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Creating resilient economies : entrepreneurship, growth and development in uncertain times

Vorley, Tim (contributor); Williams, Nick (contributor) - 2017

Contents: 1. Introduction / Nick Williams and Tim Vorley -- Part I : The resilience of entrepreneurs, industrial sectors and cities -- 2. Strategies for resilience in entrepreneurship: building resources for small business survival after a crisis / Rachel Doern -- 3. The resilience of...

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MicroFranchising : creating wealth at the bottom of the pyramid

Fairbourne, Jason S. (contributor); … - 2007

Why microfranchising is needed now : introduction and book overview / Jason S. Fairbourne -- Microfranchising : the next step on the development ladder / Stephen W. Gibson -- The informal economy and microfranchising / Michael Henriques and Mathias Herr -- Current international development tools...

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Bridging the global digital divide

James, Jeffrey - 2003

Employing a rigorous analytical framework, the author bases his analysis on the concept of international technological dualism. He argues that one possible solution to the problem is the availability of affordable technologies, such as low-cost computers, which are specifically designed for the...

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Handbook of regional growth and development theories

Nijkamp, Peter (contributor); Capello, Roberta (contributor) - 2009

Regional economics - an established discipline for several decades - has gone through a rapid pace of change in the past decade and several new perspectives have emerged. At the same time the methodology has shown surprising development. This volume brings together contributions looking at new...

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Economic reform in developing countries : reach, range, reason

Fanelli, José María (contributor); Squire, Lyn (contributor) - 2008

This book offers insights into the process of economic reform in developing countries. It is organized around three factors that are critical to the success of any reform. According to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, these key dimensions are Reach, Range, and Reason. "Reach" refers to the ability of...

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Implementing sustainable development : integrated assessment and participatory decision-making processes

Baranzini, Andrea (contributor); Abaza, Hussein (contributor) - 2002

Decision-makers increasingly seek to design environmental and development policies that will support sustainable development. Thus, practical tools to help formulate sustainable development policies and clear methods to assess their acceptability and effectiveness are urgently needed. This book...

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The environment, sustainable development, and public policies : building sustainability in Brazil

Cavalcanti, Clóvis de Vasconcelos (ed.) - 2000

This book presents an interdisciplinary perspective on the possibility of creating a sustainable path of economic development which would not harm the natural environment. It presents concepts, theories, methods and policy advice on sustainability and debates the difficulty in establishing a...

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Fair principles for sustainable development : essays on environmental policy and developing countries

Dommen, Edward (ed.) - 1993

With the increasingly evident and widespread impact of economic activity on the environment, there is a growing concern in all parts of the world for environmental considerations to be more fully reflected in economic decision-making. The Polluter-Pays, User-Pays and Precautionary principles are...

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Social marketing and advertising in the age of social media

Parker, Lukas (ed.); Brennan, Linda (ed.) - 2020

/ Michaela Jackson -- Introduction: why a chapter on ethics and social marketing? -- That's immoral! Criticising marketing … these campaigns? -- Duty, behaviour, and codes of ethics -- Social media: opportunities and challenges for social marketers …

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The challenges of capitalism for virtue ethics and the common good : interdisciplinary perspectives

Akrivou, Kleio (contributor); Sison, Alejo G. (contributor) - 2016

: towards the ethics of the inter-processual self / Kleio Akrivou and José Víctor Orón -- 12. Prudence as part of a worldview …: historical and conceptual dimensions / Germán R. Scalzo and Helen Alford -- 13. Non-Western virtue ethics, commerce and the … normative virtue ethics theory, and seeks a deeper understanding on how the concept of prudence and the distinct forms of …

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