Can Environmental Policy Reduce Infant Mortality? : Evidence from the Ganga Pollution Cases

Can Environmental Policy Reduce Infant Mortality? : Evidence from the Ganga Pollution Cases

In many developing countries, environmental quality remains low and policies to improve it have been inconsistently effective. This paper conducts a case study of environmental policy, focusing on an unprecedented ruling by the Supreme Court of Ind...

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Main Authors: Do, Quy-Toan, Joshi, Shareen, Stolper, Samuel
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
environment
infant health
pollution
Ganga River
infant mortality
industrial pollution
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26711804/can-environmental-policy-reduce-infant-mortality-evidence-ganga-pollution-cases
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25044

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26711804/can-environmental-policy-reduce-infant-mortality-evidence-ganga-pollution-cases
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25044

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