1. Read paragraphs 12-17 of the 1997 United Nations publication Global Change and Sustainable Development: Critical Trends.
   
   What does the report say about the "Limits to Growth" model? Summarize the positive and negative points presented in the report. What does the report say about the possibility that developing countries can follow the same development path taken by currently developed countries?
   
   
2. Read through the report titled, "Environmental Protection: Is it Bad for the Economy?" on the Environmental Protection Agency's web site.
   
   Summarize the conclusions of the report regarding the effect of environmental regulation on economic growth. What are some of the ways that improvements in environmental quality can increase economic growth?