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Trade, transition paths, and sustainable economies
(Routledge, 1999)
The main criticisms of trade from a sustainability viewpoint are that it accelerates resource depletion and pollution, harms income distribution both locally and internationally, and undermines democratic institutions. ...
An overview of international institutional mechanisms for environmental management with refererence to Arctic pollution
(The Science of the Total Environment, 1995)
Evidence is mounting of the environmental impact in the Far North of economic and industrial activity elsewhere in the world. While the sources of pollutants found in the Arctic are many and widespread, it is up to just a ...
NAFTA and the Future of Environmental Regulation
(Centre for Constitutional Studies, University of Alberta, 1994)
Introduction: Women, ecology, and economics: new models and theories
(Elsevier, 1997)
Social diversity and the sustainability of community economies
(The Bootstrap Press, 1997)
Economic restructuring related to globalization is producing a bifurcation in economic activity throughout the OECD countries: a split between those workers/industries/areas which are competitive in the global market, and ...
Local Economies, Trade, and Global Sustainability
(Woodhead Publishing, 1999)
Bioregional and "ecological economics" theory describes the growth of
local economic linkages as vital to move post-industrial economies in the direction of
sustainability. This involves expanding local stewardship over ...
An overview of international institutional mechanisms for environmental management with reference to Arctic pollution
(Elsevier, 1995)
Evidence is mounting of the environmental impact in the Far North of economic and industrial activity elsewhere in the world. While the sources of pollutants found in the Arctic are many and widespread, it is up to just a ...
The Ecological Economics of Sustainability: Making Local and Short-Term Goals Consistent with Global and Long-Term Goals
(The World Bank, 1990-06)
There is increasing awareness that our global ecological We support system is endangered Decisions made on the basis of local, short-term criteria can produce disastrous results globally and in the long run. There is also ...
EQUITY, ECONOMIC SCALE, AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE IN A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
(1999-05)
This paper explores these theoretical and practical issues, considering the question of the environmental and ecological impacts of economic activity from the viewpoint of the scale at which this activity takes place and ...