Reviews standard economic growth models concentrating on the relationship between population ageing and economic growth and develop a growth model with endogenous human capital and endogenous fertility. This work uses this model to analyse the effects of education policy and family policy on...

Eco-innovations are crucial for reducing the environmental damages arising from economic activities, and are one of the main drivers of a successful transition towards sustainable development and remedying essential climate change problems. This book provides an overview of recent advances in...

1 Introduction -- 2 The Main Features of the FDI Phenomenon.- 3 The Environmental Effects of FDI -- 4 The Competition for FDI and Its Effect on Environmental Standards -- 5 The Cross-Border Environmental Performance -- 6 Recent Trends and Prospects in the FDI Dynamic -- 7 Concluding Remarks.

This book systematically deconstructs the pervasive and counter-productive discourse surrounding environmental policy. The authors argue that environmental policy problems are always framed such that conflict is inevitable-a particular project or policy must be accepted versus a specific...