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Impact of renminbi exchange rate expectation on China's foreign exchange reserves: an empirical analysis
Du, Jiancheng; Ge, Jiaoju; Qiao, Jin - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 6 (2014) 4, pp. 327-344
Compared with the previous researches giving scattered and qualitative discussions about the exchange rate expectation China's foreign exchange reserves (FER), this paper conducted an empirical research by adding the exchange rate expectation. Starting from the evolution path of RMB exchange...
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China's spatial-temporal pattern of population and energy
Ma, Xiao-Wei - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 31 (2009) 1, pp. 1-9
Irregular development among regions is one of the fundamental realities of China, especially in social and economic progress. Moreover, there is no exception in the development of population and energy. In this paper, we explore the characteristics of the seven most prominent patterns of...
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Local solutions as an element in China’s strategy for sustainability?
Ploberger, Christian - In: Local Economy 26 (2011) 5, pp. 439-446
Chinese official statements reflect an increasing awareness of the need to adopt a sustainable development path, and in particular to reduce the country’s dependence on coal. Doing so, however, is a complex challenge involving political and social as well as technical issues, which is...
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Royal delicacies at peasant prices: cross-national differences, common grounds – towards an empirically supported theory of the informal economic activities of migrants
Rezaei, Shahamak - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 2, pp. 109-154
Turkish groceries and fast food restaurants, Chinese barbecues, Pakistani kiosks, Iranian pizzerias and carpet stores, Arabic kebab houses, erotic artists from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, exchange agencies across Denmark and many other EU countries, a growing number of wholesale...
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Modelling competition between natural gas pipeline projects to China
Krey, Volker; Minullin, Yaroslav - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 10 (2010) 1/2, pp. 143-171
China's natural gas demand is expected to grow rapidly in the coming decades. Therefore the potential of several pipelines from Russia and other CIS countries to China has been investigated. A two-step game-theoretic procedure for the problem formulation is proposed to assess the projects'...
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City-level environmental pro-activeness in China and the European Union: differences and convergences
Francesch-Huidobro, Maria; Li, Vic Yu-wai; Lang, Graeme - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 12 (2009) 2/3/4, pp. 321-346
In an attempt to meet growing environmental challenges resulting from 30 years of rapid industrialisation, China is devising new incentives to motivate cities to meet higher environmental standards aiming at a more sustainable path of development. In this article, we seek to throw light on these...
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Calculation and analysis of genuine saving for forests in China
Ying, Zhang - In: International Journal of Green Economics 6 (2012) 2, pp. 137-144
'Genuine Saving' is an indicator which reflects the practical steps towards sustainability. This paper for the first …
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Sustainable human resource management in China: a study of a German multinational corporation
Rehu, Marjaana; Lusk, Edward J.; Wolff, Birgitta - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 2 (2006) 1/2, pp. 57-72
We propose three building blocks of sustainability regarding human resource management: 1. attracting employees; 2 … aspects of sustainability are examined in the context of a German multinational corporation that has established an operating … to organise these building blocks of sustainability considering the different institutional frameworks. …
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The influence of financial situation on environmental information disclosure in China's chemical industry
Zhang, Junrui; Guo, Huiting; Li, Bin; Wang, Wei - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 9 (2009) 3, pp. 272-286
From the perspective of voluntary disclosure, this paper examines empirically the impact of specific corporate financial factors on environment voluntary disclosure. Using a sample of 138 chemical industry listed companies in China, we find that more and more companies disclose environment...
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Economic growth and the environment in China: an empirical analysis of productivity
Managi, Shunsuke; Kaneko, Shinji - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 6 (2006) 1, pp. 89-133
China is an economic powerhouse with annual economic growth averaging close to 9% over the last 25 years. However, as a result of this extremely rapid economic growth, the scale and seriousness of its environmental problems are clearly evident. Consequently, a number of environmental problems,...
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