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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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Competition, diversity and economic performance : processes, complexities and ecological similarities

Tisdell, Clement A. - 2013

-- Diversity and the evolution of competitive economic systems -- Competition, diversity, evolution and sustainability : are there …

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Shrimp farming and mangrove loss in Thailand

Suthawan Sathirathai (contributor); … - 2004

Through in-depth case studies of local communities in four distinct coastal areas in Southern Thailand, the authors are able to assess objectively the underlying economic causes, and consequences, of mangrove deforestation due to the expansion of shrimp farms

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Carbon sinks and climate change : forests in the fight against global warming

Hunt, Colin - 2009

"Reforestation and avoiding deforestation are methods of harnessing nature to tackle global warming - the greatest challenge facing humankind. In this book, Colin Hunt deals comprehensively with the present and future role of forests in climate change policy and practice. The author provides...

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Aid, institutions and development : new approaches to growth, governance and poverty

Chakravarti, Ashok - 2005

In spite of massive flows over the past 50 years, aid has failed to have any significant impact on development. Marginalization from the world economy and increases in absolute poverty are causing countries to degenerate into failed, oppressive and, in some cases, dangerous states. To address...

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The myth of Japanese efficiency : the world car industry in a globalizing age

Coffey, Dan - 2006

Introducing the myth of Japanese efficiency -- Wide selection : a myth encountered -- Production malapropisms : the BMW … totalizing myth : Japanese efficiency as a cultural fiction …

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Strategic reconfigurations : building dynamic capabilities in rapid innovation-based industries

Wall, Stuart (contributor) - 2010

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Performance of the Chinese insurance industry under economic reforms

Yao, Shujie - 2010

first English language study in the literature to address the efficiency issue of the Chinese insurance sector, and presents … a comprehensive review on alternative methodologies for analyzing firm efficiency …ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. China's insurance market - development issues -- ch. 3. Review of efficiency studies in …

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Organizational effectiveness

Cameron, Kim S. (contributor) - 2010

Anne S. Tsui (1990), 'A Multiple-Constituency Model of Effectiveness: An Empirical Examination at the Human Resource Subunit Level', Administrative Science Quarterly, 35 (3), September, 458-83 -- Robert E. Quinn and John Rohrbaugh (1983), 'A Spatial Model of Effectiveness Criteria: Towards a...

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Transport project evaluation : extending the social cost-benefit approach

Haezendonck, Elvira (contributor) - 2007

This book revisits traditional evaluation methods, such as cost-benefit analysis, to try and find a balance between the ever-increasing demand for transport, the search for sustainable mobility and green transport solutions, and the limited financial resources that governments are able to invest...

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