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Institutional Microeconomics of Development
"The narrative of development economics is now infused with discussions of institutions. Economists debate whether institutions-or other factors altogether (geography, culture, or religion)-are central to development. In this volume, leading scholars in development economics view institutions from a microeconomic perspective, offering both theoretical overviews and empirical analyses spanning t…
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- 9780262289184
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- 1 online resource (x, 250 pages) :illustrations.
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Science in Environmental Policy: The Politics of Objective Advice
An analysis of the role & influence of scientists at the agenda-setting, legislative & implementation stages of environmental policy making, Keller draws on political theory & on empirical evidence from scientific reports, news coverage Congressional hearings & interviews.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262258982
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- 1 online resource (xi, 278 pages) :illustrations.
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Changing Climates in North American Politics: Institutions, Policymaking, and…
Changing Climates in North American Politics offers analysis of climate change policy innovations across North America at transnational, federal, state & local levels, involving public private & civic actors.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262259170
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) :illustrations.
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Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds
Changing Climates in North American Politics offers analysis of climate change policy innovations across North America at transnational, federal, state & local levels, involving public private & civic actors.
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- 9780262259125
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Generational policy
How generational policy affects the sustainability of a government's fiscal policy.In these eight 2002 Cairoli Lectures, presented at the Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Laurence Kotlikoff shows how generational policy works, how it is measured, and how much it matters. Kotlikoff discusses the incidence and measurement of generational policy, the relationship of genera…
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- 9780262277532
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 128 pages).
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- 330 KOT g
Global environmental assessments : information and influence
A comparative analysis of global environmental assessments shows the importance of policy salience, scientific credibility, and social and political legitimacy in determining the influence of scientific assessments on global environmental policy.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262279987
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 344 pages) : illustrations.
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- 333 MIT g
Global environmental diplomacy : negotiating environment agreements for the W…
Tolba had as much insight into, and influence on, the development of international environmental policy as anyone. In this book, he tells the story of the negotiations that led to a number of landmark agreements, such as the Vienna Convention on Ozone and its Montreal Protocol, the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes, and the Biodiversity Convention. The book stands as the legacy of an importa…
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- 9780262285056
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- 1 online resource (xii, 212 pages).
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- Global Environmental Accord: Strategies for Sustainability and Institutional Innovation
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- 333 TOL g
Political Theory and Global Climate Change
Political theorists consider the challenge of global climate change from a range of perspectives, including conceptual analysis, critical theory, critical legal studies, and neo-Marxism.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262285445
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- 1 online resource (xxiv, 228 pages)
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Adaptive Governance: The Dynamics of Atlantic Fisheries Management
This title develops and applies an innovative theoretical framework that links domestic economic vulnerabilities to national policy positions and international management in the context of Atlantic fisheries.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262285872
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 391 pages) :illustrations, map.
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Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Former Soviet Union
This is an examination of the awareness of environmental and social justice issues in the former Soviet republics - from the Western-style democracies of the Baltic region to the totalitarian regimes of Central Asia - and the resulting activism in those states.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262255493
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- 1 online resource (vi, 296 pages) :illustrations.
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