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The economics of tourism and sustainable development
Lanza, Alessandro (contributor); Markandya, Anil (contributor) - 2005
1. An investigation on the growth performance of small tourism countries -- 2. Forecasting international tourism demand and uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji -- 3. Land, environmental externalities and tourism development -- 4. Tourism, increasing returns and welfare -- 5. How to develop...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420059
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Corporate technological competence and the evolution of technological diversification
Fai, Felicia M. - 2003
change. The book explores the changing nature of this diversification with respect to firm size, technological relatedness …-purpose technologies. Although historically, diversification is associated with an increase in firm size, the author argues that in recent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473748
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Industrial diversification and innovation : an international study of the aerospace industry
Texier, François - 2000
This innovative and clearly written book examines the process of diversification as a strategy to promote innovation … industry, using cases of diversification at Dassault (France), Saab (Sweden) and Daewoo (South Korea), the author examines … diversification process. He then uses these findings to propose a new, original model for diversification. Key features include: * an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473872
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New developmentalism : introducing a new economics and political economy
Bresser-Pereira, Luiz Carlos - 2024
"This timely book offers a concise summary of new developmentalism, exploring this in the context of both heterodox economics and political economy. It adopts a historical-structural method that is critical of orthodox or Neoclassical Economics. Luis Carlos Bresser-Pereira delves into the roots...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512165
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Institutions, globalisation and empowerment
Sideras, Jörn (contributor); Roy, Kartik C. (contributor) - 2006
This book argues that the capacity of a country to develop, and the levels of economic and social development achieved, depend more on the institutional parameters within which the development policies are implemented than on the policies themselves. It contends that forces of globalisation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851432
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Trade liberalisation and the poverty of nations
Thirlwall, Anthony P. - 2008
This book argues that orthodox theory is based on many unreal assumptions, and that there are sound economic arguments …1. The theory and measurement of trade liberalisation -- 2. Trade liberalisation, trade performance and economic growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851987
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The emergence and growth of biotechnology : experiences in industralised and developing countries
Acharya, Rohini - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851455
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473831
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The economics of environment and development : selected essays
Barbier, Edward - 1998
The Economics of Environment and Development is a carefully edited selection of Edward Barbier's most influential papers on the role of environmental economics in economic development. This book begins with a brief overview and summary of the papers, placing each in its original context and in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473965
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Economy and ecosystems in change : analytical and historical approaches
Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den (ed.);  … - International Society for Ecological Economics <San … - 1997
Economy and Ecosystems in Change addresses ecological problems from an economic perspective, and provides policy suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods and applications. The book begins by introducing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473967