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Towards sustainable development in industry? : reports from seven developing and transition economies
Hesp, Paul (contributor); Luken, Ralph Andrew (contributor) - 2003
Many developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850997
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The development of international business : a narrative of theory and practice
Pearce, Robert D., 1943- - 2017
Contents: 1. Multinationals: -- in theory and practice -- 2. From FDI to the MNE: -- Hymer and the roots of ownership advantage -- 3. From innovation to internationalisation: the product cycle model -- 4. From multi-domestic hierarchy to network hierarchy -- 5. Trade and FDI revisited: -- the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419944
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The economics of pollution havens
Fullerton, Don (ed.) - 2006
A pollution haven may arise if environmental stringency differs between countries, when capital is mobile, and when …, how those flows affect pollution, prices, and incomes, and finally how all of these last considerations feed back into … pollution policies, how local environmental rules respond to those location decisions, and how trade liberalization affects the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474011
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Recent developments in trade and the environment
Copeland, Brian Richard - 2014
technology transfer? Is the abatement achieved by unilateral pollution control offset by increased pollution elsewhere? The … competitiveness, evidence on the pollution haven hypothesis, effects of trade on the sustainability of renewable resources … (2009), 'Agglomeration Effects in Foreign Direct Investment and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis', Environmental and Resource …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852196
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Sustainable Development Fund
Gouriéroux, Christian - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007
The cleaning up costs after closure of chemical or nuclear plants are large. They have to be taken into account in the production costs and in the pricing of the corporate, owner of such plants. Moreover, it is necessary to create a reserve account to cover these future large and long term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011072175
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Sustainable development : new bearings for the Nordic countries : en ny kurs for Norden
2001 - Condensed version
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Beyond uneconomic growth : economics, equity and the ecological predicament
Farley, Joshua C. (contributor); Malghan, Deepak (contributor) - 2016
In memoriam for Robert Goodland -- Part I Introduction -- 1. The foundations for an ecological economy: an overview / Joshua Farley -- 2. The world in over-shoot: a celebration of Herman Daly's contributions to ecological economics - the science of sustainability / Robert Goodland -- 3. Toward a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419863
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420018
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Sustainable development in Europe : concepts, evaluation and applications
Schubert, Uwe (contributor); Störmer, Eckhard (contributor) - 2007
Evaluating sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in policy making, evaluation practice and the scientific world in general. However, at present, there is neither a generally accepted set of measures and evaluation methods, nor specific standards to be met. Sustainable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420056
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Frontier issues in ecological economics
Lawn, Philip A. - 2007
pt. 1. An introduction to ecological economics, sustainable development and the steady-state economy -- pt. 2. Sustainable development and natural capital -- pt. 3. Sustainable development indicators -- pt. 4. Sustainable development : theoretical and policy issues -- pt. 5. Sustainable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420057