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Liberalizing European energy markets : an economic analysis
Aune, Finn Roar (contributor) - 2008
This book presents an economic analysis of the main effects of liberalizing the electricity and natural gas markets across Western Europe. It is based on a state-of-the art detailed numerical simulation model that takes account of the interlinkages between different energy markets. Short-run and...
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International handbook on the economics of energy
Evans, Joanne (contributor); Hunt, Lester C. (contributor) - 2009
As an essential component for economic growth, energy has a significant impact on the global economy. The need to meet growing energy demand has prompted cutting-edge innovation in clean technology in an attempt to realise environmental and cost objectives, whilst ensuring the security of energy...
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Handbook of innovation systems and developing countries : building domestic capabilities in a global setting
Lundvall, Bengt-Åke (contributor) - 2009
This Handbook is the first attempt to adapt the IS approach to developing countries from a theoretical and empirical viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young researchers to review the literature and push...
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Human development in the era of globalization : essays in honor of Keith B. Griffin
Boyce, James K. (contributor); Griffin, Keith (contributor) - 2006
Honoring Keith Griffin's more than 40 years of fundamental contributions to the discipline of economics, the papers in this volume reflect his deep commitment to advancing the well-being of the world's poor majority and his unflinching willingness to question conventional wisdom as to how this...
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Geography, structural change and economic development : theory and empirics
Tamberi, Massimo (contributor); Salvadori, Neri (contributor) - 2009
The authors in this book regard the process of economic expansion as a non-homogeneous and multifaceted phenomenon which has deeply affected human welfare, and cultural, social and political change. The book is a bridge between the theorists (Rosenstein-Rodan, Lewis, Myrdal, and Hirschmann) who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851875
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Nepal Development Update, July 2020 : Post-Pandemic Nepal - Charting a Resilient Recovery and Future Growth Directions
World Bank Group - 2020
The global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic imposed both a supply and a demand shock on Nepal's economy, which adversely … affected growth. The global crisis induced by the pandemic initially impacted Nepal through the tourism sector, with arrivals … to tourism. On March 21, the Government of Nepal announced a nationwide lockdown, which affected industrial and …
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Emerging clusters : theoretical, empirical and political perspectives on the initial stage of cluster evolution
Fornahl, Dirk (contributor); Menzel, Max-Peter (contributor) - 2010
This book rigorously explores the critical, initial stage of cluster emergence in which the seeds for further growth are sown. Whether economic growth actually occurs, however, ultimately depends on various regional conditions and the processes in place
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Economic growth and environmental policy : a theoretical approach
Hettich, Frank - 2000
The use of dynamic models to address the problem of environmental degradation is central to environmental policy because decisions taken now affect not only the current generation but have a profound impact on the future. In this innovative book, Frank Hettich uses dynamic modelling to study the...
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China and the global energy crisis : development and prospects for China's oil and natural gas
Kambara, Tatsu - 2007
1. The origins and modern development of China's oil and gas industry -- 2. The geological basis of the onshore oil and gas industry -- 3. Oil and gas administration and the evolution of exploration and development -- 4. Natural gas : China's new energy source -- 5. The Tarim Basin : solution or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420006
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Electricity and energy policy in Britain, France and the United States since 1945
Chick, Martin - 2007
Introduction -- Shifting from coal to oil : what price security? -- The European coal and steel community -- Moving the margin to the centre : pricing electricity -- Electricity investment : rewarding the past, discounting the future -- Deregulation, privatisation and liberalisation -- Conclusion.
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