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The authors turn to the large family of institutions that came into existence in post-Soviet Eurasia (and, in some ways, beyond it) over the last two decades. The researchers review their current state, agenda, real and perceived mandate, and their respective achievements and constraints. The...
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intervene in markets. We examine state ownership of firms as one tool of government control. Taking China and India as examples …
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Neither environmental economics nor environmental philosophy have adequately examined the moral implications of imposing environmental degradation and ecosystem instability upon our descendants. A neglected aspect of these problems is the supposed extent of the burden that the current generation...
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This study quantifies CO2 emissions caused by consumption of natural gas, alcohol and petroleum derivatives for six Brazilian regions, and evaluates the impact of possible policies for emission control. The connection between the level of activity and CO2 emissions for each energy input is...
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This study empirically investigates the causal relationship between mineral exploration and environmental pollution in …, environmental pollution and foreign direct investment are statistically linked. The regression on the ordinary least square … illustrates that the impact of oil and natural gas exploration on the Nigerian environment is persistent in the long-run. The …
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Exploring the short-run and long-run relationships between consumption of various sources of non-renewable energy, economic growth and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions would be considered as a golden key to provide rational energy policies of Iran in the post sanctions era. The aim of this paper...
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The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of Jacobian externalities stemmed from different technological sectors for international firms engaged both in environmental and in dirty activities. Firms' innovation, measured, as the development of new patents, is a key factor behind the...
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This paper analyzes China's development strategy by focusing on both global and regional approaches to solving problems … of energy security and ecological imbalance by addressing specifically the problems of China’s energy security. PRC … assumption can be seen to entail the goal of creating further technological capabilities. In particular, China seems to be firmly …
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Northeast Asia has become increasingly important. Globalisation and China’s galloping economy have caused radically different …-territorial policy responses to such issues as trade, finance, the environment, human rights and human security. The copyright of this … on political economy, security, norms and identity, environment, human rights, migration and human security in Northeast …
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), to the detriment of regional integration and pro-poor growth. However, mounting competi-tion between China and other …
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