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We first review the literature relating to the protection of the modern sector in developing countries (DCs). We then discuss the connections between protection, economic dualism, and optimal environmental policy in DCs. Next, we construct an intertemporal model of the environmental policy...
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This paper explores four different rationales for incorporating a concern for the natural environment into the practice of microfinance. A binomial descriptive content analysis investigates the incidence of this so-called ‘green microfinance' in a sample of forty microfinance institutions...
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We first examine the literature pertaining to the protection of the modern sector in developing countries (DCs). We then discuss the nexuses between protection, economic dualism, and optimal environmental policy in DCs. Next, we build a dynamic model of the environmental policy formulation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014131579
We analyze a dynamic model of environmental policy in a stylized developing country (DC) with a dual economy. This DC's economy is distorted in part because the government subsidizes the exports of the non-polluting sector of the economy. We analyze the employment and output effects of three...
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I construct a dynamic model of the environmental policy formulation process in a stylized developing country (DC). Next, I analyze the employment and output effects of three pollution control policies. These policies embody different assumptions about the DC government's ability to commit to its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014068718
We study an intertemporal model of environmental policy in a developing country with a dual economy. This developing country's economy is distorted because, among other things, the government subsidizes the exports of the sector of the economy that does not pollute. We study the output and...
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SEA is a powerful tool to enhance the contributions of a national/sectoral policy or strategy (strategic document …) towards environmentally sustainable, climate resilient and low carbon development. SEA was first piloted in EU development … designing, managing and using the findings of an SEA; it brings you practical advice to make the most of this tool. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015287269
SEA is a powerful tool to enhance the contributions of a national/sectoral policy or strategy (strategic document …) towards environmentally sustainable, climate resilient and low carbon development. SEA was first piloted in EU development … designing, managing and using the findings of an SEA; it brings you practical advice to make the most of this tool. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015290732
The current framework for improving aid effectiveness, the ‘Paris’ agenda of harmonization and alignment, has been found lacking. Alternatives are needed. This paper highlights some examples of recent innovations in the management and delivery of development aid. Drawing upon Barder (2009)...
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