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The Political Economy of Green Growth: Cases from Southern AfricaThe concept of Green Growth implies that a wide range of developmental objectives, such as job creation, economic prosperity and poverty alleviation, can be easily reconciled with environmental sustainability...
Economic development Environment and economic development Economic policyBlog
From the Editor's Desk (June-July 2012)
Tony Addison I started writing this ‘From the Editor’s Desk’ in Accra, to the sound of an African drum band, preparing for a ceremony to mark the launch of the joint University of Ghana-UNU-WIDER Research and Post-Graduate Teaching ...
Informal sector Environment and economic development Economic developmentBlog
Green Growth: A Win-Win Approach to Sustainable Development?Danielle Resnick and James Thurlow The concept of ‘green growth’ is one which has understandable political currency, highlighted by its prominence in this year’s Rio+20 meeting hosted by the United Nations Conference on Sustainable ...
Climate change Environment and economic development Economic developmentBook Chapter
Why Do Peri-Urban Households Invest in Improved, Piped Water?: A Case-Study from Can Tho, VietnamFrom the book: Urbanization and Development in Asia
Environment and economic development Health Regional economicsBook Chapter
The Political Economy of Green Growth: Cases from Southern AfricaMuch of the debate on green growth and environmental governance tends to be general in nature, and is often conceptual or limited to single disciplines...
Economic development Environment and economic development Economic policyWorking Paper
Current Climate Variability and Future Climate Change: Estimated Growth and Poverty Impacts for ZambiaEconomy-wide and hydrological-crop models are combined to estimate and compare the economic impacts of current climate variability and future anthropogenic climate change in Zambia...
Climate change Environment and economic development PovertyWorking Paper
Climate Change and Industrial PolicyThis paper explores the implications of climate change for industrial policy (IP)...
Climate change Environment and economic development Industrial policyWorking Paper
Interrelationships among Health, Environment Quality, and Economic Activity: What Consequences for Economic Convergence?This paper examines the link between health indicators, environmental variables, and economic development, and the consequences of this relationship on economic convergence...
Environment and economic development Environment Gross national productJournal Article
Are biofuels good for African development? An analytical framework with evidence from Mozambique and TanzaniaMany low-income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels will both reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and stimulate economic development, particularly in poorer rural areas...
Environment and economic development Food security PovertyWorking Paper
Thailand’s Development Strategy and Growth PerformanceThailand’s development strategy has been strongly market-oriented and open to trade and investment flows with the rest of the world. Since the late 1950s, its growth performance has been outstanding...
Economic development Environment and economic development EducationWorking Paper
Are Biofuels Good for African Development?: An Analytical Framework with Evidence from Mozambique and TanzaniaMany low income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels domestically will not only reduce their dependence on imported fossil fuels, but also stimulate economic development, particularly in poorer rural areas...
Environment and economic development Food security PovertyWorking Paper
Health and the Urban Transition: Effects of Household Perceptions, Illness, and Environmental Pollution on Clean Water InvestmentRecent efforts to reinvigorate the connections between urban planning and health have usefully brought the field back to one of its original roles...
Environment and economic development Health Regional economicsBook Chapter
China's Development Strategy and Energy SecurityFrom the book: The Rise of China and India
Environment and economic development Nonrenewable natural resources Sustainable developmentWorking Paper
China’s Development Strategy and Energy Security: Growth, Distribution and Regional CooperationThis paper analyses both global and regional approaches to solving problems of energy security and ecological imbalance by addressing specifically the problems of China’s energy security...
Environment and economic development Nonrenewable natural resources Renewable energyBook Chapter
Sustainability and Well-being IndicatorsFrom the book: Human Well-being
Environment and economic development Poverty measurement Public welfareWorking Paper
Sustainability and Well-being IndicatorsThis paper provides a review and critical discussion of indicators, which attempt to combine the measurement of sustainability with that of well-being...
Environment and economic development Poverty measurement Public welfare