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A review of literature during calendar year 2010 focused on environmental policies and sustainable development, and economic policies. This review is divided into these sections: sustainable development, irrigation, ecosystems and watershed management, climate change and disaster risk management, environmental policies management, economic growth ...
Paul D, Palley, Miriam E, Parcero
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“Economic Correctness” and Agricultural Economics [PDF]
AbstractThis address is directed toward applied economists as they provide information to private and public decision makers. Central to this discussion is the role of markets as institutions in achieving society's desired ends. Current “economic correctness”–the view that unfettered markets are superior in achieving efficiency, growth, and welfare-has
Christy, Ralph D., Christy, Ralph D.
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The tensions between books and book markets as expressions of culture and books as products in profit-making businesses are analysed and insights from the theory of industrial organisation are given.Governments intervene in the market for books through laws concerning prices of books, grants for authors and publishers, a lower value-added tax, public ...
Marcel F. M. Canoy+2 more
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On the Economic Crisis and the Crisis of Economics [PDF]
The outburst of the 2008 global economic crisis sparked a myriad of criticism on mainstream neoclassical economic theory, held responsible for not even have considered the possibility of the kind of collapse that the subprime mortgage meltdown unleashed.
Víctor Beker, Víctor Beker
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SUMMARYGross Domestic Product rose by 1.2 per cent in the second quarter due to strong rebound in construction output from the weather-affected level in the first quarter, and a pick up in services sector growth. This is despite the negative impacts of the volcanic ash cloud and industrial action in the air transport sector.
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Economic Paradoxism And Meson Economics [PDF]
The structure of the paper brings together three major sections, following the general approach to the impact of paradoxes in economic theory. The first section describes a necessary investigation in the synthesized universe of paradoxes, to capitalize on Quine’s paradox taxonomy, and to reveal the importance of really paraconsistent paradoxes ...
Gheorghe Savoiu, Vasile Dinu
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ECONOMIC LITERACY AND ECONOMIC DECISIONS [PDF]
This study investigates social studies learning is a scientific field that cannot be separated from its role in solving problems that occur in society. Students will participate as agents of change in society that have knowledge, insights, attitudes, and understandings that are upholding sustainability.Social studies need more authentic learning, which
Dwi Nurhayati+3 more
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Good Economics, Bad Economics, and European Economics [PDF]
The editors of Kyklos have asked the question: Is there a European economics? This short essay tries to give an answer by first trying to provide a framework for a sensible answer in economics, and then following suit by illustrating how in the context of this frame-work, the answer can be given. In so doing, the essay touches on theories of regulation,
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