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Towards sustainable development in industry? : reports from seven developing and transition economies
Hesp, Paul (contributor); Luken, Ralph Andrew (contributor) - 2003
Many developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and...
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Environmental taxation in China and Asia-Pacific : achieving environmental sustainability through fiscal policy
Kreiser, Lawrence A. (contributor) - 2011
Environmental Taxation in China and Asia-Pacific contains an integrated set of detailed chapters providing insights and analysis on how fiscal policy can be used to achieve environmental sustainability. Highly topical chapters include energy tax policy in China, environmental fiscal reform,...
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Innovation and the growth of cities
Ács, Zoltán J. - 2002
Machine generated contents note: 1 Technology and entrepreneurship 1 -- 2 Knowledge, innovation and firm size 24 -- 3 Local geographic spillovers 44 -- 4 Sectoral characteristics 63 -- 5 Innovation of entrepreneurial firms 74 -- 6 Capital structure, innovation and firm size 98 -- 7 Employment...
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Institutional and social dynamics of growth and distribution
Salvadori, Neri (contributor) - 2010
Institutional and Social Dynamics of Growth and Distribution presents a set of original contributions to the much-debated issues of long-run economic growth in relation to institutional and social progress
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851068
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Leadership and institutions in regional endogenous development
Stimson, Robert John - 2009
The authors of this comprehensive book provide a detailed rationale and original theory for the study of leadership and institutional factors, including entrepreneurship, in the growth and development of cities and regions. They demonstrate why leadership, institutions and entrepreneurship can -...
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The economic growth engine : how energy and work drive material prosperity
Ayres, Robert U. - 2009
The historic link between output (GDP) growth and employment has weakened. Since there is no quantitively verifiable economic theory to explain past growth, this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (physical work) and economics
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852051
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Knowledge, technological catch-up and economic growth
Rogers, Mark - 2003
Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473801
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Economic growth and environmental policy : a theoretical approach
Hettich, Frank - 2000
tax reform. He incorporates pollution and abatement technologies into different endogenous growth models that take into … environmental policy can reverse tendencies towards increasing pollution? * will tighter environmental policy inevitably reduce …, welfare and pollution? * does sustainable environmental development necessarily preclude economic growth? This book will …
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International handbook on the economics of integration : Volume 3: Factor mobility, agriculture, environment and quantitative studies
Jovanović, Miroslav N. (contributor) - 2011
With this Handbook, Miroslav Jovanovi has provided readers with both an excellent stand-alone original reference book as well as an integral part of a comprehensive three-volume set. This introduction into a rich and expanding academic and practical world of international economic integration...
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Technological change and the environmental imperative : challenges to the copper industry
Brundenius, Claes (contributor) - 2003
Technological Change and the Environmental Imperative considers the extent of the success of polluting industries in becoming cost-efficient whilst acquiring less polluting technologies, in the face of fierce competition. The authors also discuss what has been the impact of privatisation on this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850878