DISSERTATION TITLE

A dissertation submitted to the University of Manchester for the degree of

MSc in ……………. in the Faculty of Humanities

YEAR OF SUBMISSION

CANDIDATE’S NAME

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Title 1
List of Contents 2
List of Tables (optional) 3
List of Figures (optional) 4
Abstract 5
Declaration and Copyright Statement 6
Acknowledgements (optional) 7
Glossary/Abbreviations (optional) 8

Chapter 1 Growth, Development and Sustainability 9

1.1 Environment and Economic Value 9
1.2 Growth and Development 16
1.3 Sustainability and Its Applications 19
1.4 Sustainability indicators 26

Chapter 2 Economic Growth Theory: A Survey 31

2.1 The Origins 31
2.2 Modern Growth Theory 37
2.2.1 The Harrod-Domar Model 38
2.2.2 The Neoclassical Approach 41
2.2.3 The Endogenous Approach 46

Chapter 3 Environment and Economic Growth 52

3.1 The New Frontier of the Sustainability Debate 52
3.2 Environment in Growth Models 55
3.3 The Environmental Kuznets Curve 67
3.4 Conclusive Remarks 73

Chapter 4 Conclusion 76

References 83

Appendices 89

Final Word Count: 13,865 words