According to a number of environmental and social scientists, four basic causes of environmental degradation are
A. poverty, population growth, unmanageable growth of resources, and government corruption.
B. poverty, population decline, unsustainable resource use, and failure to include environmental costs in market prices.
C. poverty, population growth, unsustainable resource use, and failure to include environmental costs in market prices.
D. poverty, population growth, unsustainable resource use, and government corruption.
E. poverty, population decline, unsustainable resource use, and including environmental costs in market prices.
Answer: C
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