The performance of Asian and African economies over recent decades has clearly shown that engagement with the global economy can play a key role in advancing development. Researchers and policymakers have paid particular attention to the marked divergence in growth in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. One of the most obvious differences in their performance and economic structure has been the extent of their participation in the global economy. While many East Asian economies have accelerated their integration into the world economy and upgraded their mode of linkages, the majority of sub-Saharan African countries have been increasingly marginalized. What is less clear, however, is the significance of different policy, institutional, and structural issues -and the
Concise, hard-hitting essays by a group of international experts and scholars that address the politics and policy of environmental change and sustainable development in East and Southeast Asia. The book pays particular attention to the ways in which foreign policy and international relations theories help explain ecopolitics and sustainable development in the region. Case studies cover environmental diplomacy in East Asia and strategies for sustainable development in Southeast Asia, including Japanese environmental policy, China's climate change diplomacy, the role of NGOs in shaping Thailand's policies on biodiversity, international assistance and marine environmental protection in Vietnam, sustainable development policy in Taiwan, and the role of community-based
Autor:Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations: Economic Commission for Europe
Data wydania:2002
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) was adopted at a conference held in May 2000 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR). This publication includes the Final Act of the conference, the Resolution adopted, the Agreement and the annexed Regulations. It presents information on the provisions concerning: dangerous substances and articles; the carriage of dangerous goods in packages or in bulk; the carriage of dangerous goods in tank vessels. It also covers the procedures concerning inspections, the issue of certificates and authorizations as well as general and supplementary transitional provisions.
From Sovereign Impunity to International Accountability brings together a group of preeminent experts to explore the progress, scope and controversies of international accountability. The book features a foreword by Justice Richard J. Goldstone, former Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and a preface by Martti Ahtisaari, Special Representative to the Secretary-General and former President of Finland.
This book identifies cases of technological dynamism across a range of countries and industries, from the recent growth of the computer software industry in India to the aircraft industry in Brazil. These cases touch upon technological dynamism in manufacturing and service-oriented industries, and they consider how the effect of clustering, or the geographic agglomeration of firms engaged in the production of related and complementary items, can make sectors more technologically dynamic. This is a valuable book for scholars and students on the theory and practice of economics of technological change in developing countries.
One major route for good ideas to be converted into policy initiatives and international institutions has been via international commissions. This book situates the commissions as an interconnected process shaping the mind, and the architectural body, of global governance. There is detailed analysis of a wide variety of international commissions along with an assessment of their general context and impact.
Autor:M Price
Nations University United
United Nations University
Data wydania:2005
The world's mountains are vital regions for all of humanity, providing a wide range of goods and services to their inhabitants, to those living nearby or downstream, and to the hundreds of millions who visit them or for whom they have spiritual significance. How to preserve fragile mountain ecosystems that provide critical goods and services while improving the lives of those who live in the mountains? This and other key issues of sustainable mountain development are examined in a series of papers prepared by globally-recognised experts.
This book provides useful information about the costs and benefits of different models and approaches to reforming international environmental governance and contributes substantive analysis to future debates. The contributors take a systematic approach to formulating proposals for institutional changes and examine three potential models: enforcement, centralisation, and Co-operation through increased co to ordination and collaboration.
This book offers multiple case studies to illustrate the usefulness of incorporating the Principe of Double Effect into corporate decision-making, and to show how this framework can help companies assume responsibility for the impact of their operations on multiple stakeholders. The proposed framework can be used as a tool for performance evaluations and as a set of guidelines for conducting business in an ethically responsible manner.
