Category Archives: Economics

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Sustainability Economics: An Introduction / Peter Bartelmus. Routledge, 2013. The book is a concise introduction to an emerging field within economics. Drawing on numerous disciplines, including environmental science, environmental and ecological economics and optimal growth theory, sustainability remains a hazy … Continue reading

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Staying Power: Six Enduring Principles for Managing Strategy / Michael A. Cusumano. Oxford University Press, 2010. Business news tends to focus on the travails of a handful of giants: Apple’s iPad, the Toyota recall, the controversy over Google’s book-digitization program. … Continue reading

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The Business Case for Sustainable Finance / edited by Iveta Cherneva. Routledge, 2012. This edited volume brings together finance industry perspectives from top global institutions, which focus on the bottom line for integrating ESG factors into the operations of the … Continue reading

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The Journal Updater

The Journal Updater Linked tables of contents for journals received during the week ending 29-1-2013, from IISD’s Research Library. Bioscience Volume 63 Issue 1, January 2013 The Economist Current Issue 2013 European Journal of International Law Volume 23 Issue 3, August 2012 The … Continue reading

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Manual on Human Rights and the Environment, 2nd edition. Council of Europe Publishing, 2012. Human rights and the environment have become increasingly interconnected. This updated manual seeks to contribute to a better understanding of this relationship by taking into account … Continue reading

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Inequality and Instability: A Study of the World Economy Just Before the Great Crisis / James K. Galbraith. Oxford University Press, 2012. Inequality is a charged topic. Measures of income inequality rose in the USA in the 1990s to levels … Continue reading

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