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Global exchange and poverty : trade, investment and migration

Squire, Lyn (contributor); Lucas, Robert E. B. (contributor) - 2010

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Integration and globalization : challenges for developed and developing countries

Marques, Helena (ed.); Soukiazis, Elias (ed.); … - 2009

Eastern Europe, the EMU, and the globalization of trade and investment that has aided the rise of competitive emerging markets … globalization for both developed and developing countries. The authors demonstrate how the European Single Market remains a work in … opportunities provided by integration and globalization to fragment their production processes internationally, which brings gains …

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Diversity in economic growth : global insights and explanations

McMahon, Gary (contributor); … - 2009

Economists have long relied on cross-country regression analysis to identify the determinants of continued growth, but with only limited success. This book demonstrates the value of a different approach

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Economy and ecosystems in change : analytical and historical approaches

Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den (ed.); … - International Society for Ecological Economics <San … - 1997

Economy and Ecosystems in Change addresses ecological problems from an economic perspective, and provides policy suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods and applications. The book begins by introducing the...

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Economic reform in developing countries : reach, range, reason

Fanelli, José María (contributor); Squire, Lyn (contributor) - 2008

This book offers insights into the process of economic reform in developing countries. It is organized around three factors that are critical to the success of any reform. According to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, these key dimensions are Reach, Range, and Reason. "Reach" refers to the ability of...

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Ecological economics and sustainable development : selected essays of Herman Daly

Daly, Herman E. - 2007

Basic concepts and ideas -- Limits to growth -- Economics in a full world -- The challenge of ecological economics … : historical context and some specific issues -- Issues with the World Bank -- Sustainable development : definitions, principles …, policies -- The illth of nations : comments on World Bank world development report, 2003 -- Can we grow our way to an …

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Carbon sinks and climate change : forests in the fight against global warming

Hunt, Colin - 2009

"Reforestation and avoiding deforestation are methods of harnessing nature to tackle global warming - the greatest challenge facing humankind. In this book, Colin Hunt deals comprehensively with the present and future role of forests in climate change policy and practice. The author provides...

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The economics of nature and the nature of economics

Cleveland, Cutler J. (contributor); … - 2001

This book discusses important recent developments in the theory, concepts and empirical applications of ecological economics and sustainable development. The editors have assembled a fascinating collection of papers from some of the leading scholars in the field of ecological economics

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The economics of technology diffusion and energy efficiency

Mulder, Peter - 2005

Technological change plays a crucial role in realizing energy efficiency improvements and, therefore, in ameliorating the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality. However, the diffusion of new technologies can prove a costly and lengthy process, meaning that many firms do not...

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The shadow economy, corruption and governance

Pickhardt, Michael (ed.); Shinnick, Edward (ed.) - 2008

in different countries around the world. Institutions such as the WTO, World Bank and the IMF will find much to engage …

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