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Brundenius, Claes (contributor) - 2003

Technological Change and the Environmental Imperative considers the extent of the success of polluting industries in becoming cost-efficient whilst acquiring less polluting technologies, in the face of fierce competition. The authors also discuss what has been the impact of privatisation on this...

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Towards sustainable development in industry? : reports from seven developing and transition economies

Hesp, Paul (contributor); Luken, Ralph Andrew (contributor) - 2003

Many developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and...

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Environmentally sustainable leadership : past, present, and future

Redekop, Benjamin W. - 2024

"Benjamin Redekop expertly presents a comprehensive overview of the rise and evolution of environmentally sustainable leadership from the early 19th century to the present day. Redekop not only assesses the approaches of various historical and contemporary leaders, but also provides a foundation...

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Greening the budget : budgetary policies for environmental improvement

Clinch, J. Peter (contributor) - 2002

Greening the Budget regards the fundamental cause of environmental degradation as government and market failure and proposes the use of budgets as an instrument of environmental policy to rectify this problem. The book focuses on the elements of the public budget which currently affect the...

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The WTO, subsidies and countervailing measures

Bacchetta, Marc - 2011

Is a Subsidy?', in The American Law Institute Reporters' Studies on WTO Case Law: Legal and Economic Analysis, Chapter 21 … the Theory of Optimum Subsidy', Journal of Political Economy, 71 (1), February, 44-50 -- Harry G. Johnson (1965), 'Optimal …, Cambridge, MA and London, UK: MIT Press, 163-80, references -- Dermot Leahy and J. Peter Neary (2009), 'Multilateral Subsidy …

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Economic analysis for EU accession negotiations : agri-food issues in the EU's eastward expansion

Gaisford, James D.; Kerr, William Alexander; Perdikis, … - 2003

The expanding membership of the EU means significant changes for accession countries' international trade relations, affecting imports, exports, tax revenues, government expenditures and domestic regulatory regimes. There are also significant ramifications for the EU budget. This book is a...

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Environment and industry in developing countries : assessing the adoption of environmentally sound technology

Luken, Ralph Andrew - 2007

1. Introduction -- 2. Decoupling of environmental pressure from industrial growth, 1990-2002 -- 3. Heuristic model of EST adoption -- 4. Brazil -- 5. China -- 6. India -- 7. Kenya -- 8. Thailand -- 9. Tunisia -- 10. Viet Nam -- 11. Zimbabwe -- 13. Eight-country assessment of factors influencing...

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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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Creating ecological value : an evolutionary approach to business strategies and the natural environment

Boons, Frank - 2009

Firms adopt a wide variety of ecological strategies, ranging from the development of innovative products with reduced environmental impact to lobbying against governmental attempts to set standards for the way in which firms deal with the natural environment. This book explores this variety and...

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The international handbook on environmental technology management

Marinova, Dora (contributor); Annandale, David (contributor) - 2007

This important handbook is the first comprehensive account that brings together recent developments in the three related fields of environmental technology, environmental management and technology management. With contributions from more than 55 outstanding authors representing ten countries and...

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