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The economics of tourism and sustainable development

Lanza, Alessandro (contributor); Markandya, Anil (contributor) - 2005

1. An investigation on the growth performance of small tourism countries -- 2. Forecasting international tourism demand and uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji -- 3. Land, environmental externalities and tourism development -- 4. Tourism, increasing returns and welfare -- 5. How to develop...

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The nature of economic growth : an alternative framework for understanding the performance of nations

Thirlwall, A. P. - 2002

1. Growth theory in the history of thought -- 2. Neoclassical and 'new' growth theory : a critique -- 3. Manufacturing … of payments constrained growth : theory and evidence -- 6. The endogeneity of the natural rate of growth. … theory …

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Capitalism, inclusive growth, and social protection : inherent contradiction or achievable vision?

Krämer, Hagen; Proaño Acosta, Christian; Setterfield, Mark - 2023

vision of how capitalism works, chapters address the need for an alternative theory of economic policy-making by combining …

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Knowledge, technological catch-up and economic growth

Rogers, Mark - 2003

Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the...

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Economic growth and environmental policy : a theoretical approach

Hettich, Frank - 2000

The use of dynamic models to address the problem of environmental degradation is central to environmental policy because decisions taken now affect not only the current generation but have a profound impact on the future. In this innovative book, Frank Hettich uses dynamic modelling to study the...

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Growth, unemployment, and deindustrialization

Groot, Henri L. F. de - 2000

endogenous growth theory, economic growth and unemployment, labour market economics and industrial organization …

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Environment, technology and economic growth : the challenge to sustainable development

Tylecote, Andrew (ed.); Straaten, Jan van der (ed.) - 1997

At the end of the 20th century economists and policymakers face an unprecedented dual challenge: to avert ecological disaster and to end mass unemployment by accelerating and redirecting world economic growth. This major volume brings together contributions from environmental and technological...

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Employment, growth, and finance : economic reality, and economic growth

Davidson, Paul (ed.); Kregel, J. A. (ed.) - 1994

This important new book brings together a significant body of new essays on some of the central economic problems facing governments, firms and individuals in the 1990s. Under the direction of Paul Davidson and Jan Kregel, an international group of distinguished economists provide new...

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Economic growth and distribution : on the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Salvadori, Neri (ed.) - 2006

issues connected with growth theory considered from different theoretical perspectives. Its uniqueness is derived from the … classical tradition, modern theory, and heterodox models; problems of policy; dynamics and business cycles; and the role of … scholars of the theory of economic growth, the theory of distribution, macroeconomics, classical and Keynesian economics, as …

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The economics of technology diffusion and energy efficiency

Mulder, Peter - 2005

Technological change plays a crucial role in realizing energy efficiency improvements and, therefore, in ameliorating the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality. However, the diffusion of new technologies can prove a costly and lengthy process, meaning that many firms do not...

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