Lessons from the Great Recession : At the Crossroads of Sustainability and Recovery.
Gurdgiev, Constantin.
Lessons from the Great Recession : At the Crossroads of Sustainability and Recovery. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (306 pages) - Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice Series ; v.18 . - Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice Series .
Cover -- Lessons from the Great Recession: At the Crossroads of Sustainability and Recovery -- Contents -- Copyright page -- List of Contributors -- Series Editor's Introduction -- Reference -- Crisis Contagion from Advanced Economies into BRIC: Not as Simple as in the Old Days -- Introduction -- The Known Knowns and Unknowns -- Data and Methodology -- Data -- Methodology -- Ex Ante Expectations -- Main Findings and Analysis -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Turning Tigers into PIIGS: The Role of Leverage in the Irish Economic Collapse -- Introduction -- Growth Stimulants of the Celtic Tiger Era -- Housing Bubbles and the Irish Banking Collapse -- More Financial Leverage - Contracts for Difference (CFDs) -- Missed Signals and What Have We Learned? -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Manhattan is not New York: The Divergent Import of the Great Recession and Natural Disasters on New York City's Five Boroughs -- Introduction -- Manhattan -- Bronx -- Brooklyn -- Queens -- Staten Island -- Discussion -- Lessons Learned? -- References -- UNASUR-GRID: Financing Sustainable Energy Sovereignty with the Bank of the South -- South American Sustainable Development, Post-Great Recession -- An Alternative Response -- The Challenge of the Commodity Sector -- UNASUR-GRID -- Development Funding Rules -- Sustainable Development Goals: MDBs Become Irrelevant -- Neoclassical Competition versus Regional Collaboration (Solidarity) -- A New Proposal -- Historical Barriers to Progress -- Fossil Fuel Dependence: US Dollar Dependence -- Ending Dollar Dependency -- Electricity, an Essential Service -- Historical Experience of Electric Integration -- Localising Technology and Legal Frameworks -- UNASUR Geography -- Transitioning from Oil and Coal to Renewables -- Time to Begin -- Notes -- References. On the Effects of Commodities Prices on Sustainable Development: An Opportunity? -- Introduction -- The Facts and the Theory -- Data -- Empirical Model -- Index Construction -- Methodology -- Empirical Results -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- Improving Post-2015 Development Cooperation through Donor Support for Inclusive Business -- Introduction -- Development Cooperation in Context -- What Is Development Assistance? -- The Great Recession and its Impact in Development Cooperation -- Development Cooperation and the Private Sector -- Linking Development Cooperation to Inclusive Business -- The Concept of Inclusive Business -- Incorporation of Inclusive Business by Development Aid Donors -- Why and How to Incorporate Inclusive Business into Donor Programs: A Proposed Typology -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- The Great Recession and Emerging Market Firms: Unpacking the Divide between Global and National Level Sustainability Expect... -- Introduction -- The Great Recession and Corporate Social Responsibility -- Corporate Social Responsibility and the Triple Bottom Line Post Great Recession -- Unpacking the Different Pressures Emerging Market Firms Face -- Pressures Impacting Local Firms from Emerging Markets -- National Government Pressures -- Local Company Survival -- Pressures Impacting EMNEs -- Global Organizations and Norms -- Host National Government Expectations -- Host Population Expectations -- Contextual Evidence from Mexico -- Great Recession: The Mexican Government Response -- Mexican Firm Responses -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Global Financial Crisis and the Emergence and Maturing of Socially Responsible Investments -- Introduction -- Socially Responsible Investing -- Methodology -- Findings -- Discussion -- SRI beyond Financial Returns -- Conclusions -- References. After the Flood Comes the Tax: European Road to Financial Transactions Tax -- Introduction -- European Union Financial Transaction Tax -- Political View on the Proposed EU FTT -- The Present Study -- Academic Literature on the Financial Transaction Taxes -- Market Liquidity and Efficiency -- Market Volatility -- Revenue Raising Potential -- Crisis Prevention -- Alternatives to FTT -- Methodology -- Survey Analysis -- Data Analysis -- Results of the Literature Survey -- Effect on Volatility -- Effect on Liquidity -- Effect on Macro-efficiency -- Effect on Micro-efficiency -- Effect on Revenue -- Results of Data Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Networked Social Movements and the Politics of Mortgage: From the Right to Housing to the Assault on Institutions -- Introduction -- Methodology -- The Spanish Mortgage Victims Group Social Movement: Birth and Growth -- The Story of Two PAH Chapters: PAH Elche and Stop Desahucios Móstoles -- PAH Elche: A Full Empowerment Model -- Stop Desahucios Móstoles: From Social Movement to the Assault on Institutions -- Creating Spaces of Citizenship and Social Change in the Aftermath of the Economic Crisis -- Transforming Victims and Objects of Policy into Political Activists -- Co-producing Knowledge and Financial Literacy -- Reproducing Collective Identity -- Social Movement for Social Change -- Expanding PAH's Agenda to Encompass Political Parties and Institutions -- Conclusion -- References -- Solar Eclipse: Investment Treaty Arbitration and Spain's Photovoltaic Troubles -- Introduction -- The Role of Legal Frameworks -- Spanish Energy Policy -- Current Actions -- ISDS and Sovereignty -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Capital for the Twenty-First Century: a response to 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' by Thomas Piketty -- Motivation -- A Reconstruction -- The Second Fundamental Law of Capitalism. The First Fundamental Law of Capitalism -- Shocks and the State -- The Treasury -- The Central Bank -- Conclusion -- References -- About the Authors.
