05251nam 2200649 450 991046594120332120200520144314.01-78560-742-1(CKB)3710000000611019(EBL)4509350(MiAaPQ)EBC4509350(Au-PeEL)EBL4509350(CaPaEBR)ebr11207752(CaONFJC)MIL903455(OCoLC)950463534(EXLCZ)99371000000061101920160517h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierLessons from the great recession at the crossroads of sustainability and recovery /edited by Constantin Gurdgiev, Liam Leonard, Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-PerezFirst edition.Bingley, England :Emerald,2016.©20161 online resource (306 p.)Advances in Sustainability and Environmental JusticeDescription based upon print version of record.1-78560-743-X Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Cover; Lessons from the Great Recession: At the Crossroads of Sustainability and Recovery; Contents; Copyright page; List of Contributors; Series Editor's Introduction; Reference; Crisis Contagion from Advanced Economies into BRIC: Not as Simple as in the Old Days; Introduction; The Known Knowns and Unknowns; Data and Methodology; Data; Methodology; Ex Ante Expectations; Main Findings and Analysis; Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Turning Tigers into PIIGS: The Role of Leverage in the Irish Economic Collapse; Introduction; Growth Stimulants of the Celtic Tiger EraHousing Bubbles and the Irish Banking Collapse More Financial Leverage - Contracts for Difference (CFDs); Missed Signals and What Have We Learned?; Conclusions; Notes; References; Manhattan is not New York: The Divergent Import of the Great Recession and Natural Disasters on New York City's Five Boroughs; Introduction; Manhattan; Bronx; Brooklyn; Queens; Staten Island; Discussion; Lessons Learned?; References; UNASUR-GRID: Financing Sustainable Energy Sovereignty with the Bank of the South; South American Sustainable Development, Post-Great Recession; An Alternative ResponseThe Challenge of the Commodity Sector UNASUR-GRID; Development Funding Rules; Sustainable Development Goals: MDBs Become Irrelevant; Neoclassical Competition versus Regional Collaboration (Solidarity); A New Proposal; Historical Barriers to Progress; Fossil Fuel Dependence: US Dollar Dependence; Ending Dollar Dependency; Electricity, an Essential Service; Historical Experience of Electric Integration; Localising Technology and Legal Frameworks; UNASUR Geography; Transitioning from Oil and Coal to Renewables; Time to Begin; Notes; ReferencesOn the Effects of Commodities Prices on Sustainable Development: An Opportunity?Introduction; The Facts and the Theory; Data; Empirical Model; Index Construction; Methodology; Empirical Results; Conclusions; Notes; References; Appendix; Improving Post-2015 Development Cooperation through Donor Support for Inclusive Business; Introduction; Development Cooperation in Context; What Is Development Assistance?; The Great Recession and its Impact in Development Cooperation; Development Cooperation and the Private Sector; Linking Development Cooperation to Inclusive BusinessThe Concept of Inclusive Business Incorporation of Inclusive Business by Development Aid Donors; Why and How to Incorporate Inclusive Business into Donor Programs: A Proposed Typology; Conclusion; Notes; References; The Great Recession and Emerging Market Firms: Unpacking the Divide between Global and National Level Sustainability Expect...; Introduction; The Great Recession and Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility and the Triple Bottom Line Post Great Recession; Unpacking the Different Pressures Emerging Market Firms FacePressures Impacting Local Firms from Emerging MarketsThis volume examines global cases of environmental sustainability and economics in the context of nations from multi-disciplinary perspectives. This book analyses the problems faced globally as economies try to build a sustainable future in the aftermath of the 'Great Recession', and the recent economic and financial crises.Advances in sustainability and environmental justice ;Volume 18.Economic stabilizationHistory21st centuryRecessionsHistory21st centuryGlobalizationEconomic aspectsElectronic books.Economic stabilizationHistoryRecessionsHistoryGlobalizationEconomic aspects.330.90511Gurdgiev ConstantinLeonard LiamGonzalez-Perez Maria-AlejandraMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465941203321Lessons from the great recession2464519UNINA