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Good institutions and tax revenue outcomes in resource-rich countries : when "good" is not enough
Chachu, Daniel Ofoe - 2021
find evidence of a mitigating role for 'constraints on executive power' and 'democracy'. Other covariates found to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012509295
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Extending the frontiers of financial development for sustainability of the MENA states : the roles of resource abundance and institutional quality
Onifade, Stephen T.; Gyamfi, Bright Akwasi; Haouas, Ilham; … - 2023
Resource abundance characterizes economies within the MENA region from North Africa to the Middle East. As such, to improve financial development (FD) for regional economic sustainability, this study provides a comprehensive analysis of the roles of natural resources abundance and institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014339312
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Equitable and sustainable development of foreign land acquisitions : what have we learnt on policy syndromes and implications?
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nguena, Christian Lambert - 2014
Large-scale agricultural land acquisitions have been covered substantially in recent literature. Despite the wealth of theoretical and empirical studies on this subject, there is no study that has reviewed existing literature in light of concerns over sustainable and equitable management. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409817
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How do we legislate for improved community development?
Otto, James M. - 2017
A large mining project has the potential to be a partner in assisting local communities in their development efforts. Communities located in close proximity to a large mine have every right to expect that the project will benefit their community. Often, reality falls short of their expectations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011637747
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The Emergence of a Standards Market : Multiplicity of Sustainability Standards in the Global Coffee Industry
Reinecke, Juliane - 2012
The growing number of voluntary standards for governing transnational arenas is presenting standards organizations with a problem. While claiming that they are pursuing shared, overarching objectives, at the same time, they are promoting their own respective standards that are increasingly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113341
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A Modular Governance Architecture In-the-Making : How Transnational Standard-Setters Govern Sustainability Transitions
Manning, Stephan - 2017
Sustainability transitions have been studied as complex multi-level processes, but we still know relatively little about how they can be effectively governed, especially in transnational domains. Governance of transitions is often constrained by the equivocality of sustainability goals, the...
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Organic agriculture in least developed countries in relation to the development of the organic farming sector in Poland : the example of African xountries versus the organic sector...
Rydz-Żbikowska, Anna - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 23 (2020) 4, pp. 209-230
Over the past few years, organic farming has seen a dynamic development globally. In 2015, the global market for organic products was €81.6 billion, rising to more than €90 billion in 2018 (Światowy rynek produktów ekologicznych osiągnął wartość 90 mld euro 2019). There has also been...
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Palm Oil Under Discussion : The Pros and Cons of an Agricultural Raw Material in Sustainable Food Production
Reinecke, Juliane - 2015
Since 1980 the amount of palm oil sold on the market has increased more than ten-fold. A critical public discussion … regarding the cultivation of palm oil – and above all in the developing countries of South-East Asia – has developed (in the … western countries). Above all local Asian companies are pushing ahead with the exponential growth of the palm oil market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013037939
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Clean power for a cool planet : electricity infrastructure plans and the Paris Agreement
Mirabile, Mariana; Calder, Jennifer - 2018
Meeting the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement requires a transformational change in our infrastructure systems. Given the long lifetime of infrastructure, there is an urgency to build more of the right type of it. The failure to do so will lock-in emissions for decades to come, or create...
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Critical minerals for energy transition and sustainable development in Africa
Clair, Antoine; Jacolin, Luc; Vertier, Paul - 2024
The ongoing energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies could have contrasting effects on African economies, particularly through increased extrac- tion of metals critical to this transition. This paper describes the opportunities and challenges posed by the development of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014517296