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Environmental co-operation and institutional change : theories and policies for European agriculture

Hagedorn, Konrad (ed.) - 2002

Although the history of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is dominated by a process of centralisation, growing pressures to integrate agri-environmental problems into the CAP have revealed the need to embrace decentralised approaches in an efficient federal structure. Indeed, in recent years...

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The economics of wealth creation : proceedings of Section F (Economics) of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Plymouth, 1991

Ball, R. J. (ed.) - British Association for the Advancement of Science … - 1992

This important book explores many different aspects of the wealth creation process. It includes new essays by senior members of the economics profession focusing on aspects of competitive advantage, the environment, the integration of trade, manufacturing and services, the policies of wealth...

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Conversations on growth, stability and trade : an historical perspective

Snowdon, Brian - 2002

1. Introduction : the world economy in historical perspective -- 2. Economic growth and development : a very long-run view -- 3. Growth theories : old and new -- 4. Managing aggregate economic instability : from Keynes to Lucas -- 5. International economic integration in the Second Global Age.

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Sustainable agriculture in Brazil : economic development and deforestations

Caviglia, Jill L. - 1999

in the Brazilian Amazon. Although sustainable agriculture was introduced to the Amazon area about 10 years ago, it has …-and-burn agriculture by small-scale farmers. The adoption of sustainable agriculture by these farmers could reduce the rate of … adoption of sustainable agriculture and, once the adoption decision has been made, the intensity of adoption. The author finds …

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Sustainable farm forestry in the tropics : social and economic analysis and policy

Harrison, Stephen Robert (ed.); Herbohn, J. L. (ed.) - 2001

There has been an increased awareness of the need to establish and maintain small-scale forestry in tropical countries. This is due to concerns over continued deforestation, as well as the long-term environmental and economic resources these plantations can contribute if managed successfully....

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Climate change and agriculture : an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects

Mendelsohn, Robert O.; Dinar, Ariel - 2009

Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and … how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. This book examines 22 countries across four continents, including … climate change on agriculture -- 4. The Ricardian method -- 5. Modeling adaptation to climate change -- 6. Structural …

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China in the global economy

Lloyd, Peter J. (contributor); Zhang, Xiaoguang (contributor) - 2000

pt. 1. The macroeconomy -- pt. 2. State-owned enterprises -- pt. 3. International trade -- pt. 4. Agriculture -- pt. 5 …

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International handbook on the economics of integration : Volume 3: Factor mobility, agriculture, environment and quantitative studies

Jovanović, Miroslav N. (contributor) - 2011

pt. 1. Factor mobility -- pt. 2. Agriculture and enviroment -- pt. 3. Quantification of effects of integration …

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Environmental protection in China : land-use management

Bennett, Jeff (contributor); Zhang, Lei (contributor); … - 2008

1. Agriculture and the environment / Jeff Bennett -- 2. Land-use management in China / Xuehong Wang, Hongyun Han and …

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Nature and agriculture in the European union : new perspectives on policies that shape the European countryside

Brouwer, Floor (contributor); … - 2002

Nature and agriculture both shape the European countryside and one of the main challenges for the years to come will be … book identifies the dilemmas facing European agriculture and explores their economic and ecological consequences. The … role of agriculture and nature policy and will guide the identification of suitable policy instruments …

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