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lower-income country [1 record]

Record 1 1996-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • Environmental Economics
CONT

Governments in high-income countries should use economic instruments and regulations to encourage industries and public utilities to adopt resource-efficient technologies and methods. ... Actions that should be considered include: ... providing capital aid and technical assistance to lower-income countries, including training in designing energy-efficient systems for use in homes, offices, agriculture and industry.

OBS

"lower-income": Real Gross Domestic Product per person of PPP$5,499 or less.

Key term(s)
  • lower income country

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Économie environnementale
CONT

Les gouvernements des pays à revenu élevé devraient introduire des normes et réglementations économiques incitant les industries et services publics à adopter des méthodes et technologies axées sur les économies de ressources. [...] Les actions à entreprendre consisteront à [...] apporter aux pays à revenu relativement faible une aide financière et technique, cette dernière englobant une initiation aux méthodes d'économies énergétiques dans les foyers, les bureaux, l'agriculture et l'industrie.

OBS

«revenu relativement faible» : Produit intérieur brut réel par habitant égal ou inférieur à PPA$5 499.

Spanish

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