Search Results - subject:"MODERNISATION"

Organic policy in Austria: greening and greenwashing

Schermer, Markus - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 1/2, pp. 40-50

Within the EU Austria is in the vanguard of the development of organic farming, with more than 10% of farms and land under organic management. Austria therefore provides an excellent example of what happens when organic production becomes an accepted mainstream mode of farming. This raises key...

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The political economy of growth and green politics in Ireland

Leonard, Liam - In: International Journal of Green Economics 2 (2008) 4, pp. 442-457

The current economic crisis arrived at the end of an extended period of accelerated growth in Ireland. The paper will examine the impact for the Irish Greens, including a discussion of the role of the 'Green Political Economy', in the aftermath of that party's rise to power as junior...

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The political economy of growth and green politics in Ireland

Leonard, Liam - In: International Journal of Green Economics 2 (2008) 4, pp. 442-457

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Towards a model of green political economy: from ecological modernisation to economic security

Barry, John - In: International Journal of Green Economics 1 (2007) 3/4, pp. 446-464

modernisation' is the dominant conceptualisation of 'sustainable development' within the UK, and illustrates this by looking at some … ecological modernisation, supporters of more radical versions of sustainable development need to also be aware of the strategic …

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Public sector performance improvement through private sector management practices: a satisfactory solution?

Ghobadian, Abby; Gallear, David; Viney, Howard; … - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 9 (2007) 4, pp. 363-379

This paper examines the assumption that the injection of market discipline and private sector management practices will result in the transformation of public services. The present UK government looks for an opportunity to achieve synergy between the public and private sectors to improve the...

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Risk, genetically modified food and the US/EU divide

Toke, Dave - In: International Journal of Green Economics 1 (2007) 3/4, pp. 407-418

representative of his 'analysis' of archetypal 'reflexive modernisation', while EU policies (on GM food at least) represent more self …

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Mexico's crisis: financial modernisation and financial fragility

LÓPEZ, G. J. - In: BNL Quarterly Review 50 (1997) 201, pp. 165-185

The work seeks to analyse Mexico's recent exchange-rate crisis in relation to the debate on financial modernisation and … some aspects of the country's evolution in the light of the financial modernisation debate. An explanation of the crisis in … modernisation and the external crisis is examined. A number of conclusions are reached about Mexico's experiences in attempting to …

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Mexico's crisis: financial modernisation and financial fragility

LÓPEZ, G. J. - In: Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review 50 (1997) 201, pp. 165-185

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Technology transfer: international collaboration in Sri Lanka

Ganesan, Sivaguru; Kelsey, John - In: Construction Management and Economics 24 (2006) 7, pp. 743-753

construction, and built up an impressive absorptive capacity, with modernisation of the entire industry in prospect. The paper …

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Socio-cultural aspects of the relationship between the EU and East Asia, with particular reference to China

Golden, Seán - In: Asia Europe Journal 4 (2006) 2, pp. 265-294

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