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The economics of household garbage and recycling behavior

Fullerton, Don (ed.); Kinnaman, Thomas C. (ed.); … - 2002

The market for residential solid waste management and disposal has experienced dramatic changes over the past 20 years … interested in knowing the best strategy for managing solid waste. The editors, both long-time scholars of these trends, offer …

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Handbook on the Northeast and Southeast Asian economies

Chowdhury, Anis (contributor); Islam, Iyanatul (contributor) - 2007

This original Handbook on the Northeast and Southeast Asian Economies provides a broad overview of economic and social developments in the countries covered (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, The Philippines, Singapore, South...

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A post Keynesian perspective on twenty-first century economic problems

Davidson, Paul (contributor) - International Post Keynesian Workshop <(6th :2000 … - 2002

This book explores key economic problems and new policies for the global economy of the 21st century. The contributors discuss to what extent past policy errors were due to the incompetence of policymakers, and highlight problems including: international payments imbalances and currency crises,...

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The Asia recovery : issues and aspects of development, growth, trade and investment

Tran-van-Hoa (contributor) - 2001

This book explores in-depth the major issues and important aspects of this economic recovery and its potential impact on growth, development, trade and investment. Expert contributors also discuss the global directions in international economic and financial relations, corporate and public...

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Explaining the economic performance of nations : essays in time and space

Maddison, Angus - 1995

Angus Maddison has made a major contribution to our understanding of the comparative, historical and quantitative aspects of economic growth. This important collection of his work - including a number of original new essays - offers an authoritative analysis of the economic performance of...

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Waste in ecological economics

Bisson, Katy (ed.); Proops, John L. R. (ed.) - 2002

Waste is a quintessentially ecological economic issue. The generation of waste is rooted in the very laws of nature …, but waste is also a social construct, and what we understand to be waste has evolved with human societies. Therefore, a … crucial issue in modern waste management is the understanding of attitudes towards waste. This book examines the ecological …

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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...

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Achieving a sustainable global energy system : identifying possibilities using long-term energy scenarios

Zhu, Bing; Totschnig, Gerhard; Schrattenholzer, Leo; … - 2004

1. Sustainable development and climate change -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Energy-economy-environment scenarios at IIASA …

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Utility regulation in competitive markets : problems and progress

Robinson, Colin (contributor) - 2007

Introduction / Colin Robinson -- 1. Beyond regulation / Stephen Littlechild -- Comment / Colin Robinson -- 2. Ronald coase and the spectrum question / Thomas W. Hazlett -- Comment / Leonard Waverman -- 3. European energy liberalisation : progress and problems / Jorge Vasconcelos -- Comment /...

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International handbook of energy security

Dyer, Hugh (contributor); Trombetta, Maria Julia (contributor) - 2013

energy demand -- pt. V. Energy, the environment and security -- pt. VI. Energy and human security -- pt. VII. Conclusions. … excellent Handbook offers a fresh perspective on four crucial dimensions: supply, demand, environment and human security. A …

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