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Emissions taxes, tradeable emission permits and voluntary compliance policies are becoming the instruments of choice in controlling environmental problems at the national and international level. Careful design of these policies in second-best environments is a very important factor for their...
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Building on Oliver Williamson's original analysis, the contributors introduce new ideas, different perspectives and provide tools for better understanding changes in the approach to regulation, the reform of public utilities, and the complex problems of governance. They draw largely upon a...
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Professor Sigman has selected the most authoritative previously published papers for this pathbreaking collection. This timely book examines private decision-making and government policy for the management of hazardous waste, the clean-up of contaminated land and the redevelopment of brownfield...
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This innovative book analyses the geographical patterns in foreign direct investment flows by combining elements from the theory of international production and the theory of economic geography. It develops a model for explaining why foreign direct investment is attracted to certain locations....
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1. Introduction : catch-up -- 2. Export-oriented growth : positive aspects -- 3. Institutionalizing an export-oriented regime -- 4. Trade pattern in the early phase of catch-up -- 5. The engine of catch-up : big conglomerates -- 6. Growth and equity -- 7. Experiences of East Asian NICs -- 8. The...
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C. Fred Bergsten (1997), 'Open Regionalism', World Economy, 20 (5), 545-65 -- Gerard McLinden (2006), 'Needs … Agreement: A Comparative Study Based on Six Developing Countries', World Bank Working Paper, November, 1-5, 9-35 -- J. Michael …-Christophe Maur (2008), 'Regionalism and Trade Facilitation: A Primer', Journal of World Trade, 42 (6), 979-1012 -- Minette Libom Li …
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the European Union (EU). CE Marking, Product Standards and World Trade is one of the first books to analyze the nature and …
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China is both the world's most populous country and an important transition economy. It is also a major market for …
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the World Trade Organization could fit in. An informative read for scholars and experts alike.'--Manfred Elsig, University … guided by major developed economies, centered around the IMF, the GATT, and the World Bank. Today, the balance of economic … contributions from prominent Asian and international trade experts, this book critically examines key changes occurring in the world …
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