The book examines the trade liberalization measures, which were initiated in India during 1991 and which focused on manufacturing industries.This industry was considered because of its strong inter-sectoral links and its capacity to stimulate the growth of other sectors. The resulting liberal...

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Neoclassical and Post-Keynesian Theories of Regional Growth and Convergence/Divergence -- 3 'Endogenous Growth Theory' and 'New Economic Geography' -- 4 Club Convergence -- 5 Empirical Measure of Regional Convergence -- 6 EU-27 Regions: Absolute or Club...

The book offers practical and theoretical insights in regional externalities. Regional externalities are a specific subset of externalities that can be defined as externalities where space plays a dominant role. This class of externalities can be divided into three categories: (1) externalities...

Chapter 1 Entering the Green Industrial Revolution -- Chapter 2 The Theory of Green Development -- Chapter 3 Global Ecological Crisis -- Chapter 4 Green Developments in China -- Chapter 5 Green Development Plan -- Chapter 6 Local Green Practice -- Chapter 7 Green Enterprise Innovation -- Chapter...

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...

This book is particularly concerned with China’s path to green development and how it can be understood, exploring questions such as how the goal of Chinese-led green development can be achieved. The book provides systematic explanations of the theory of green development, exploring its...

Basic Situation of Carrying Capacity of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province and Development Countermeasures -- Studies on Population Carrying Capacity of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei -- Studies on Land Carrying Capacity of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province -- Studies on Carrying Capacity of...

Grundlagen des globalen Life-Cycle-Controllings -- Traditionelle Footprint-Konzeptionen, neue SDG-Ergänzungsindikatoren und CSR-Fortschrittsindikatoren -- Standardisierte Footprint-Konzeptionen: SDG-orientiertes LCC auf der Produkt- und Dienstleistungsebene.