wyszukanych pozycji: 11
Why Are We Waiting? : The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change
ISBN: 9780262529983 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The risks of climate change are potentially immense. The benefits of taking action are also clear: we can see that economic development, reduced emissions, and creative adaptation go hand in hand. A committed and strong low-carbon transition could trigger a new wave of economic and technological transformation and investment, a new era of global and sustainable prosperity. Why, then, are we waiting? In this book, Nicholas Stern explains why, notwithstanding the great attractions of a new path, it has been so difficult to tackle climate change effectively. He makes a compelling case for... The risks of climate change are potentially immense. The benefits of taking action are also clear: we can see that economic development, reduced em... |
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253,85 zł |
The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review
ISBN: 9780521700801 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 714 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) There is now clear scientific evidence that emissions from economic activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels for energy, are causing changes to the Earth's climate. A sound understanding of the economics of climate change is needed in order to underpin an effective global response to this challenge. The Stern Review is an independent, rigourous and comprehensive analysis of the economic aspects of this crucial issue. It has been conducted by Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the UK Government Economic Service, and a former Chief Economist of the World Bank. The Economics of Climate Change...
There is now clear scientific evidence that emissions from economic activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels for energy, are causing changes...
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704,90 zł |
A Blueprint for a Safer Planet : How We Can Save the World and Create Prosperity
ISBN: 9780099524052 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A book about the action required of this generation to ensure the continued existence of the human race - by the world's leading authority on climate change, Nicholas Stern.
A book about the action required of this generation to ensure the continued existence of the human race - by the world's leading authority on climate ...
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88,48 zł |
Standing up for a Sustainable World: Voices of Change
ISBN: 9781800371798 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The world has witnessed extraordinary economic growth, poverty reduction and increased life expectancy and population since the end of WWII, but it has occurred at the expense of undermining life support systems on Earth and subjecting future generations to the real risk of destabilising the planet. This timely book exposes and explores this colossal environmental cost and the dangerous position the world is now in. Standing up for a Sustainable World is written by and about key individuals who have not only understood the threats to our planet, but also become witness to them and confronted...
The world has witnessed extraordinary economic growth, poverty reduction and increased life expectancy and population since the end of WWII, but it ha...
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232,13 zł |
Standing up for a Sustainable World: Voices of Change
ISBN: 9781800371774 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The world has witnessed extraordinary economic growth, poverty reduction and increased life expectancy and population since the end of WWII, but it has occurred at the expense of undermining life support systems on Earth and subjecting future generations to the real risk of destabilising the planet. This timely book exposes and explores this colossal environmental cost and the dangerous position the world is now in. Standing up for a Sustainable World is written by and about key individuals who have not only understood the threats to our planet, but also become witness to them and confronted...
The world has witnessed extraordinary economic growth, poverty reduction and increased life expectancy and population since the end of WWII, but it ha...
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846,63 zł |
Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2001/2002
ISBN: 9780821350447 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is a global gathering of the world's leading scholars and development practitioners. Among the attendees were participants from developing countries, universities, think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, and international financial institutions. The 13th annual conference, held in May 2001, concentrated on the current thinking in development policy and the implications for the global economy with a particular focus on the two important and controversial themes of globalization and health. This book is a collection of...
The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is a global gathering of the world's leading scholars and development practitioners....
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138,06 zł |
Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2003, Europe: Toward Pro-Poor Policies--Aid, Institutions, and Globalization
ISBN: 9780821353882 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) brings together the world's finest development thinkers to present their perspectives and ideas. In recent years, a parallel, second conference has been held in Europe with the same goal of expanding the flow of ideas between thinkers, practitioners, and policymakers in the field of international development. ABCDE Europe 2003 presents selected papers from the fourth annual ABCDE Europe meetings, held June 24-26, 2002, in Oslo, Norway. Hosted by the World Bank and the Chr. Michelsen Institute, more than 350 eminent scholars and...
The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) brings together the world's finest development thinkers to present their perspective...
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104,86 zł |
A Strategy for Development
ISBN: 9780821349809 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) 'A Strategy for Development provides a thoughtful yet readily accessible overview of current thinking on key development issues. It adds up to a very fine book.' -- Albert O. Hirschman, Prof. Emeritus, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ 'This book offers fresh evidence and clear arguments for an approach to poverty reduction that brings together two ideas sometimes incorrectly thought to be at odds: empowering poor people and creating an economic climate that facilitates investment and growth.' -- Joseph E. Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Prof.,...
'A Strategy for Development provides a thoughtful yet readily accessible overview of current thinking on key development issues. It adds up to a very ...
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92,95 zł |
Stranded Assets and the Environment: Risk, Resilience and Opportunity
ISBN: 9780367458973 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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220,73 zł |
The Theory and Practice of Tax Reform in Developing Countries
ISBN: 9780521265638 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This study approaches the subject of tax reform from basic economic principles. The objectives are to develop guidelines for the design of tax policy; to show how the principles can structure systematic research into tax reform in terms of the consequences for households, producers and government; and finally, to combine the guidelines and applied research into a practical tax package for Pakistan, where tax reform has become an urgent priority. Professors Ahmad and Stern provide a coherent framework to show how principles can be formulated, applied research structured, and policies developed...
This study approaches the subject of tax reform from basic economic principles. The objectives are to develop guidelines for the design of tax policy;...
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554,12 zł |
Goethe: Faust Part One
ISBN: 9780521314121 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Offers a survey of early Faust stories and a detailed reading of Faust Part One.
Offers a survey of early Faust stories and a detailed reading of Faust Part One.
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199,85 zł |