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McNutt, Patrick A.; Batho, Charlie A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 8, pp. 656-666

value set theory of the firm. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology has centred on good governance amongst employees … code of ethics that is not just about right and wrong, but emphasises a contractual sense of duty to fellow employees as … contract or work arrangement within the firm that obligates them to do X. A value set theory of the firm could assist employees …

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Shifting the paradigm of return on investment: a composite index to measure overall corporate performance

Bardy, Roland; Massaro, Maurizio - In: Corporate Governance 13 (2013) 5, pp. 498-510

Purpose – This paper seeks to present a model which connects performance measurement at the business level to the concept of public goods usage, and thus incites a linkage between the micro- and macro-economic aspects of sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents the...

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Public goods, sustainable development and business accountability : Macro-micro linkages

Bardy, Roland - In: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 13 (2017) 1, pp. 34-43

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a linkage between performance measurement at the business level and the concept of public goods usage, and a linkage between the micro- and macro-economic aspects of sustainability. Design/methodology/approach Exhibiting the essentials of a public...

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Development 3.0

Devarajan, Shantayanan - In: Development Outreach 13 (2011) 1, pp. 8-11

Shantayanan Devarajan gave a lunch talk at a recent conference of civil society and technology people organized by the Tech@State folks at the U.S. State Department.

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State Preferences and the Provision of Public Goods / Staatspräferenzen und die Bereitstellung öffentlicher Güter

Matschke, Xenia - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 223 (2003) 6, pp. 712-718

Summary Countries differ substantially in the emphasis on the public sector and the ratio between state consumption and provision of public goods. It seems that these differences are often not well explained by only assuming a heterogeneous population. In this paper, I take differing state...

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Does activism matter? The case of environmental policy in the US states

Basu, Suchandra; Devaraj, Nirupama - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 10, pp. 923-943

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of activism in determining the identity of the “green” median voter and the influence of the green voter on environmental regulatory stringency in the US states. Design/methodology/approach – Regulatory stringency is measured...

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A framework for equitable apportionment of emission reduction commitments to mitigate global warming

Vazhayil, Joy P.; Sharma, Vinod K.; Balasubramanian, R. - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 5 (2011) 3, pp. 381-406

situations involving responsibility apportionment in public policies dealing with externalities. The framework is original and … externalities of a global or national dimension. …

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Is Green Growth Good for the Poor?

Dercon, Stefan - In: World Bank Research Observer 29 (2014) 2, pp. 163-185

The developing world is experiencing substantial environmental change, and climate change is likely to accelerate these processes in the coming decades. Due to their initial poverty and their relatively high dependence on environmental capital for their livelihoods, the poor are likely to suffer...

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Revisiting Environmental Kuznets Curve in Sub-Sahara Africa : Evidence from deforestation and all GHG emissions from agriculture

Ogundari, Kolawole; Ademuwagun, Adebola Abimbola; Ajao, … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 2, pp. 222-231

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to revisit the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) model in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries by focusing on two indicators of environmental change (EC), namely rate of deforestation (RD) and all greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture (Agric_GHG) with aim...

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Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change?

Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep; Mendelsohn, Robert; Hassan, Rashid - In: The World Bank Economic Review 20 (2006) 3, pp. 367-388

Measurement of the likely magnitude of the economic impact of climate change on African agriculture has been a challenge. Using data from a survey of more than 9,000 farmers across 11 African countries, a cross-sectional approach estimates how farm net revenues are affected by climate change...

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