Background Note | HBS Case Collection | October 2014 (Revised December 2015)

China's Environmental Challenge

by William C. Kirby, Nora Bynum, Erica M. Zendell and Brittany Crow

Abstract

China faces enormous environmental challenges. This background note looks at the historical, economic and political origins of the environmental crisis that faces the world's fastest-growing economy.

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Globalized Economies and Regions; History; Crisis Management; Environmental Sustainability; China;

Language: English Format: Print 29 pages EducatorsPurchase

Citation:

Kirby, William C., Nora Bynum, Erica M. Zendell, and Brittany Crow. "China's Environmental Challenge." Harvard Business School Background Note 315-026, October 2014. (Revised December 2015.)

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  1. Background Note | HBS Case Collection | October 2014 (Revised December 2015)

    China's Environmental Challenge

    William C. Kirby, Nora Bynum, Erica M. Zendell and Brittany Crow

    China faces enormous environmental challenges. This background note looks at the historical, economic and political origins of the environmental crisis that faces the world's fastest-growing economy.

    Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Globalized Economies and Regions; History; Crisis Management; Environmental Sustainability; China;

    Citation:

    Kirby, William C., Nora Bynum, Erica M. Zendell, and Brittany Crow. "China's Environmental Challenge." Harvard Business School Background Note 315-026, October 2014. (Revised December 2015.)  View Details
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T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration
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