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International institutions and multinational enterprises : global players, global markets

Chen, John-ren (contributor) - 2004

This book provides rigorous analysis of the wide range of questions surrounding the role of international institutions … their activities. Also discussed are: how nation states and international institutions control the activities of MNEs, and … how the role and strategies of international institutions can be changed to minimise any negative effects without …

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Globalization and the environment : risk assessment and the WTO

Kellow, Aynsley J. (contributor); … - 2001

of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international …

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China's economy in the post-WTO environment : stock markets, FDI and challenges of sustainability

Xu, Lilai (contributor) - 2011

The book explores the implications of both the extension of the market into key parts of the Chinese economy and the integration of China into the global economy. The main focus of the book is on the role and nature of China's financial system and its ability to transform enterprise and...

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The great financial meltdown : systemic, conjunctural or policy-created?

Subaşat, Turan (contributor) - 2016

Part I -- Introduction -- 1. The crisis in context / Turan Subasat -- 2. Roots of the current economic crisis: capitalism, forms of capitalism, policies, and contingent events / David M. Kotz -- Part II -- Crisis and profitability -- 3. Crisis theory and the falling rate of profit / David Harvey...

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Trust in regulatory regimes

Six, Frédérique (contributor); Verhoest, Koen (contributor) - 2017

Contents: 1. Trust in regulatory regimes: scoping the field / Frédérique Six and Koen Verhoest -- 2. The role of trust in the regulation of complex and high-risk industries: the case of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's voluntary disclosure programs / Russell W. Mills and Dorit Reiss...

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Recent advances in environmental economics

List, John A. (contributor); Zeeuw, Aart de (contributor) - 2002

regulation and international trade : a general equilibrium approach / Chris Elbers and Cees Withagen -- 6. The ups and downs of … resource economics. Employing cutting-edge tools, they take a fresh look at some of the most significant international and …

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Climate change and agriculture : an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects

Mendelsohn, Robert O.; Dinar, Ariel - 2009

Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. This book examines 22 countries across four continents, including both developed and developing economies. It provides...

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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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Distributional impacts of climate change and disasters : concepts and cases

Ruth, Matthias (ed.); Ibarrarán, María Eugenia (ed.) - 2009

Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people at risk. Economic, social and environmental impacts further increase vulnerability to disasters and tend to set back development, destroy livelihoods, and increase disparity...

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Environmental taxation and climate change : achieving environmental sustainability through fiscal policy

Kreiser, Lawrence A. (contributor) - 2011

Containing an authoritative set of original essays, Environmental Taxation and Climate Change provides fresh insights and analysis on how environmental sustainability can be achieved through fiscal policy. Written by distinguished environmental taxation scholars from around the world, this...

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