University of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Agricultural and Applied EconomicsAustralian National University. Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. Economics DivisionJayasuriya, SisiraUSAIDSANREM CRSPArndt, HeinzCoxhead, Ian2016-04-192016-04-192003Asian-Pacific Economic Literature 17(1): 22-540818-9935http://hdl.handle.net/10919/65266Metadata only recordThis paper examines the complex, non-linear relationships between economic growth and environmental degradation that are apparent in the variety of experiences in the recent history of many tropical Asian economies. Numerous factors influence the growth-environment interactions, including the production composition, new techniques and environmental policies, security of natural resource property rights, and pollution regulation and liability. Furthermore, environmental and economic policies are not distinct; any environmental policy also has economic impacts, making it an economic policy by default. Likewise, economic policies must also be assessed as environmental policies; the influence of globalization on Asian economies has had significant environmental impacts. There is growing consensus in economic analyses that environmental degradation harms regional economies. The available literature identifies some of the numerous links between economics and environmental resources.text/plainen-USGlobalizationEconomic growthDeforestationEconomic analysesEconomic policyEnvironmental impactsSoil degradationGovernment policyTropical zonesWaterSoilAir pollutionEconomic impactsTrade policyWater pollutionAgricultureTropical AsiaWatershed degradationEnvironment-economy linkagesIndustrializationGdpUpland agricultureEnvironmental degradationEnvironmental policyAgricultural expansionEnvironmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)Structural changesImport substitutionFarm/Enterprise Scale GovernanceAbstract