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The modernization of Japan, as seen from the career of an enlightened Shishi (noble‐minded patriot)
Hiroshi IshidaTsuda Hiromichi is a most representative shishi (noble‐minded patriot) of the Meiji Restoration Era. He came from a middle class warrior family of Okayama han. Trained first in…
Promotion and development of Japan’s spinning industry as seen from a Japanese statesman’s life in the early Meiji era
Hiroshi IshidaWhat were the spinning industries like in the initial stage in Japan? From which class did the founders of these industries come, ex‐warrior or commoners (merchants or farmers)…
The fairness of minimum wages in South Africa
R.A. LotrietAlthough the debate on minimum wages is far from new it remains a controversial issue for all role players in South Africa, for instance with the research done by the government…
A framework for creating an export society in South Africa
Wilma Viviers, Jonathan CalofHow do you create a strong and growing cadre of successful exporters? As will be demonstrated in this article, the current direction towards more open trading policies provides a…
Full social cost pricing in the energy sector: The case of electricity generation in New South Wales and Victoria
Roger LawreyThe recent interconnection and trade of electricity between NSW and Victoria is likely to exacerbate any misallocation of resources due to inefficient pricing. The aim of this…
New options for environmental policy in central and eastern Europe
Maria Jolanta WelfensThe discussion of sustainable development focused attention on new environmental goals and raised the issue of improving resource productivity. A first step towards sustainability…
Complementarity of market and state intervention in the context of Australia’s structural reforms since the early 1980s
Dilip Dutta, Marcus HeiningerThe ongoing debate concerning the role of state vis‐á‐vis market has prompted some scholars in Australia to reassess this simple dichotomy. Recently, they are urging neoliberal…
Aboriginal people, spirituality and the traditional ownership of land
Bruce RigsbyAboriginal people have property rights and interests in land and waters arising from traditional law and custom. Their traditional relationship to land is dual in character…
Value judgments and the choice of climate protection strategies
Carsten Helm, Thomas Bruckner, Ferenc TóthIn this paper, we critically review cost‐benefit analysis, cost‐effectiveness analysis and the guard‐rail approach as decision‐support tools for the choice of climate protection…
Economics, extension and the adoption of land conservation innovations in agriculture
David J. PannellIt is argued that there are three broad conditions that are necessary for an individual farmer to adopt a farming‐system innovation: awareness of the innovation, perception that…
Jobs and environment: the “double dividend” of ecological modernisation?
Kate CrowleyThis paper reviews the emergent literature on ecological modernisation and considers its theoretical utility in terms of assessing environmental employment opportunities in…
Population and rural‐urban environmental interactions in developing countries
K. JegasothyThe link between population proliferation and environmental degradation continues to be a critical issue in many developing countries. Such a link has dented the development…
The Swedish agricultural landscape – economic characteristics, valuations and policy options
Lars DrakeThe Swedish agricultural landscape has changed dramatically since 1945. Agricultural land has been abandoned and the general trend has been towards less scenic and biological…
Property rights, “takings” and environmental management
Andrew K. DragunProperty rights are often seen to be the cause and the solution of a wide range of social problems especially those affecting the natural environment. But, the property rights box…
Ensuring a moral and social economy in Singapore
Linda LowThis article discusses how Singapore does,which has gone beyond old age and certain traditional aspects, in terms of providing social security for its people. While there are no…
Economic transition: what can be learned from China’s experience
Charles HarvieThe last decade of this century has witnessed the transition of the formerly centrally planned economies of Europe and Asia to market economies, a process affecting some 1.7…
Reconciling “weak” and “strong” sustainability
Werner HedigerA conceptual and analytical approach is presented to reconcile weak and strong sustainability. It involves a reconsideration of the conception of total capital from an…
Conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: main actors and the costs to bear
Detlef VirchowIn the last decade the importance of natural resources for a sustainable agricultural development has been increasingly discussed on international fora and conferences. Only…
Unequal federalism and regional inequalities: the case of the coffee policies in Brazil
Olímpio J. de Arroxelas GalvãoThis work has as its main objective to discuss the nature of Brazilian Federalism and makes considerations on the origins and deepening of regional inequalities in Brazil. The…
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