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Policies for Sustainable Development: The Commercialization of Smallholder Agriculture

Zeller, Manfred; Ufer, Susanne; Nielsen, Thea; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013

target the poor so as to enable them to better participate in market-oriented development. The mountainous regions of … have from largely subsistence-oriented to market-oriented agriculture. This development began in Thailand earlier than in … aimed at addressing the environmental externalities caused by market participation must be combined with socially …

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Maize boom in the uplands of Northern Vietnam : economic importance and environmental implications

Zeller, Manfred; Saint-Macary, Camille; Keil, Alwin - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008

In Vietnam, the demand for meat products has grown dramatically due to rapid economic growth and urbanisation and is expected to further increase in the future. Being the primary source of feed for the country’s livestock and poultry industry, maize has become the second most important crop...

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Agricultural Commercialization in the Uplands of northern Vietnam: how to achieve both Poverty Reduction and Environmental Sustainability goals?

Keil, Alwin; Saint-Macary, Camille; Zeller, Manfred - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011

institutions limit the ability of the poor to participate in and benefit from such commercial agricultural activities. There may … produc tion for the poorest farmers while reducing the associated market related risks and (2) measures aimed at enhancing …

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Intensive Commercial Agriculture in Fragile Uplands of Vietnam: How to Harness its Poverty Reduction Potential while Ensuring Environmental Sustainability?

Keil, Alwin; Saint-Macary, Camille; Zeller, Manfred - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013

Markets for high-value agricultural commodities are growing and can contribute to reducing rural poverty. However, the poor may be unable to participate in such markets, and adverse environmental impacts may counterbalance short-term benefits. Hence, policies are needed that help reducing...

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Reviewing Composite Vulnerability and Resilience Indexes: A Sustainable Approach and Application

Angeona, Valérie; Bates, Samuel - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2015

Vulnerability–resilience indexes fail to grasp all dimensions of sustainability, whereas sustainable development has gained momentum. We fill this gap with a hierarchical multimetric composite index (Net Vulnerability Resilience Index: NVRI) whose robustness relies on a mathematical algorithm...

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Conclusion: Governance and Environment: Policy Challenges and Research Questions

Brousseau, Eric; Dedeurwaerdere, Tom; Jouvet, Pierre-André - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012

Since the publication of path-breaking contributions on the governance of environmental resources in the early 1990s many political initiatives have been taken, many governance experiments have been run, and a large multidisciplinary field of research has opened up. The aim of this...

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« Responsible Care» et management durable: comportement volontaire ou réaction adaptative ? Généalogie et pratiques dans l'industrie chimique

Berland, Nicolas; Loison, Marie-Claire - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005

Chemical industry's managers have developed since mid-1970' a management and prevention risk policy named “Responsible Care”. This policy was a first draft for a sustainable management even if these two concepts were not exactly synonymous. Through genealogy of this practice and its use in a...

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Re-examining the concept of sustainable development in light of climate change

Chevallier, Julien - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

This article provides a critical appraisal of the concept of sustainable development in light of climate change. As the latest climate change science indicates strong effects of anthropogenic activity on global warming, we review the pros and the cons of prioritizing development over...

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"Responsible Care" and Sustainable Management: The Reciprocal Influence of Society - Management Practices

Berland, Nicolas; Loison, Marie-Claire - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006

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Working in the Informal Sector: A Free Choice or an Obligation? An Analysis of Job Satisfaction in Vietnam

Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Roubaud, François; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2015

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