identifies areas of public expenditure policy that interact with the environment. It argues that a reform of certain types of … tend to benefit the environment, thereby moving an economy towards ‘sustainable’ development …

In 1871-73, newly unified Germany adopted the gold standard, replacing the silver-based currencies that had been … block. Why did Germany switch to gold and set the train of destructive events in motion? Both a review of the … France, which would have severed the link between gold and silver currencies. Without reform, Germany would thus have risked …