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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open
Access programme and is available on bloomsburycollections.com.
Continuation along current development pathways is not sustainable.
Available technology and production practices and the consumption
patterns of modern societies are leading to global warming and
ecological destruction. Business as usual is not an option. There
is an urgent need to find a new development paradigm that ensures
environmental sustainability while managing to provide, now and in
the future, a decent livelihood for all of humankind. In Technology
and Innovation for Sustainable Development, experts in the area
provide a variety of insights about the technical transformation
needed for sustainable development. It spells out the behavioural
and policy changes that would need to accompany the next
technological transformation, taking into account the complexity of
inducing technological change in the energy and agricultural
sectors. The assessment suggests that this will require major, but
doable improvements in national innovation systems and major, but
affordable shifts in investment patterns and related macroeconomic
adjustments.
This highly accessible book explains the theoretical, historical
and political background of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), its impact and the debates surrounding its existence. In
addition the authors provide a brief introduction to the theory of
economic integration as well as a succinct overview of the
evolution of the global economy, and the institutions that manage
it, in the post World War II period. Key issues examined include: *
how and why NAFTA emerged in the early 1990s and its performance
since implementation * the economic development and commercial
policy of each member country in the context of the rapidly
changing global economy * NAFTA's technical strengths and
limitations * the debates which still rage between its proponents
and critics The team of US, Canadian and Mexican authors argue that
while NAFTA has introduced novel social and environmental
innovations in trade agreements, given Mexico's macroeconomic
volatility, it provides a less than perfect approach for managing
North America's rapidly expanding economic integration. North
American Economic Integration can be used by a wide audience from
students to professionals and academics from any discipline with an
understanding of the basic principles of economics. Specifically,
the book will be welcomed by students of international economics,
political economy and international relations.
This highly accessible book explains the theoretical, historical
and political background of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), its impact and the debates surrounding its existence. In
addition the authors provide a brief introduction to the theory of
economic integration as well as a succinct overview of the
evolution of the global economy, and the institutions that manage
it, in the post World War II period. Key issues examined include: *
how and why NAFTA emerged in the early 1990s and its performance
since implementation * the economic development and commercial
policy of each member country in the context of the rapidly
changing global economy * NAFTA's technical strengths and
limitations * the debates which still rage between its proponents
and critics The team of US, Canadian and Mexican authors argue that
while NAFTA has introduced novel social and environmental
innovations in trade agreements, given Mexico's macroeconomic
volatility, it provides a less than perfect approach for managing
North America's rapidly expanding economic integration. North
American Economic Integration can be used by a wide audience from
students to professionals and academics from any discipline with an
understanding of the basic principles of economics. Specifically,
the book will be welcomed by students of international economics,
political economy and international relations.
This edited volume documents the intellectual influence of the
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA)
through its flagship publication, the World Economic and Social
Survey (WESS) on its 70th Anniversary. First published in 1948, as
World Economic Report, WESS is the oldest continuous post-World War
II publication recording and analysing the performance of the
global economy and social development trends. It offers relevant
policy recommendations and highlights how well the United Nation's
(UN) annual report has tracked global economic and social
conditions, and how its analyses influenced and were influenced by
the prevailing development discourse during the past seven decades.
It also critically reflects on its policy recommendations and their
influence on actual policy-making and the shaping of the world
economy. The World Economy through the Lens of the United Nations
reflects on this report, amongst others, to provide valuable
insights on global economic challenges and their differential
impacts on different groups of countries requiring global policy
coordination as well as context specific policy responses. It
demonstrates that UN reports have often been ahead of the curve and
played a critical role in policy debate, especially in the area of
international policy coordination and coherence for balanced global
development, and offers rich and path-breaking analyses of
contemporary problems of growth, development, trade and
stabilization.
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