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The challenging economics of energy security: Ensuring energy benefits in support to sustainable development

Blum, Helcio; Legey, Luiz F.L. - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) 6, pp. 1982-1989

Energy is a key-resource to economic development and is required to be available continuously and in adequate amounts. Also, it is expected to be affordable and environmentally friendly. Ensuring this is a challenge, yet strategic to maintain economies running under a sustainable pattern. Energy...

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Socioeconomic value of religion and the impacts of ideological change in China

Cao, Shixiong - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 6, pp. 2621-2626

Ideology is a primary factor that influences socioeconomic development and social stability, particularly in rapidly changing developing countries such as China. To understand the socioeconomic value of ideology during China's recent history, and the impacts of ideological change, I evaluated...

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Avoiding chaos in Wonderland

Kohring, G.A. - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 368 (2006) 1, pp. 214-224

diagram into a region of sustainability while ensuring minimal regret with respect to long-term economic growth. …

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THE CHALLENGES FOR THE CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY IN CENTURY XXI

Gil Lafuente, Anna M.; Barcellos Paula, Luciano - In: Revista Galega de Economía 20 (2011) 2

sustainable development and corporate sustainability are now in evidence which increases the responsibility of business to its … focus is to reflect on the challenges to sustainability in the twenty-first century with all these instruments and …

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“Fleshing out” an engagement with a social accounting technology

Fraser, Michael - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 25 (2012) March, pp. 508-534

implicated in sustainability thinking. In doing so the paper responds to a lack of in-depth engagements of social accounting …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical account of a social accounting technology applied within … a New Zealand Local Body Authority and reflect on “assemblages” that enable change for sustainability thinking at the …

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Neoliberal peace and the development deficit in post-conflict Sierra Leone

Pemunta, Ngambouk Vitalis - In: International Journal of Development Issues 11 (2012) 3, pp. 192-207

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the structural factors responsible for why “donor darling” has not changed the pitfalls of stagnation and lifted post-conflict Sierra Leone out of poverty. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopts a bottom-up approach (“through...

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Shaping Global Business Conduct: the 2011 Update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Schekulin, Manfred - In: Transnational Corporations Review 3 (2011) 4, pp. 1-2

This article discussed an update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the fifth revision since their adoption in 1976. The author points out that the update achieved its objective of redefining the ¡°gold standard¡± for responsible business conduct in a global context....

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The Lower Niger River dredging and indigenous wetland livelihoods in Nigeria: the Anam communities in Ugbolu, Delta State, as a case study

Okonkwo, Amaechi - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 14 (2012) 5, pp. 667-689

The article explored systemic tendencies for state-led development projects in Nigeria, such as the recently concluded Lower Niger River dredging, to compromise indigenous livelihoods. Development research methods were sensitized with James Ferguson’s antipolitics machine critique and used to...

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Deliberating on renewable and sustainable energy policies in China

Liu, Li-qun; Liu, Chun-xia; Wang, Jing-si - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 17 (2013) C, pp. 191-198

In order to realize the sustainable development of country and society, many countries have established their renewable energy law and development strategy no matter developed countries or developing countries. It is well known that China is the largest developing country in the world, and the...

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Organization and Implementation of Integrated Management System Processes - Cruise Port Dubrovnik

Raguz, Ivona Vrdoljak; Perucic, Doris; Pavlic, Ivana - In: International Review of Management and Marketing 2 (2012) 4, pp. 199-209

World cruise market is very dynamic and it is characterised by constant changes in offer and demand. Dubrovnik, as one of the leading port in the Mediterranean is faced with the problem of large concentrations of ships and passengers in a short period of time. Paper provides answers to the...

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