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Since the announcement of the birth of Dolly the cloned sheep in February 1997, assiduous attempts have been made to emphasise the potential benefits of human cloning techniques that do not result in a cloned baby: replacement body organs; cancer and ageing research; testing new pharmaceuticals,...
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This article investigates the impacts of governance and GDP on environmental quality, as measured by water quality, air … conditional upon governance. Increases in GDP and progress of governance are associated with constant improvement of air and water … quality. Specifically, water quality improvements are more dependent on governance, while GDP seems to have a greater impact …
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This article proposes a policy framework for analysing corporate governance toward sustainable development. The aim is … conditions for market actors are set. For this reason, multi-layered governance structures seem advantageous if new solutions are … different corporate strategies. Because governance has to set incentives for quite a diverse set of actors in their daily …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754370
hand, as the development of new forms of governance that bring stakeholders together at local levels and across levels, to …
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This paper describes achievements from the human dimensions research within New Zealand's 'Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Terrestrial Biosphere' programme, in three parts: (i) regional responses to climate change policy development, (ii) indigenous groups, land use and climate...
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This paper examines the causes of the failure by the Region of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) to meet its objectives on sustainability. The analysis shows that in such macro matters as sustainability, scale does indeed matter, as do numerous other factors including the degree of trust in...
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Since the announcement of the birth of Dolly the cloned sheep in February 1997, assiduous attempts have been made to emphasise the potential benefits of human cloning techniques that do not result in a cloned baby: replacement body organs; cancer and ageing research; testing new pharmaceuticals,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563683
This article investigates the impacts of governance and GDP on environmental quality, as measured by water quality, air … conditional upon governance. Increases in GDP and progress of governance are associated with constant improvement of air and water … quality. Specifically, water quality improvements are more dependent on governance, while GDP seems to have a greater impact …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563774
This article proposes a policy framework for analysing corporate governance toward sustainable development. The aim is … conditions for market actors are set. For this reason, multi-layered governance structures seem advantageous if new solutions are … different corporate strategies. Because governance has to set incentives for quite a diverse set of actors in their daily …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563801
other hand, as the development of new forms of governance that bring stakeholders together at local levels and across levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563825