Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to emphasize that East Asia and South East Asia, despite enormous economic advances, have a deficit on rule of law, analysed as either judicial autonomy and legal integrity (rule of law I) or as voice and accountability (rule of law II)....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how CO2 equivalent emissions are closely linked with economic development, over time and also across countries. Design/methodology/approach – Emissions data from energy information administration were subjected to macro analysis, regressed upon...

Purpose – China has become a most dominant player in the global economy with immense political repercussions, for instance in Africa. The extremely rapid Chinese economic transformation has been accomplished through strong globalisation with, for example, entrance into the WTO framework. Now...

Purpose – China has become a most dominant player in the global economy with immense political repercussions, for instance in Africa. The extremely rapid Chinese economic transformation has been accomplished through strong globalisation with, for example, entrance into the WTO framework. Now...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the 2008 financial crisis from the viewpoint of evolutionary economics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper links the shattering of economic expectations in 2007-2008 with the coming energy-environment conundrum. Findings – The paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to employ a unified data base to map the basics of the global environmental predicament today, namely the Living Planer Report. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides review and critique of the measurement rod in the Ecological Footprint...