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Valuing the environment in developing countries : case studies
Pearce, Corin (contributor); Palmer, Charles (contributor);  … - 2002
In this book, the first of two volumes, the authors provide detailed case studies of valuation techniques that have been used in developing countries. They demonstrate that valuation works and that it can yield significant insights into policy-relevant issues regarding conservation and economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851465
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Tax policy and uncertainty : modelling debt projections and fiscal sustainability
Ball, Christopher; Creedy, John; Scobie, Grant McDonald - 2020
"Presenting innovative modelling approaches to the analysis of fiscal policy and government debt, this book moves beyond previous models that have relied upon the assumption that various age-specific rates and policy variables remain unchanged when it comes to generating government expenditures...
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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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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
suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods …-ecosystem relationship with reference to national and global processes, focusing specifically on employment versus sustainability, trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473967
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Sustainable development indicators in ecological economics
Lawn, Philip A. (contributor) - 2006
Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, national governments have introduced a range of policy measures designed to steer their economies along a more sustainable path. Yet how are we to know how successful these have been? This significant new book discusses the ways in which sustainable...
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The evolution of water resource planning and decision making
Russell, Clifford S. (contributor);  … - 2009
water planning / Jerome Delli Priscoli -- Appendix 2.2 Nebraska natural resource districts -- 3. The theory and practice of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852021
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Green national accounting and sustainability
Löfgren, Karl-Gustaf - 2011
), 'Capital Theory and the Measurement of Sustainable Development: An Indicator of "Weak " Sustainability', Ecological Economics … 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852308
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Effective federalism and local finance
Ahmad, Ehtisham - 2011
affects relations between varying levels of government, and examine the hypotheses underlying the theory of fiscal federalism … Fiscal Theory of Political Federalism', in Universities - National Bureau Committee for Economic Research (ed.), Public … Pubblica, Annual Meeting Pavia. -- Oates, Wallace (2005), 'Towards a second-generation theory of fiscal federalism', Journal of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852299
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Human capital policy : reducing inequality, boosting mobility and productivity
Neumark, David (ed.); Kim, Yong-seong (ed.);  … - 2021
"This timely book evaluates international human capital policies, offering a comparative perspective on global efforts to generate new ideas and novel ways of thinking about human capital. Examining educational reforms, quality of education and links between education and socio-economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012487422