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Shrimp farming and mangrove loss in Thailand

Suthawan Sathirathai (contributor); … - 2004

Through in-depth case studies of local communities in four distinct coastal areas in Southern Thailand, the authors are able to assess objectively the underlying economic causes, and consequences, of mangrove deforestation due to the expansion of shrimp farms

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Explorations in environmental and natural resource economics : essays in honor of Gardner M. Brown, Jr

Layton, David, F. (contributor); … - 2006

Gardner M. Brown, Jr. has been a leading innovator in the development of environmental and natural resource economics. This book comprises essays written in his honor by some of the most distinguished economists working in this field

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Valuing complex natural resource systems : the case of the Lagoon of Venice

Alberini, Anna (contributor); … - 2006

In complex natural resource systems, modifications or disruptions tend to affect many and diverse components of the ecological system, settlements and groups of people. This book uses the Lagoon of Venice-- a unique natural resource, wildlife habitat, centre of cultural heritage and recreational...

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Climate change and the economics of the world's fisheries : examples of small pelagic stocks

Barange, Manuel (contributor); … - 2006

To date, research on the economic implications of climate change on fisheries has been both limited and fragmented. The contributors to this volume remedy the lack of attention by investigating the economic consequences of pelagic fish fluctuations in the recent past in order to understand how...

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Institutional economics and fisheries management : the case of Pacific tuna

Petersen, Elizabeth H. - 2006

Elizabeth H. Petersen argues that economists and other social scientists are increasingly focusing their attention towards institutions (defined as humanly-devised rules) as critical determinants of economic, social and political growth and development. Institutions responsible for the...

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Economic reform in Asia : China, India, and Japan

Hsu, Sara - 2016

1. Introduction to development in China, India and Japan -- 2. Development theory -- 3. An Asian leader : Japan … trajectory -- 6. Poverty and inequality in China, India and Japan -- 7. urbanization and migration -- 8. Demographics, education …, health and labor -- 9. The impact of development on the environment -- 10. Trade in China, India and Japan -- 11. Economic …

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Climate and trade policy : bottom-up approaches towards global agreement

Carraro, Carlo (ed.); Egenhofer, Christian (ed.) - 2007

Bottom-up approaches towards a global climate agreement : an overview -- Carlo Carraro, Christian Egenhofer and Noriko Fujiwara -- Regional and subglobal climate blocs : a cost-benefit analysis of bottom-up climate regimes / Barbara Buchner and Carlo Carraro -- Do regional integration approaches...

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Economic reform in Japan : can the Japanese change?

Freedman, Craig (contributor) - 2001

pt. 1. Necessary change or shameless surrender? Economic reform in Japan -- pt. 2. The fine art of financial … incompetence -- pt. 3. Japanese firms : happy families or anonymous corporate structures? -- pt. 4. Producing a more Japan … the underlying conflicts in Japan's economy and society that makes choosing a new direction such a difficult proposition …

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Ageing and the labor market in Japan : problems and policies

Hamada, Kōichi (contributor); Katō, Hiromi (contributor) - 2007

1. Ageing and employment in Japan -- 2. Factors affecting labor force participation in Japan : empirical study of labor … supply of the elderly and females -- 3. Labor force ageing and economic growth in Japan -- 4. Ageing and elderly care in an … society and the choice of Japan : migration, FDI and trade liberalization -- 7. Retirement in non-cooperative and cooperative …

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Crisis or recovery in Japan : state and industrial economy

Bailey, David (contributor); Coffey, Dan (contributor); … - 2007

Japanese economy / Donald W. Katzner -- The cause of Japan's recession and the lessons for the world / Richard A. Werner … -- Transnational monopoly capitalism, the J-mode firm and industrial 'hollowing out' in Japan / Keith Cowling, Philip. R. Tomlinson … for reform / Terutomo Ozawa -- Kūdōka, restructuring and possibilities for industrial policy in Japan / David Bailey …

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