STRONG OR WEAK SUSTAINABILITY: A CASE STUDY OF EMERGING ASIA
... have established that the scarcity of natural resources poses a real constraint on lasting growth. As discussed in the introduction, sustainable development can be looked at from two different points of view. One way is to view the environment in terms of the natural resources or natural capital tha ...
... have established that the scarcity of natural resources poses a real constraint on lasting growth. As discussed in the introduction, sustainable development can be looked at from two different points of view. One way is to view the environment in terms of the natural resources or natural capital tha ...
The Impact of Social Structure on
... 1) Norms and Network Density. Norms—shared ideas about the proper way to behave—are clearer, more firmly held and easier to enforce the more dense a social network. (If a social network consists of n “nodes,” people, firms or other social units, “density” is the proportion of the possible n(n ⫺ 1)/ ...
... 1) Norms and Network Density. Norms—shared ideas about the proper way to behave—are clearer, more firmly held and easier to enforce the more dense a social network. (If a social network consists of n “nodes,” people, firms or other social units, “density” is the proportion of the possible n(n ⫺ 1)/ ...
The Global Financial Crisis: Impact on Asia and Policy Challenges Ahead
... The global financial crisis is an important reminder to all countries that structural reforms in the real economy are inevitable. Many economies in Asia did well in pursuing institutional, banking, and corporate sector reforms following the Asian crisis. In the aftermath of the global financial cris ...
... The global financial crisis is an important reminder to all countries that structural reforms in the real economy are inevitable. Many economies in Asia did well in pursuing institutional, banking, and corporate sector reforms following the Asian crisis. In the aftermath of the global financial cris ...
Beyond GDP: Valuing what matters and measuring natural capital
... will not be impaired by it. Conversely, something which might not be measured by objective measures, but is very important to an individual, will influence their life satisfaction. From an environmental perspective, the debate around alternative measures of progress can be looked at from ...
... will not be impaired by it. Conversely, something which might not be measured by objective measures, but is very important to an individual, will influence their life satisfaction. From an environmental perspective, the debate around alternative measures of progress can be looked at from ...
Input substitutability, trade costs and the product cycle ISBN : 2-85418-945-0
... inputs, in the South. The model encompasses the situation where the North has skilled labor that can be moved at a cost abroad while the South would be producing standardized tasks or raw materials; the model says that with equal per value trade costs and equal technological requirements in the prod ...
... inputs, in the South. The model encompasses the situation where the North has skilled labor that can be moved at a cost abroad while the South would be producing standardized tasks or raw materials; the model says that with equal per value trade costs and equal technological requirements in the prod ...
Adolescence PP
... adolescent children as being harmonious • a view which was confirmed by their children. ...
... adolescent children as being harmonious • a view which was confirmed by their children. ...
The West Must Allow a Power Shift in International Organizations
... not give contributing member countries a higher voting share in the Fund. But at the same time as they agreed the NAB, the G20 countries committed themselves to revise the governance of the Fund so as to shift quota share and voting power in favor of dynamic emerging market economies. Their communiq ...
... not give contributing member countries a higher voting share in the Fund. But at the same time as they agreed the NAB, the G20 countries committed themselves to revise the governance of the Fund so as to shift quota share and voting power in favor of dynamic emerging market economies. Their communiq ...
Ecological Democracy and Sustainable Development
... We begin by conceptualizing sustainability as the ratio of human welfare or quality of life to overall environmental impact. We propose an indicator of sustainability that uses infant survival—a key component of the Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI)- as a measure of welfare. We combine two measu ...
... We begin by conceptualizing sustainability as the ratio of human welfare or quality of life to overall environmental impact. We propose an indicator of sustainability that uses infant survival—a key component of the Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI)- as a measure of welfare. We combine two measu ...
What is the Hegelian Dialectic?
... no support for their shibboleth of class oppression. Since they were slippery customers rather than scientists, they were not likely to relinquish their views just because something did not fit." (see: Marxism and Darwinism by Anton Pannekoek, 1912.) In 1877 Lewis Henry Morgan published Ancient Soci ...
... no support for their shibboleth of class oppression. Since they were slippery customers rather than scientists, they were not likely to relinquish their views just because something did not fit." (see: Marxism and Darwinism by Anton Pannekoek, 1912.) In 1877 Lewis Henry Morgan published Ancient Soci ...
Chapter Nine: Global Stratification
... B. Unlike Marx, Max Weber did not believe that property was the sole basis of a person’s position in the stratification system, but rather that property, prestige, and power determine social class. 1. Property (or wealth) is an essential element; however, powerful people, like managers of corporatio ...
... B. Unlike Marx, Max Weber did not believe that property was the sole basis of a person’s position in the stratification system, but rather that property, prestige, and power determine social class. 1. Property (or wealth) is an essential element; however, powerful people, like managers of corporatio ...
The Rational Choice Generalization of Neoclassical Economics
... generalization seeks to embrace the noneconomic components or subsystems of society such as the polity ~public and social choice theory!, group behavior ~the economic logic of collective action!, religious beliefs ~the economics of religion!, ideology, morals, education and other culture, the family ...
... generalization seeks to embrace the noneconomic components or subsystems of society such as the polity ~public and social choice theory!, group behavior ~the economic logic of collective action!, religious beliefs ~the economics of religion!, ideology, morals, education and other culture, the family ...
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... In the absence of trade, Foreign can use one unit of labor to produce 1/a*LC = 1/6 pound of cheese using the domestic technology. Can it do better by specializing in wine and trading wine with Home for cheese? In the presence of trade, Foreign can use one unit of labor to produce 1/a*LW = 1/3 gallon ...
... In the absence of trade, Foreign can use one unit of labor to produce 1/a*LC = 1/6 pound of cheese using the domestic technology. Can it do better by specializing in wine and trading wine with Home for cheese? In the presence of trade, Foreign can use one unit of labor to produce 1/a*LW = 1/3 gallon ...
Community Interaction and Its Importance for - The Career
... believe in the efficacy of hope, comfortable with consulting our kind of expertise, The idea of an adviser, taking them through a list of factors, for making a decision, would not phase them in any way. And, if asked, they would give that process a positive evaluation. But it is a moot point what pr ...
... believe in the efficacy of hope, comfortable with consulting our kind of expertise, The idea of an adviser, taking them through a list of factors, for making a decision, would not phase them in any way. And, if asked, they would give that process a positive evaluation. But it is a moot point what pr ...
PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT Productivity, social expenditure and income distribution
... social inclusion will find a ceiling. Slow productivity growth compromises competitiveness, which in turn compromises growth and the creation of formal employments. It is therefore necessary to consider trends in both social expenditure and productivity together in order to assess whether recent imp ...
... social inclusion will find a ceiling. Slow productivity growth compromises competitiveness, which in turn compromises growth and the creation of formal employments. It is therefore necessary to consider trends in both social expenditure and productivity together in order to assess whether recent imp ...
