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Satisfaction with democracy and the environment in Western Europe : a panel analysis

Wagner, Alexander F.; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2006

We construct a panel of satisfaction with democracy (SWD) and economic, institutional, and environmental variables for … higher where (1) there exists an energy / CO2 tax, where (2) government expenditures on the environment are higher, where (3 …

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A re-examination of the relation between democracy and international trade: The case of Africa

Balding, Christopher - 2011

Scholars and policy makers believe that democracy will bring prosperity through integration into the global economy via … trade more. Second, democracy implies higher quality governance either through institutions or policy-making procedures. I …, importers and exporters. I find the theory that democracy, and many of its components, promotes international trade unconvincing …

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Magic and witchcraft: Implications for Democratization and poverty-alleviating aid in Africa

Kohnert, Dirk - In: World Development 24 (1996) 8, pp. 1347-1355

The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of education, religion, and social class of the people concerned. According to many Africans its incidence is even increasing due to social stress and strain caused (among others) by the process of...

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The political economy of China's aid policy in Africa

Pehnelt, Gernot - 2007

In recent years, China has become a major power on the African continent, not only with respect to trade and investment, but also as a donor of development aid. Although there is no accurate measure of the exact size of China's aid program, since China rather underestimates the volume in...

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African Agency and EU-African Economic Partnership Agreements

Kohnert, Dirk - In: Africa Spectrum 49 (2014) 3, pp. 149-155

This article provides a review of literature on African Agency and the drivers of change within EU–African trade …

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Ecology and economic policy

Simonis, Udo E. - In: IFDA dossier (1989) 70, pp. 59-64

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Japanese environmental policy in an international perspective: lessons for a preventive approach

Weidner, Helmut - In: Environmental policy in Japan, (pp. 479-552). 1989

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Ecosystem valuation: Some principles and a partial application

Morse-Jones, Sian; Turner, R. Kerry; Fisher, Brendan; … - 2010

Understanding the economic value of nature and the services it provides to humanity has become increasingly important for local, national and global policy and decision making. However, problems arise in that it is difficult to obtain meaningful values for goods and services that ecosystems...

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Population Growth and Forest Sustainability in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A.; Jingwa, Brian - 2011

Recent distressing trends in climate change, population explosion and deforestation inspired this paper, which completes existing literature by providing empirical justification to hypothetical initiatives on the impact of population growth on forest sustainability in Africa. Using three...

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The Role of Human Development on Deforestation in Africa: A Modelling-Based Approach

Asongu, Simplice A.; Jingwa, Brian - 2012

The rate of deforestation in Africa is of paramount concern not only to the future of Africa, but also to the world. This study uses country-level data to model changes in forest area over an 18 year period (1990-2007) in 35 African countries and investigates the role played by important...

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