First, we briefly discuss the very idea of tradable quotas, looking at a set of cases in which it has been proposed (but not implemented) outside the realm of pollution control and natural resources management. Next we study a proposal of tradable procreation quotas. We generalize Boulding's...

Environmental finance, particularly energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE) finance, can and should serve as an interface to other sub-sectors of financial sector promotion such as microfinance, housing finance or agricultural finance. For example, existing clients of financial...

Many contemporary development solutions and policy prescriptions place emphasis on the potential for closer integration of poor people or areas with global markets. But the prospects for the reduct-ion of chronic poverty depend in great measure on the nature of the broader economic processes...

In diesem Beitrag soll aufgezeigt werden, inwiefern die DNS als Finanzierungs- und Umweltschutzinstrument zur Lösung globaler Umweltprobleme und der Schuldenkrise der Dritten Welt und, wie unlängst auch vorgeschlagen (vgl. Schreiber (1988)), in Osteuropa beitragen können. Im nachfolgenden...

This book provides novel and in-depth perspectives on evaluating environment and sustainability issues in developing countries. Evaluating Environment in International Development focuses on the approaches and experiences of leading international organizations, not-for-profits, and multilateral...