East Germany may debate pollution

Air pollution and daily mortality in Erfurt, east Germany, 1980-1989.

In Erfurt, Germany, unfavorable geography and emissions from coal burning lead to very high ambient pollution (up to about 4000 micrograms/m3 SO2 in 1980-89). To assess possible health effects of these exposures, total daily mortality was obtained for this same period. A multivariate model was fitted, including corrections for long-term fluctuations, influenza epidemics, and meterology, before ...

Dioxin scandal triggers food debate in Germany.

The slow decline of East Germany

Article history: Received 14 August 2007 Revised 8 July 2008 Available online 23 August 2008 JEL classification: J61 J64 E24 P23 R11 O33

Church and State in East Germany

Pollution Management Strategies in East Asian NIEs

newly industrializing economies (NIEs) is vast, rich, and highly contentious. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the literature on industrial pollution management in these economies. (These NIEs include China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan1, Thailand, and Singapore.) To begin with, there are relatively few studies of industrial pollution management in the East Asia...