservation indicators. However, the relationship between economic growth and the environmental quality indicators were mostly negative. In the part of the relationship between economic growth and the environment of Thailand based on EKC using composite environmental index showed that gross domestic product of agriculture, manufacturing and all sectors had positive relationship with environmental conservation indicators were positive, contrary, the relationships between all sectors and the environmental quality indicators were negative. The analysis results of Cobb - Douglas production function showed that some environmental conservation indicators and environmental quality indicators had negative effect on economic growth. This study recommends that there should be more specific for natural resource protection and rehabilitation with emphasis on mangrove forest. Specific measure for controlling wastewater in agricultural sector and air pollution in manufacturing and all sectors, and hazardous waste management in all sectors should be more concerned.
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