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Protected landscape areas and regional development (the case of the Czech Republic)
Tesitel, J.; Kusova, D.; Matejka, K.; Bartos, M. - In: Rural Areas and Development 3
The focal point of this article is to discuss whether or not, or to which extent, nature protection can be considered a factor differentiating the level or speed of regional socio-economic development. We decided to use empirical evidence in order to test the historical belief that nature...
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AUCTIONING OUTCOME-BASED CONSERVATION CONTRACTS
Latacz-Lohmann, Uwe; Schilizzi, Steven; Breustedt, Gunnar - Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften … - 2011
This paper explores two ideas to enhance the performance of agri-environmental contracting schemes: linking contract payments to environmental outcomes and putting the contracts up for tender. This paper investigates whether there are any gains to be had by combining the benefits of both...
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The policy impact of product-related environmental regulations in Asia
Michida, Etsuyo - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
This paper focuses on EU chemical regulations, RoHS and REACH, and shows these EU regulations have driven Asian … countries to introduce regulations that are similar yet modified versions to the EU regulations. Asia as the world manufacturing …
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Should we combine incentive payments and tendering for efficiently purchasing conservation services from landholders?
Schilizzi, Steven; Breustedt, Gunnar; Latacz-Lohmann, Uwe - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010
Policy makers aiming to get private landholders to provide non-marketed environmental services need to provide efficient economic incentives. Two ideas have been explored to achieve this: linking contract payments to environmental outcomes and putting the contracts up for tender. This paper...
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Exploring Linkages Among Agriculture, Trade, and the Environment: Issues for the Next Century
Krissoff, Barry; Ballenger, Nicole; Dunmore, John C.; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1996
Many trade and environment issues will confront agriculture over the next several years. This report provides an economic framework to better understand these issues and discusses prior empirical inquiries and findings. Four primary issues are addressed: (1) how will environmental policies...
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Cost-effectiveness of alternative green payment policies for conservation technology adoption with heterogeneous land quality
Khanna, Madhu; Isik, Murat; Zilberman, David - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 27 (2002) 2
This paper quantitatively analyses the cost-effectiveness of alternative green payment policies designed to achieve a targeted level of pollution control by heterogeneous micro units. These green payment policies include cost-share subsidies that share the fixed costs of adoption of a...
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La agricultura: situación actual y perspectivas de un sector tradicional en el marco de las políticas de desarrollo rural
HERNÁNDEZ, MARÍA HERNÁNDEZ; MANTERO, ENRIQUE A. MOLTÓ - In: Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros (2001) 191
En la sociedad europea de finales del siglo XX, la agricultura no presenta la relevancia económica que tuvo en otras épocas. Estos paisajes, resultado de la interacción hombre-medio, en la actualidad han adquirido un nuevo valor vinculado a la función recreativa. Su mantenimiento, sin...
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Republica Moldova şi integrarea Europeană : elemente de strategie
Barbăroşie, Arcadie (contributor) - 2003
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Republica Moldova şi integrarea Europeană : cooperarea în pactul de stabilitate
Barbăroşi, Arcadie (contributor);  … - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001839192
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Mountains on the move: recent trends in national and EU-wide income dynamics in old and new EU Member States
Goedemé, Tim; Collado, Diego; Meeusen, Leen - Centrum voor Sociaal Beleid - Herman Deleeck, … - 2014
median income. However, for grasping trends in social cohesion in the European Union (EU), and identifying options and … pitfalls for social policy initiatives at the EU level, EU-wide income differences are at least as important as national income … differences. Therefore, in this paper we document recent trends in national and EU-wide income poverty dynamics. We analyse to …
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