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The open economy and the environment : development, trade and resources in Asia

Coxhead, Ian - 2003

and the environment in developing Asian economies -- 4. Deforestation and upland land degradation in an open economy …

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Explaining civil war : a rational choice approach

Murshed, Syed Mansoob - 2010

This book explores the pre-conditions for conflict in terms of growth failure and critically appraises the greed and grievance theories common to conflict literature. It is argued that various institutional mechanisms of restraint that can be labeled the 'social contract' are crucial for violent...

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The economics of deforestation in the Amazon : dispelling the myths

Campari, João S. - 2005

This provocative new book presents the results of twenty years of research on deforestation in the Amazon. By carefully … observing the changing character of human settlements and their association with deforestation over such a prolonged period, the … author is able to reject much of the "perceived wisdom". He skillfully dissects various models of deforestation and provides …

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The handbook on the political economy of war

Coyne, Christopher J. (contributor); … - 2011

By defining political economy and war in the broadest sense, this unique Handbook brings together a wide range of interdisciplinary scholars from economics, political science, sociology, and policy studies to address a multitude of important topics. These include an analysis of why wars begin,...

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Economic liberalization, distribution, and poverty : Latin America in the 1990s

Taylor, Lance (contributor); Vos, Rob (contributor); … - 2002

: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru … Henrique Corseuil -- 5. Chile : trade liberalization, employment and inequality / José de Gregorio ... [et al.] -- 6 Colombia …

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Environmental taxation in China and Asia-Pacific : achieving environmental sustainability through fiscal policy

Kreiser, Lawrence A. (contributor) - 2011

Environmental Taxation in China and Asia-Pacific contains an integrated set of detailed chapters providing insights and analysis on how fiscal policy can be used to achieve environmental sustainability. Highly topical chapters include energy tax policy in China, environmental fiscal reform,...

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International handbook on the economics of integration : Volume 3: Factor mobility, agriculture, environment and quantitative studies

Jovanović, Miroslav N. (contributor) - 2011

With this Handbook, Miroslav Jovanovi has provided readers with both an excellent stand-alone original reference book as well as an integral part of a comprehensive three-volume set. This introduction into a rich and expanding academic and practical world of international economic integration...

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Technological change and the environmental imperative : challenges to the copper industry

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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The dynamics of regions and networks in industrial ecosystems

Davidsdottir, Brynhildur (contributor); … - 2009

Industrial ecology provides a rigorous and comprehensive description of human production and consumption processes in the larger context of environmental and socioeconomic change. This volume offers methodologies for such descriptions, with contributions covering both basic and advanced...

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Road congestion pricing in Europe : implications for the United States

Bae, Chang-Hee Christine (contributor); … - 2008

In February 2003, the London Congestion Charging Scheme was introduced and in 2006 a similar policy was introduced in Stockholm. In both cases automobile traffic entering the cordon declined by about 20 percent. This book evaluates these and other similar programs exploring their implications...

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