Economic Growth, Biodiversity Conservation, and the Formation of Human Capital in a Developing Country : The Case of Guatemala |
Autore | Löning Ludger J |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frankfurt am Main : , : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (266 pages) |
Collana | Goettinger Studien zur Entwicklungsoekonomik / Goettingen Studies in Development Economics. |
Soggetto topico |
Literature
Education Political science Economic growth Development economics Environmental economics Industrial management |
Soggetto non controllato |
Armut
Bildungspolitik Biodiversität Biodiversity Capital Case Conservation Country Developing Economic Formation Forstwirtschaft Growth Guatemala Human Löning Natürliche Ressourcen Wirtschaftliches Wachstum Wirtschaftswachstum Zentralamerika |
ISBN | 3-631-75357-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Overview -- Part One Human Capital, Productivity and Economic Growth in Guatemala: A Time Series and Extended Growth Accounting Analysis -- I. Introduction -- II. Patterns of Growth in Guatemala -- III. Measuring the Contribution of Education to Growth -- A. Augmented Solow Model and Endogenous Growth -- B. Some Implications for Empirical Testing -- C. More Evidence on Education and Growth -- D. Summing-Up -- IV. Data Compilation in a Post-Conflict Country -- A. Human Capital Stock -- B. Labor Force -- C. Physical Capital Stock -- D. Quality Indices of Capital and Labor -- V. Empirical Evidence for Guatemala -- A. Methodology -- B. Average Years of Schooling and Growth -- C. Schooling and Growth by Education Level -- D. Mincerian Human Capital Specification -- VI. Additional Explanatory Variables and Robustness Check -- A. Stability of Coefficients -- B. Alternative Data Sources -- C. Additional Explanatory Variables -- D. Summing-Up -- VII. Sources of Growth -- A. Growth Accounting Framework -- B. Sources of Growth in Traditional Framework -- C. Disaggregation by Education Level -- D. Comparison of Results with International Evidence -- VIII. Conclusion -- Part Two What Drives Habitat Loss in Guatemala? An Inquiry into the Causes of Deforestation with an Emphasis on the Role of Education -- I. Introduction -- II. Explaining Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss -- A. Deforestation as Proxy for Biodiversity Loss -- B. Is Deforestation Subsistence or Market Driven? -- C. Potential Effects of Education -- D. Controversial Empirical Evidence -- III. Qualitative Assessment of Deforestation in Guatemala -- A. From Past to Present -- B. Magnitude and Location of Forest Cover Loss -- C. Direct Sources of Deforestation -- D. Underlying Determinants of Deforestation: A Review -- IV. Empirical Evidence on Deforestation and Land Use in Guatemala.
A. Conceptual Framework -- B. Regional Determinants of Forest Cover Change -- C. Household Determinants of Land Use in Guatemala -- D. Household Determinants of Land Use in the Petén -- V. Conclusion -- Part Three Community-Managed Schools and the Decentralization of Education in Guatemala: The Experience of PRONADE -- I. Introduction -- II. The Context -- A. Key Problems of Guatemala's Education Sector -- B. Education System prior to Peace Accords -- C. Searching for Successful Education Delivery Models: Origins of PRONADE -- D. Education System after Peace Accords -- III. Objectives, Key Actors and Implementation of PRONADE -- A. Objectives and Structure -- B. Key Actors -- C. Implementation Process -- D. Transfer of Funds -- IV. What Has PRONADE Delivered? -- A. Quantitative Expansion -- B. Decentralization and Parental Participation -- C. Mixed Results from Evaluations -- D. Lower Student Achievement in PRONADE Schools? -- V. Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendices -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Appendix Three. |
Altri titoli varianti |
Goettinger Studien zur Entwicklungsoekonomik / Goettingen Studies in Development Economics vol. 13
Economic Growth, Biodiversity Conservation, and the Formation of Human Capital in a Developing Country |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910297045003321 |
Löning Ludger J | ||
Frankfurt am Main : , : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Erfolgsfaktoren für die beteiligung forstlicher Akteure an der integrierten ländlichen entwicklung : das Beispiel LEADER+ Programm der EU-strukturpolitik / / Maximilian Ortner |
Autore | Ortner Maximilian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 198 pages) : illustrations, 1 colour map |
Disciplina | 338.1349 |
Collana |
Open Access e-Books
Knowledge Unlatched Göttinger forstwissenschaften |
Soggetto topico |
Forests and forestry
Environmental policy |
Soggetto non controllato |
forestry
environmental policy drinking water energy Europäische Union Forstamt Forstbehörde Forstpolitik Forstwirtschaft Kooperation LEADER Waldbesitzer |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130826203321 |
Ortner Maximilian | ||
Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Erfolgsfaktoren für die beteiligung forstlicher Akteure an der integrierten ländlichen entwicklung : das Beispiel LEADER+ Programm der EU-strukturpolitik / / Maximilian Ortner |
Autore | Ortner Maximilian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 198 pages) : illustrations, 1 colour map |
Disciplina | 338.1349 |
Collana |
Open Access e-Books
Knowledge Unlatched Göttinger forstwissenschaften |
Soggetto topico |
Forests and forestry
Environmental policy |
Soggetto non controllato |
forestry
environmental policy drinking water energy Europäische Union Forstamt Forstbehörde Forstpolitik Forstwirtschaft Kooperation LEADER Waldbesitzer |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996198557803316 |
Ortner Maximilian | ||
Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Wechselwirkungen zwischen Landnutzung und Klimawandel / / herausgegeben von Horst Gömann, Johanna Fick |
Autore | Gömann Horst |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIX, 463 S. 94 Abb., 67 Abb. in Farbe.) |
Disciplina | 710 |
Soggetto topico |
Regional planning
Urban planning Landscape architecture Landscape ecology Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Landscape Architecture Landscape Ecology |
Soggetto non controllato |
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Landscape Architecture Landscape Ecology Geography Forstwirtschaft Klimaschutz Klimawandel Landnutzung Landwirtschaft Naturschutz Siedlungswesen Treibhausgas-Emissionen Open Access Regional & area planning Landscape art & architecture Botany & plant sciences |
ISBN | 3-658-18671-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Nota di contenuto | Abkürzungen -- Danksagung -- Vorwort -- 1 Einführung -- 2 Ist-Situation der Landnutzung in Deutschland -- 3 Handlungsfelder der Landnutzung -- 4 Modellgestützte Wirkungsanalysen ausgewählter Maßnahmen und Strategien -- 5 Gesellschaftliche Bewertung der Landnutzungsstrategien -- 6 Zusammenfassende Schlussbetrachtung -- 7 Anhang. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910473457503321 |
Gömann Horst | ||
Springer Nature, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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