1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450167803321

Titolo

Balance of payments adjustment [[electronic resource] ] : macro facets of international finance revisited / / edited by Augustine C. Arize ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2000

ISBN

1-56750-701-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Contributions in economics and economic history, , 0084-9235 ; ; no. 203

Altri autori (Persone)

ArizeAugustine C

Disciplina

382/.17

Soggetti

Balance of payments

Keynesian economics

Chicago school of economics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-235]) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Introduction""; ""A Theoretical Review of the Keynesian and Monetary Approaches to the Balance of Payments""; ""Full Employment, Balance of Payments and Adjustments in Unified (Fixed) Exchange Rate Regimes""; ""A Survey of the Monetary Approach to International Finance""; ""An Empirical Review of the Keynesian and Monetary Theories to the Balance of Payments""; ""Empirical Evidence for the Traditional Approach to the Capital Account""; ""The Traditional Theory to the Current Account: An Empirical Examination""

""Empirical Evidence for the Monetary Approach to Balance of Payments Adjustments""""Criticisms of the Keynesian and Monetary Views of Balance of Payments Determination""; ""A Critique of the Traditional Approach to International Finance""; ""The Monetary Theory of the Balance of Payments: A Retrospective Analysis""; ""A Theoretical Comparison of the Keynesian and Monetary Theories to the Balance of Payments""; ""Keynesian and Monetary Approaches to the Balance of Payments""; ""Empirical Comparisons of the Keynesian and Monetary Theories of Balance of Payments Determination""

""International Adjustment for Kenya: The Relevance of the Traditional



and Monetary Approaches""""A Comparison of the Monetary and Traditional Approaches to International Competitiveness""; ""The Keynesian and Monetary Approaches to International Accounts Adjustment: Some Heuristics for Germany""; ""The Role of Exogeneity, Causality and Exchange- Rate Volatility in the Modeling of U. S. Export- Demand Function: Some New Evidence""; ""A Review of the Theoretical Literature on Exchange Rate Determination""

""The Traditional Approach to Balance of Payments Adjustment under Flexible Exchange Rates""""Doctrinal Views on Exchange Rate Determination: An Eclectic Approach""; ""Empirical Evidence on Exchange Rate Determination""; ""Recent Evidence on the Determinants of Foreign Exchange Rates""; ""A Re-examination of the Monetary Approach to the Exchange Rate: A Long- Run Approach""; ""Conclusion""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Editors and Contributors""

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786053403321

Autore

Barrow Chris

Titolo

Environmental Management and Development [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

0-203-49548-9

9780203495489

1-134-46259-X

1-280-06297-5

0-203-59959-4

1-134-46260-3

1-283-96393-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Routledge Perspectives on Development

Disciplina

363.7/05

363.705

Soggetti

Environmental management

Environmental policy

Sustainable development - International cooperation

Sustainable development -- International cooperation

Environmental management - International cooperation

Sustainable development

Environmental Sciences

Earth & Environmental Sciences



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Environmental Management and Development; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Boxes; Preface; Part I Theory and approaches; 1 Introduction; 2 Environmental management and developing countries; Part II Resource management issues by sector; 3 Water, coastal and island resources; 4 Agriculture, land degradation and food security; 5 Biodiversity resources; 6 Atmospheric issues; 7 Urban environments and industrial pollution issues; 8 Environmental threats; Part III Environmental tools and policies; 9 Environmental management methods, tools and techniques

10 Environmental accounting, green economics and business11 Environmental management and development: the future; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The environment and its management has been, and continues to be a very topical issue. Existing environment and development texts place emphasis is on listing problems, making warnings and voicing advocacy, but by focusing on environmental management, this informative book offers a very different perspective. Moving on from the usual much-discussed viewpoints, Barrow looks towards practical management and problem-solving techniques. He clarifies the definition, nature and role of environmental management in development and developing countries, beginning with an introduction t