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The economic North-South divide : six decades of unequal development
Raffer, Kunibert - 2004 - Pbk. ed
South. Encouraged by recent successful opposition to neoliberalism, the authors finally propose ideas for a world where … Consensus' -- 5. Aid to development and the bipolar world -- 6. ODA after the Cold War : less money at tougher conditions -- 7 … -- 13. Textiles and apparel : double standards of adjustment and transition -- 14. Towards a more equal world order …
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Choice experiments in developing countries : implementation, challenges and policy implications
Birol, Ekin (contributor); Bennett, Jeff (contributor) - 2010
Choice Experiments in Developing Countries is an invaluable one-stop presentation of the best-practice case studies implementing the choice experiment method in developing countries. It highlights the theoretical and practical issues that should be taken into consideration when applying this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850931
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Institutions, economic performance and the visible hand : theory and evidence
Chakravarti, Ashok - 2012
The book challenges the conventional wisdom on the determinants of economic performance and provides an alternative vision of the functioning of an economic system. The author provides a structured survey which critically evaluates the theory and evidence of neoclassical approaches to growth and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851396
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Fair principles for sustainable development : essays on environmental policy and developing countries
Dommen, Edward (ed.) - 1993
in all parts of the world for environmental considerations to be more fully reflected in economic decision-making. The … sustainable development in the Third World. As an important early contribution to the debate on the application of Polluter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473930
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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
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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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852083
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The economics of tourism and sustainable development
Lanza, Alessandro (contributor); Markandya, Anil (contributor) - 2005
: international experience and the case of Hvar, Croatia -- 8. Tourism and sustainable development : lessons from recent World Bank …
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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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