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Agriculture, trade, and the environment : the impact of liberalization on sustainable development
Antle, John M. (ed.); Lekakis, J. N. (ed.);  … - 1998
Europe, with particular regard to the impact of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and the repercussions of the … Austria, Scotland, Italy, Spain, Greece and Estonia. The authors then go on to look at future developments in an enlarged EU … context. They conclude that efficient policies for environmental management in the EU need to be tailored to fit local …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473834
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Reform of the international institutions : the IMF, World Bank and the WTO
Coffey, Peter - 2006
The seemingly endless problems encountered by the IMF, WTO and World Bank provide major reasons for seeking reform … narrower focus in the mission of the World Bank and the IMF. In the case of the WTO, they call for a democratic reform of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850582
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Handbook of worldwide postal reform
Campbell, James I. (contributor);  … - 2008
together a number of contributions directed at understanding developments in the field of postal reform. The authors review the …pt. 1. Economic analysis of reform -- pt. 2. Transformation and innovation -- pt. 3. Regional and country studies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850672
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Social innovations, institutional change and economic performance : making sense of structural adjustment processes in industrial sectors, regions and societies
Hämäläinen, Timo J. (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420026
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851340
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Encyclopedia of social innovation
Howaldt, Jürgen (ed.); Kaletka, Christoph (ed.);  … - 2023
"This invaluable Encyclopedia presents an interdisciplinary and comprehensive overview of the field of social innovation, providing an insightful view into potential future developments both practically and theoretically. With entries authored by prominent international scholars, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437081
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Framing the economy of the future : six socio-economic trends for sustainability, circularity and inclusivity
Faber, Niels R. (ed.); Witjes, Sjors (ed.) - 2024
sustainable development. It is also an invaluable guide for professionals in public administration and strategic management"-- …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015072973
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Cases on transformational entrepreneurship
Mass, Gideon (ed.); Johnston, Andrew (ed.) - 2024
"This book brings together a wealth of international case studies to examine transformational entrepreneurship and its multifaceted applications across different sectors, including the arts, business, engineering, government, healthcare, university and nonprofit sectors. Contributors illustrate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635749
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Governance in a disenchanted world : the end of moral society
Willke, Helmut - 2010
This book expounds the idea of a disenchanted world composed of nation states and global functional systems. The nation state is losing some of its regulatory prerogatives and, at the same time, extending its legitimacy base in 'chains of legitimacy' to transnational institutions. There is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850751
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Handbook of employment and society : working space
Herod, Andrew (contributor); Rainnie, Al (contributor);  … - 2010
This Handbook deepens and extends the engagement between research concerned with work and employment and labour geography. It links fundamental concepts concerning the politics of place that human geographers have developed in recent years with the world of work
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851009