Why does one country take the lead over others in the development and introduction of environmental innovations? This book analyzes lead markets for innovations such as fuel cells and photovoltaics, and offers insight into why this is. The authors use case studies to illustrate the policy...

Chapter 1. Globalization of Indian Industries: How to move forward? -- Chapter 2. Infrastructure, ICT and Firms’ Productivity and Efficiency: An Application to the Indian Manufacturing -- Chapter 3. R&D spillovers across the supply chain: Evidence from the Indian automobile industry -- Chapter...

The central aim of The Industrial Experience of Tanzania is to explain why the Tanzanian manufacturing sector experienced a long period of stagnation after an initial phase of rapid industrial growth. Tanzania has been an extreme case with a high level of state intervention, but the contributors...

On Line Citizenship discusses the evolutionary trends of cities in terms of e-government in the present and future technological scenario. The focus is on the transformation of the relationships between city administrations and citizens due to Information and Communication Technology. On a broad...

Patricia Brunner untersucht die Abwicklung der Finanzierung von Projekten im Umweltbereich im Rahmen einer EU-Förderung. Dabei geht sie besonders auf das Programm Life+ ein, das für ökologische Projekte zur Verfügung gestellt wird. Eine Herausforderung ist das Projektmanagement bei...

1 Introduction -- 2 The Issue of Climate Change.- 3 The Rise of the Emission Markets -- 4 The Economics of Mitigation Strategies -- 5 The Finance of Environment Investments -- 6 The Emission Price Dynamics -- Bibliography

Weil sie unterschiedliche Unternehmensaktivitäten bündeln, werden Konglomerate in der Praxis im Rahmen einer Unternehmensbewertung häufig mit einem pauschalen Abschlag in Höhe von 10-15 Prozent versehen. Dieser pauschale Konglomeratsabschlag wirft jedoch bei näherer Betrachtung Fragen...

In today’s competitive business environment, an optimal investment strategy is vital for every company. However, it is often endangered by unconscious mental biases inherent in every human being. Building on findings from cognitive psychology research, Sebastian Serfas shows in detail that and...

1. Introduction -- 2. Action on Climate Change: What Does it Mean and Where Does it Lead To? -- Part 1. Policy -- 3. Mainstreaming Impact Evidence in Climate Change and Sustainable Development -- 4. Pathway to Impact: Supporting and Evaluating Enabling Environments for Research for Development...