development strategies - report on the extent to which recent changes in industrial, environmental and technology policies have …

nations, it is argued that population stabilisation demands urgent attention while the GDP growth required over the next two …Frequent references are made to the 'Asian economic miracle' as a means of describing the wave of GDP growth … Asia-Pacific region has progressed at the same rate that GDP has risen over the same period. But is this truly the case …

Economics of Ecological Resources presents new or recently published work on ecological economies, sustainability …, poverty, resource degradation and decision-making under uncertainty. The book explores the allocation of resources in jointly …-dependent economies. The final part considers the way that decision makers handle the uncertainty that is an integral feature of the …

and sustainability experts"-- Provided by publisher …

analysis on how fiscal policy can be used to achieve environmental sustainability. Highly topical chapters include energy tax …

rapidly growing area, with particular reference to sustainability. They have also written an authoritative new introduction …Geir B. Asheim (1994), 'Net National Product as an Indicator of Sustainability', Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 96 …-Zhong Li and Karl-Gustaf Löfgren (2000), 'Renewable Resources and Economic Sustainability: A Dynamic Analysis with …

The Economics of an Ageing Population studies the effects of demographic transition on the economies of industrialised … countries. The authors demonstrate that an ageing population does not necessarily lead to a reduction in growth, providing that … the working population are more productive and save a greater percentage of their income. They look in detail at the …

Economic liberalization, innovation and technology transfer : opportunities for cleaner production in copper mining and … : structural changes and impact on environmental sustainability / Claes Brundenius -- Growth, competitiveness and sustainability … : technological change in the Russian copper industry / Boris Kuznetsov and Igor Budanov -- Flash technology facing the challenges of …