This paper describes a new model, Climate and Regional Economics of Development (CRED), which is designed to analyze the economics of climate and development choices. Its principal innovations are the treatment of global equity, calculation of the optimum interregional flows of resources, and...

Zugang zu bezahlbarer und erneuerbarer Energie ist eines der zentralen nachhaltigen Entwicklungsziele (Sustainable Development Goals), die die Vereinten Nationen 2015 verabschiedet haben. Insbesondere bei der Elektrifizierung in Ländern des Globalen Südens wurden in den vergangenen Jahren...

Zugang zu bezahlbarer und erneuerbarer Energie ist eines der zentralen nachhaltigen Entwicklungsziele (Sustainable Development Goals), die die Vereinten Nationen 2015 verabschiedet haben. Insbesondere bei der Elektrifizierung in Ländern des Globalen Südens wurden in den vergangenen Jahren...

This article was written for a collective book published by Delga Publ., gathering together contributions on contemporary China, in particular those presented during a conference organized at the French National Assembly in March 2013. It proposes critical comments on La Voie chinoise written by...

This paper seeks to explore the issues of Internet governance from a development perspective. The WSIS process and the report of the UN Working group on Internet Governance provide an initial framework within which to develop the issues. These issues not only concern the equitable distribution...

As increasingly obvious signs tell us that the natural environment is changing abruptly and, unfortunately, noticeably, the natural resources are increasingly depleted but have to support a growing population, strategies for the sustainable development of the society will have to be implemented,...

This article empirically investigates the patterns, determinants and impact of banking regulation in a large cross section of countries. Major differences of banking regulation across countries are found to be in four dimensions, i.e., the extent of government ownership of banks, the intensity...

Angesichts des globalen Wettlaufs um Afrikas Ressourcen ist die EU darauf aus, Wirtschaftliche Partnerschaftsabkommen (EPAs) mit afrikanischen Staaten bis Oktober 2014 abzuschließen. Diese EPAs sind sollen nicht nur der Liberalisierung des Handels dienen, sondern auch die Wirtschaftsentwicklung...

This report is provided in the scope of the project “Advancing REACH”, funded by the research plan of the German Ministry of the Environment. The project aims to develop options to improve the (implementation of) the REACH regulation by analysing various REACH processes and related issues,...

This book investigates what international placements of healthcare employees in low resource settings add to the UK workforce and the efficacy of the its national health system. The authors present empirical data collected from a volunteer deployment project in Uganda focused on reducing...