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Green accounting, institutional quality and investment decisions : macroeconomic implications from an analysis of the oil and mining sector
Stöver, Jana - 2016
This paper investigates the effect of institutional quality on sustainable development.Institutional quality is assumed to determine the (perceived) risk in the face of which oil and mining firms determine their level of investment in physical and natural capital. Since these two types of...
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How do students assess the sustainability of their university? : a comparison between Dutch and Romanian students from business schools
Popescu, Florentin; Edu, Tudor; Negricea, Costel-Iliuţă; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 22 (2020) 54, pp. 411-431
This article is exploratory in its essence and aims to analyse the sustainability of universities in the case of three … future sustainable business persons? There is a growing interest in researching students' perceptions on the sustainability … secondary data analysis, based on the online information provided by the universities, in order to assess the sustainability of …
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Circular economy : a new direction for the sustainability of the hotel industry in Romania?
Pamfilie, Rodica; Firoiu, Daniela; Croitoru, Adina-Gabriela - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 20 (2018) 48, pp. 388-404
more appropriate model for the current tendencies of ensuring the sustainability of economic processes. Tourism, as an …
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Reality of a Sustainable Economy
Dumitrescu, Miron; Paula – Angela Vidrascu; … - In: Hyperion Economic Journal 1 (2013) 3, pp. 65-74
Sustainable development addresses the complex concept of quality of life, economically, socially and environmentally, by promoting the idea of balance between economic development, social equity, efficiency and environmental conservation. This article aims to analyze a number of indicators of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781489
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Indicators of Sustainable Development - A Comparative Analysis Between Bulgaria and Romania in European Context
Stanciulescu, Gabriela Cecilia; Bulin, Daniel - In: International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories 2 (2012) 2, pp. 91-98
In the past 20 years, both locally and at national and regional interest in sustainable development has been increasing. Sustainable development is associated with quality of life, such that economy-environment-human relationship is the focus. Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU in 2007 and their...
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Mineral Policy in the Era of Sustainable Development:historical context and future content
Šolar, Slavko V.; Shields, Deborah J.; Miller, Michael D. - Economics Department, South Dakota State University - 2009
The goal of public policies is to connect desired ends with practical means toward their achievement. How the desired ends are determined, and whose goals and objectives they incorporate, depends upon the culture and political system of the country in question. With few exceptions, policies...
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Avoiding the <i>Limits to Growth:</i> Gross National Happiness in Bhutan as a Model for Sustainable Development
Brooks, Jeremy S. - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 9, pp. 3640-3664
National Happiness (GNH) exemplifies Bhutan’s commitment to holistic development and dovetails with arguments about the … happiness is being measured, and discuss the emergence of social norms and a shared Bhutanese identity that may contribute to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011030234
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An Empirical Survey of the Ramifications of a Green Economy
Heshmati, Almas - 2014
The unprecedented deterioration of our global environment has increased the necessity of relying upon Green Economic policies as critical and effective environmental management tools. The current situation has stimulated extensive research and debate among global interest groups. This has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352244
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The Sustainable Development Goals and the systems approach to sustainability
Barbier, Edward; Burgess, Joanne C. - 2017
The authors explore the link between the systems approach to sustainability and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011665576
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The new urban agenda: A challenge or an opportunity for Polish cities?
Bernaciak, Anna - In: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) 17 (2017) 4, pp. 879-892
assumptions of the document seem to be quite difficult to achieve. They address both the issue of environmental sustainability and …
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