The "resource curse" is a potential threat to all countries relying on export income from abundant natural resources. The early literature hypothesized that easily accessible natural resources would lead to lack of technological progress. In this article we instead propose that abundance of...

Curbing CO2 emissions to combat climate change may be a defining challenge for the generation ahead. Due to their ecological footprint, rich countries have special responsibilities in this area. We present an innovative idea to deploy the evolving concept of the Physical Internet for the...

The effects of climate change on natural systems will be substantial, widespread, and likely irreversible. Warmer temperatures and changing precipitation patterns have already contributed to forest dieback and pushed some species toward extinction. Natural systems contribute to human welfare...

Marine protected areas (MPAs) provide both conservation and economic benefits. Recent international conservation actors have called for a dramatic increase in the area of MPAs from almost 8% to 30% of marine area by 2030 in a policy called 30X30. Both the economics and conservation science...

Are natural resources a curse or a blessing? The answer may depend on how natural wealth is managed. By transforming a temporary windfall into a permanent stock in the form of a sovereign wealth fund, resource-rich economies can avoid volatility and Dutch disease effects, save for future...

Contemporary Issues in Finance and Insolvency Law Volume 1 & 2This two-volume work reviews why we should internationalise current cross border insolvency and how we could restructure laws to address inadequacies.The two-volume work evaluates international regulatory reforms directed at detecting...