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Global warming and the American economy : a regional assessment of climate change impacts

Mendelsohn, Robert O. (ed.) - 2001

The impact of climate change on seven regions of the United States is studied in this new and accessible collection …. The study examines how the different regions of the United States may be affected by climate change. In particular, the …

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China and its regions : economic growth and reform in Chinese provinces

Renard, Mary-Françoise (contributor) - 2002

In twenty years of reform in China, the key development has been the opening-up of the market to foreign trade and international investment. This increased economic openness has been accompanied by profound changes in both economic organisation and regional disparity. This comprehensive book...

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Linkages between China's regions : measurement and policy

Groenewold, Nicolaas; Chen, Anping; Lee, Guoping - 2008

The rate of economic growth in China over the last 50 years has been remarkable. However this has only highlighted the inequalities between regions in China, making for considerable disquiet at the highest levels of Chinese policy-making. Not everyone has benefited from the same levels of...

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Firms, governments, and climate policy : incentive-based policies for long-term climate change

Carraro, Carlo (contributor); … - 2003

climate change and sign up to international climate agreements. In doing so, the authors address a multitude of related issues … barriers of the Kyoto Protocol for industry; and the incentives for firms to undertake climate-related R&D and investments. As … implement climate agreements …

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Instruments for climate policy : limited versus unlimited flexibility

Albrecht, Johan (contributor) - 2002

Instruments for Climate Policy focuses on economic and political aspects related to the recent proposals and the debate … on limits in flexibility, and discusses EU and US perspectives on climate policy instruments and strategies. This is … flexibility', on the arguments behind the EU ceilings proposal and on voluntary approaches to climate policy. One of the main …

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The Elgar companion to the Asian development bank

Quibria, Muhammad G. (ed.); Akanda, Albab (ed.) - 2024

"Providing an authoritative yet accessible introduction to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), this comprehensive Companion offers a detailed examination of the ADB's objectives, policies, development outcomes, strengths and weaknesses, areas for reform, and challenges going forward. M.G. Quibria...

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The learning region : foundations, state of the art, future

Rutten, Roel (contributor); Boekema, Frans (contributor) - 2007

The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of 'the learning region'. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This unique conceptualization of the learning region presents a...

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Travel behaviour : spatial patterns, congestion and modelling

Stern, Eliahu (contributor); Salomon, Ilan (contributor); … - 2002

Travel Behaviour is a challenging and original volume, adding to the growing literature focusing on understanding transportation systems. The book capitalises on actual scientific and applied developments in Europe, the importance of EC policies and the resultant trend in studying differences...

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Emerging clusters : theoretical, empirical and political perspectives on the initial stage of cluster evolution

Fornahl, Dirk (contributor); Menzel, Max-Peter (contributor) - 2010

This book rigorously explores the critical, initial stage of cluster emergence in which the seeds for further growth are sown. Whether economic growth actually occurs, however, ultimately depends on various regional conditions and the processes in place

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Foreign direct investment and corporate networking : a framework for spatial analysis of investment conditions

Morsink, Robert L. A. - 1998

This innovative book analyses the geographical patterns in foreign direct investment flows by combining elements from the theory of international production and the theory of economic geography. It develops a model for explaining why foreign direct investment is attracted to certain locations....

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