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This article provides a critical appraisal of the concept of sustainable development in light of climate change. As the … the cons of prioritizing development over environmental protection. The methodology used consists in critically discussing … preservation of the environment vs. urging development issues. We show that the debate over prioritization does not make sense …
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In this paper, we analyze whether the development of a growing economy could be impeded if a binding climate agreement … for development in the presence of binding emission standards. To this end, we enhance the Big Push static general … equilibria : a “bad” equilibrium and a “good” equilibrium. The “bad” equilibrium is a situation in which the development is …
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other side, a lack of energy is a major bottleneck for further economic development in Cameroon. …
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The role of the United States in international negotiations, including Kyoto, has always been central as an economic and a political power and also as a polluter. In the absence so far of federal regulation, different states were very dynamic. Since the election of President Obama, energy and...
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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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Sustainable development requires a mix of policies that can simultaneously address social, economic and environmental … 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 …
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development in fragile areas. …
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In Vietnam, a quasi-private property regime has been established in 1993 with the issuance of exchangeable and mortgageable long-term land use right certificates. Using primary qualitative and quantitative data collected in a mountainous district of Northern Vietnam, this paper investigates the...
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