Similar Search Results

The property tax, land use and land use regulation

Netzer, Dick (contributor) - 2003

Dick Netzer, a leading public finance economist specializing in state and local issues and urban government, brings together in this comprehensive volume essays by top scholars connecting the property tax with land use. They explore the idea that the property tax is used as a partial substitute...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850925

Incentives, regulations and plans : the role of states and nation-states in smart growth planning

Knaap, Gerrit-Jan (contributor) - 2007

This unique book allows readers to compare analyses of how North American states and European nation-states use incentives, regulations or plans to approach a core set of universal land use issues such as: containing sprawl, mixed use development, transit oriented development, affordable...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420036

Environmental protection in China : land-use management

Bennett, Jeff (contributor); Zhang, Lei (contributor); … - 2008

Faced with intensified environmental degradation and decreased agricultural land productivity, the Chinese government has sought policy interventions to reverse both of these negative trends. Among the policy instruments is the Conversion of Cropland to Forest and Grassland Program (CCFGP) that...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850976

World statistics on mining and utilities 2016

United Nations Industrial Development Organization - 2016

World Statistics on Mining and Utilities 2016 provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility … and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector. Country level data is clearly presented … on the number of establishments, employment and output of activities such as: coal, iron ore and crude petroleum mining …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419889

World statistics on mining and utilities 2012

United Nations Industrial Development Organiztion - 2012

World Statistics on Mining and Utilities provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility … and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851627

Transatlantic regulatory cooperation : the shifting roles of the EU, the US and California

Vogel, David (contributor); Swinnen, Johan F. M. (contributor) - 2011

This well-documented book analyzes the possibilities and constraints of regulatory cooperation between the EU and the US (particularly California) with a specific focus on environmental protection, food safety and agriculture, biosafety and biodiversity

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850566

Global warming and the American economy : a regional assessment of climate change impacts

Mendelsohn, Robert O. (ed.) - 2001

The impact of climate change on seven regions of the United States is studied in this new and accessible collection. The study examines how the different regions of the United States may be affected by climate change. In particular, the study explores whether warming would be beneficial to the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850591

Corporate governance adrift : a critique of shareholder value

Aglietta, Michel - 2005

Recent corporate governance scandals have brought to the fore the inherent contradictions of a capitalism dominated by financial markets. This challenging book by Michel Aglietta and Antoine Rebérioux argues that capitalism's basic premise--that companies must be managed in the sole interest of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850595

Liberalism in crisis? : European economic governance in the age of turbulence

Villafranca, Antonio (contributor); … - 2009

During the current economic crisis recurring questions on the validity of the liberal economic system have resurfaced concerning the role of the state and the free market, the proactive use of fiscal policies, economic nationalism, and environmental sustainability. However, due to the depth and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850645

Educating economists : the Teagle discussion on re-evaluating the undergraduate economics major

Colander, David C. (contributor); … - 2009

The economics major is a central part of a college education. But is that economics major doing what it is meant to do? And if not, how should it be changed? This book raises a set of provocative questions that encourage readers to look at the economics major in a different light than it is...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850646

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
Last