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Clean development mechanism: Perspectives from developing countries
Sari, Agus P.; Meyers, Stephen - 2008
acceptance of CDM. The outgrowth of CDM from a proposal from Brazil to establish a Clean Development Fund gave developing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435560
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Infrastructure and its impact on economic development : the case of South Africa and Brazil
Lazarus, Hilton - 2007
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study looks at South Africa and Brazil in a comparative sense to determine how infrastructure … national income (GNI), infantmortality and literacy within these countries. Although Brazil is four times the size of …-inprivate sector investment. Brazil has in recent times followed a route of public-privatepartnerships with the South African …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442104
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Dams
Duflo, Esther; Pande, Rohini - 2005
The construction of large dams is one of the most costly and controversial forms of public infrastructure investment in developing countries, but little is known about their impact. This paper studies the productivity and distributional effects of large dams in India. To account for endogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444206
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Gross National Happiness: Can Environmental Economics Offer a Way Forward?
Sharrock, Guy - 1999
The aim of this article is to suggest that economic planning concepts and tools currently exist which might be of practical interest to those individuals working within the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) who are responsible for interpreting and applying in practice the concept of Gross...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468664
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Bolivien: Armut schweißt zusammen
Winter, Johannes - 2007
Die Verstaatlichungspolitik der sozialistischen Regierung spaltet die bolivianische Gesellschaft. Generell ist der Andenstaat ein Land voller Gegensätze: Das Nebeneinander unterschiedlicher Ethnien, starke ökonomische und regionale Disparitäten und die trotz Ressourcenreichtum verbreitete...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467061
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Conservation potential of compact fluorescent lamps in India and Brazil
Gadgil, A.; Martino Jannuzzi, G. de - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP - 2008
electrical energy and peak demand in India and Brazil. Using very conservative assumptions, we find that the cost of conserved … of avoided peak installed capacity is 6 and 9.5 times less than the cost of new installed capacity for India and Brazil … national savings of the order of US $1.2 million per day for India and US $2.5 million per day for Brazil are reached in 10 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436308
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Projected refined product balances in key Latin American countries: A preliminary examination
2009
Over the years, the East-West Center (EWC) has developed considerable expertise in refinery modeling, especially in the area of forecasting product balances for countries, given planned capacity changes, changes in product demand, changes in crude slates, and changes in product specifications....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436759
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Carbon mitigation potential and costs of forestry options in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines and Tanzania
Sathaye, J.; Makundi, W.; Andrasko, K.; Boer, R.; … - 2009
This paper summarizes studies of carbon (C) mitigation potential and costs of about 40 forestry options in seven developing countries. Each study uses the same methodological approach - Comprehensive Mitigation Assessment Process (COMAP) - to estimate the above parameters between 2000 and 2030....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437412
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Determinants of International Competitiveness: A Comparative Study of the Sugar Industry in Australia, Brazil, and the European Union
Banerjee, Shantanu - 2005
generates competitiveness. The dissertation employs a qualitative method of comparative analysis between Australia, Brazil and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438236