Technology, globalization, and sustainable development : transforming the industrial state /
In this work, the authors offer a unified, transdisciplinary approach for achieving sustainable development in industrialized nations. They present an insightful analysis of the ways in which industrial states are unsustainable and how economic and social welfare are related to the environment, publ...
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| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2011]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The multidimensional concept of sustainability
- Concern for a global future
- The emergence of sustainable development
- 2. Economic development, globalization, and sustainability
- Economic development and prosperity: current theory and debate
- Globalization: technology, trade regimes, capital flows, and the international economy
- Globalization and sustainability
- 3. Industrial policy and the role of the firm in pursuing sustainable development
- The importance of technological innovation
- Organizational innovation and learning: the role of the industrial firm in achieving sustainable development
- Government policies to foster innovation, economic growth, and employment
- 4. National, regional, and international efforts to advance health, safety, and the environment
- Government intervention to protect the environment, public/worker health and safety, and consumer product safety
- Regional and international regimes to protect health, safety, and the environment
- 5. International trade and finance
- Trade regimes and sustainability
- Financing development
- 6. Strategic policy design for sustainable transformations
- Pathways to sustainability: co-optimizing economic development, the environment, and employment.