Autore	HAWKEN, Paul
Edizione	[Nuova ed]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Milano : Edizioni ambiente, [2007]
Descrizione fisica	XVIII, 309 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Disciplina	338.973
Altri autori (Persone)	LOVINS, Amory LOVINS, L. Hunter
Collana	Saggistica e manuali
Soggetto topico	Sviluppo economico e progresso tecnico - Stati Uniti d'America
ISBN	88-89014-66-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	ita
Record Nr.	UNISA-990003102700203316

Autore	Reese Laura A (Laura Ann), <1958->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London, : Paul Chapman, 2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (417 p.)
Disciplina	338.973
Altri autori (Persone)	RosenfeldRaymond A
Soggetto topico	Community development - Canada Community development - United States Economic development projects - Canada Economic development projects - United States Political culture - Canada Political culture - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-322-41441-6 0-7619-1690-3 1-4522-5213-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 - LOCAL CIVIL CULTURE; 2 - CIVIC CULTURE AND THEORIES OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE; 3 - A BLENDED METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; 4 - QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF LOCAL CIVIC CULTURE; 5 - MODELING LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY; 6 - CATEGORIES OF LOCAL CIVIC CULTURE; 7 - THE "STRONG MAYOR" CASES; 8 - THE INCLUSIVE CASES; 9 - THE ACTIVE-ELITE CASES; 10 - THE PASSIVE-ELITE CASES; 11 - COMPARING CATEGORIES OF CIVIC CULTURE; 12 - THE CIVIC CULTURE OF LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910479946003321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (322 p.)
Disciplina	330.1 338.973
Soggetto topico	Economics Environmental policy
ISBN	1-350-21938-X 1-78360-080-2 1-78360-077-2 1-78360-079-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover ; About the Editors ; More praise for Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Introduction: Co-operative Economics, Why Our World Needs It; Table 0.1 Types of co-operative and their members; What economics do we use?; The structure of the book; Notes; References; Part One: What is the New Economy and Why Do We Need It? ; 1 The World on a Collision Course and the Need for a New Economy; Preamble; The quadruple convergence; Crisis or crises?; The myths that sustain the dominant model; A new economy; Foundations of the new economy. Table 1.1 Matrix of needs and satisfiersFigure 1.1 Genuine Progress Indicators and Indices of Sustainable Economic Welfare for selected countries; Figure 1.2 The classic approach to the economic process; Figure 1.3 The ecological economic approach; Figure 1.4 Humanity's ecological footprint, 1961-2001; Table 1.2 World population, per capita income and number of ecosons; Table 1.3 The real size of the United States; Notes; References; 2 The New Economy; Introduction; Scale and growth -- or not?; Table 2.1 Six possible scenarios; Issues of resource scarcity and quality. The meaning for economic theory -- and productionUsing prices to achieve goals; Work; The ideal economy; How standard wage theory must adapt; Conclusions; Notes; References; 3 The World We Need; Figure 3.1 Income per head and life expectancy in rich and poor countries; Figure 3.2 Real income per head and life expectancy; Figure 3.3 Child well-being is not related to average incomes in rich countries; Figure 3.4 Health and social problems are not related to average incomes in rich countries; Figure 3.5 Health is not related to income differences between rich societies. Figure 3.6 Health is related to income difference within rich societiesFigure 3.7 Child well-being is better in more equal rich societies; Figure 3.8 Health and social problems are worse in more unequal countries; Notes; References; 4 Are Prosperity and Sustainability Compatible?; Introduction: on the nature of prosperity and sustainability; What makes us unsustainable?; Our excessive ecological footprint; Box 4.1. The human ecological footprint -- in overshoot; Human potential subverted; Facing the new reality; What to do? Towards a co-operative model for global sustainability. The spectrum of behavioural possibilitiesTable 4.1 Elements of the human behavioural spectrum; Implications for economic life; Table 4.2 The shift in economic values and assumptions (getting better is better than getting bigger); Epilogue; Notes; References; 5 Living Well: Explorations into the End of Growth; Introduction; Exploring alternatives to economic growth; The LowGrow model; Figure 5.1 The high-level structure of LowGrow; Figure 5.2 Business as usual; Figure 5.3 A low- or no-growth scenario; Policy directions for a low- or no-growth scenario; Notes; References.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910787822503321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (216 p.)
Disciplina	338.973
Altri autori (Persone)	HowesCandace SinghAjit
Soggetto topico	Industrial policy - United States Manufacturing industries - Government policy - United States Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States Balance of trade - United States Competition, International
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-76566-3 9786612765667 0-472-02740-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; 1. Introduction: Competitiveness Matters / Candace Howes and Ajit Singh; I. Trade, Macro Policy, and Competitiveness; 2. The Trade Deficit and U.S. Competitiveness / Robert A. Blecker; 3. Improving U.S. International Competitiveness: Macro Policy Management vs. Managed Trade Policy / Catherine L. Mann; II. Competitiveness and Financial Markets; 4. The Anglo-Saxon Market for Corporate Control: The Financial System and International Competitiveness / Ajit Singh; 5. American Corporate Finance: From Organizational to Market Control / William Lazonick and Mary O'Sullivan III. Competitiveness and Technology Policy6. Can Technology Policy Serve as Industrial Policy? / Ann Markusen; 7. Does the United States Need a Technology Policy? / W. Edward Steinmueller; IV. Competitiveness and Industrial Policy; 8. A High-Road Policy for U.S. Manufacturing / Daniel Luria; 9. U.S. Competitiveness and Economic Growth / Candace Howes; Contributors
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458292003321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2000
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (216 p.)
Disciplina	338.973
Altri autori (Persone)	HowesCandace SinghAjit
Soggetto topico	Industrial policy - United States Manufacturing industries - Government policy - United States Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States Balance of trade - United States Competition, International
ISBN	1-282-76566-3 9786612765667 0-472-02740-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; 1. Introduction: Competitiveness Matters / Candace Howes and Ajit Singh; I. Trade, Macro Policy, and Competitiveness; 2. The Trade Deficit and U.S. Competitiveness / Robert A. Blecker; 3. Improving U.S. International Competitiveness: Macro Policy Management vs. Managed Trade Policy / Catherine L. Mann; II. Competitiveness and Financial Markets; 4. The Anglo-Saxon Market for Corporate Control: The Financial System and International Competitiveness / Ajit Singh; 5. American Corporate Finance: From Organizational to Market Control / William Lazonick and Mary O'Sullivan III. Competitiveness and Technology Policy6. Can Technology Policy Serve as Industrial Policy? / Ann Markusen; 7. Does the United States Need a Technology Policy? / W. Edward Steinmueller; IV. Competitiveness and Industrial Policy; 8. A High-Road Policy for U.S. Manufacturing / Daniel Luria; 9. U.S. Competitiveness and Economic Growth / Candace Howes; Contributors
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910791445703321