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citizens in Sub-Saharan Africa have limited economic resources compared to more developed economies, and (3) weak institutions …
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This is an Open Access book. The primary objective of this book is to seek out insights into the concept of high-quality growth (HQG). It explores the essential attributes of HQG, such as inclusiveness, sustainability, and resilience, as well as its relationship with transformation, by drawing...
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Remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discuss the critical role of inclusive and sustainable industrialization in the future global development agenda, including to end extreme poverty by 2030. He speaks about working with UNIDO and the government of Ethiopia to...
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The pursuit of sustainable development and smart growth is a main challenge today in countries around the world. Social capital is an asset of their territorial communities. It is also a precondition for national and local policies that aim to better the economic base and quality of life for...
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achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The paper examines the role of Islamic financial institutions, capital markets …
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This paper analyzes the economic and investment implications of a series of climate mitigation scenarios, characterized by different levels of ambition in terms of long term stabilization goals and the transition to attain them. In particular, the implications of fairly ambitious scenarios are...
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The Western Balkans region has come a long way over the last two decades in achieving economic and social progress. With a population of 17.6 million, the region today boasts a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of close to EUR 100 billion, an average GDP per capita of about EUR 5 400 and a...
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Chapter 1: Editors’ Introduction -- Part I: Expert Overviews -- Chapter 2: Developing Meaningful Composite Environmental Indices with DEA -- Chapter 3: Modelling the Generation of Pollutants in Environmental Economics -- Chapter 4: Environmental Productivity Growth in Consumer Durables -- Part...
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Part I -- 1 Introduction -- Aim and Contribution -- Case Study Approach -- References -- 2 The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development -- Agriculture for Development -- Agricultural Development -- References -- 3 The Role of the State in Agricultural Development -- Agricultural Policies --...
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Part I. What Went Wrong with Modern Economic Science? -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Encounter of the Fifth Kind with an Alien Science -- Chapter 2. Is Economics a Science? -- Chapter 3. About Economists and Theologians -- Chapter 4. Taking a Phenomenological Approach to Oikonomics: Looking at the...
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