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Large scale societal transitions in the past
Fischer-Kowalski, Marina; Hausknost, Daniel - 2013
WP 201 takes a historical perspective in analysing past systemic social-ecological transition processes. The research paper (MS 27) emerging from task 201.2 explores two major energy transitions of the past: the transition to the use of fossil fuels (e.g. starting with coal in the UK in the 17th...
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Causal Connection between Economic Growth and Carbon Release in Bangladesh : A Vector Autoregression (VAR) Model Study
Sakib, Mohammad Nazmus; Hurira, Abu; Islam, Sadikul - 2022
Bangladesh's economy has been rising steadily during the last few decades. Bangladesh's GDP growth rate, IN particular, has been astounding during the last several years. The contribution made by Bangladesh's economy is diversifying on a daily basis. But first and foremost the primary issue is...
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Myanmar's Agriculture Sector : Unlocking the Potential for Inclusive Growth
Raitzer, David - 2015
– private partnerships may help to address these barriers to investment, but increased public investment is vital over the …
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Temporary Prosperity or Sustainable Development : The Long-Run Impact of Developing Pollution Intensive Industries
Nian, Hongyu; Xu, Zhiwei; Yin, haitao - 2021
We revisit the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) argument that an economy could pollute and develop at first and reduce pollution as income continues to grow. We propose a dynamic structural model to capture the interaction between economic growth, human capital accumulation, environmental...
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Reducing regional disparities for inclusive growth in Bulgaria
Hermansen, Mikkel - 2021
Regions with large cities are driving growth in Bulgaria, while many rural regions suffer from depopulation and rapid …
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Dynamics of General and Environmental Protection Investments and the Prospects for Bulgaria's Economic Growth
Pirimova, Vera Dimitrova; Doneva, Dafina Georgieva - 2002
After a decade characterized by a difficult transition from central planning and administration towards free-market … economy, the conditions of growth in Bulgaria have gradually been improving. Stimulating growth and improving the social … position of the population are important factors for Bulgaria's accession to the EU and its integration into the EU economic …
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Growth, Pollution, and Life Expectancy : China from 1991-2012
Ebenstein, Avraham - 2015
This paper examines the relationship between income, pollution, and mortality in China from 1991-2012. Using first-difference models, we document a robust positive association between city-level GDP and life expectancy. We also find a negative association between city-level particulate air...
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Growth, Pollution, and Life Expectancy : China from 1991-2012
Ebenstein, Avraham - 2015
This paper examines the relationship between income, pollution, and mortality in China from 1991-2012. Using first-difference models, we document a robust positive association between city-level GDP and life expectancy. We also find a negative association between city level particulate air...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013028350
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Tiger Conservation in India - Project Tiger
Khandelwal, Varun - 2014
The primary focus of the paper is to analyze the Indian Tiger Conservation program - Project Tiger. The circumstances that lead to and the conditions under which the program was launched are discussed. National Parks in India lead to a situation where the natives of the forest are deprived of...
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Does Ecological Footprint Impede Economic Growth? An Empirical Analysis Based on the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis
Uddin, Gazi; Alam, Khorshed; Gow, Jeff - 2016
This paper examines the relationship between income and environmental quality using environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis. The hypothesised link is tested using time‐series analysis of 22 countries over the period 1961–2011. The degree of environmental impacts of economic activity is...
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