This volume examines global cases of environmental sustainability and economics in the context of nations from multi-disciplinary perspectives. This book analyses the problems faced globally as economies try to build a sustainable future in the aftermath of the 'Great Recession', and the recent economic and financial crises.
9781785607424
Economic stabilization--History--21st century.
Electronic books.
HD72-88
338.927
Lessons from the Great Recession : At the Crossroads of Sustainability and Recovery. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (306 pages) - Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice Series ; v.18 . - Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice Series .
Cover -- Lessons from the Great Recession: At the Crossroads of Sustainability and Recovery -- Contents -- Copyright page -- List of Contributors -- Series Editor's Introduction -- Reference -- Crisis Contagion from Advanced Economies into BRIC: Not as Simple as in the Old Days -- Introduction -- The Known Knowns and Unknowns -- Data and Methodology -- Data -- Methodology -- Ex Ante Expectations -- Main Findings and Analysis -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Turning Tigers into PIIGS: The Role of Leverage in the Irish Economic Collapse -- Introduction -- Growth Stimulants of the Celtic Tiger Era -- Housing Bubbles and the Irish Banking Collapse -- More Financial Leverage - Contracts for Difference (CFDs) -- Missed Signals and What Have We Learned? -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Manhattan is not New York: The Divergent Import of the Great Recession and Natural Disasters on New York City's Five Boroughs -- Introduction -- Manhattan -- Bronx -- Brooklyn -- Queens -- Staten Island -- Discussion -- Lessons Learned? -- References -- UNASUR-GRID: Financing Sustainable Energy Sovereignty with the Bank of the South -- South American Sustainable Development, Post-Great Recession -- An Alternative Response -- The Challenge of the Commodity Sector -- UNASUR-GRID -- Development Funding Rules -- Sustainable Development Goals: MDBs Become Irrelevant -- Neoclassical Competition versus Regional Collaboration (Solidarity) -- A New Proposal -- Historical Barriers to Progress -- Fossil Fuel Dependence: US Dollar Dependence -- Ending Dollar Dependency -- Electricity, an Essential Service -- Historical Experience of Electric Integration -- Localising Technology and Legal Frameworks -- UNASUR Geography -- Transitioning from Oil and Coal to Renewables -- Time to Begin -- Notes -- References. On the Effects of Commodities Prices on Sustainable Development: An Opportunity? -- Introduction -- The Facts and the Theory -- Data -- Empirical Model -- Index Construction -- Methodology -- Empirical Results -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- Improving Post-2015 Development Cooperation through Donor Support for Inclusive Business -- Introduction -- Development Cooperation in Context -- What Is Development Assistance? -- The Great Recession and its Impact in Development Cooperation -- Development Cooperation and the Private Sector -- Linking Development Cooperation to Inclusive Business -- The Concept of Inclusive Business -- Incorporation of Inclusive Business by Development Aid Donors -- Why and How to Incorporate Inclusive Business into Donor Programs: A Proposed Typology -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- The Great Recession and Emerging Market Firms: Unpacking the Divide between Global and National Level Sustainability Expect... -- Introduction -- The Great Recession and Corporate Social Responsibility -- Corporate Social Responsibility and the Triple Bottom Line Post Great Recession -- Unpacking the Different Pressures Emerging Market Firms Face -- Pressures Impacting Local Firms from Emerging Markets -- National Government Pressures -- Local Company Survival -- Pressures Impacting EMNEs -- Global Organizations and Norms -- Host National Government Expectations -- Host Population Expectations -- Contextual Evidence from Mexico -- Great Recession: The Mexican Government Response -- Mexican Firm Responses -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Global Financial Crisis and the Emergence and Maturing of Socially Responsible Investments -- Introduction -- Socially Responsible Investing -- Methodology -- Findings -- Discussion -- SRI beyond Financial Returns -- Conclusions -- References. After the Flood Comes the Tax: European Road to Financial Transactions Tax -- Introduction -- European Union Financial Transaction Tax -- Political View on the Proposed EU FTT -- The Present Study -- Academic Literature on the Financial Transaction Taxes -- Market Liquidity and Efficiency -- Market Volatility -- Revenue Raising Potential -- Crisis Prevention -- Alternatives to FTT -- Methodology -- Survey Analysis -- Data Analysis -- Results of the Literature Survey -- Effect on Volatility -- Effect on Liquidity -- Effect on Macro-efficiency -- Effect on Micro-efficiency -- Effect on Revenue -- Results of Data Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Networked Social Movements and the Politics of Mortgage: From the Right to Housing to the Assault on Institutions -- Introduction -- Methodology -- The Spanish Mortgage Victims Group Social Movement: Birth and Growth -- The Story of Two PAH Chapters: PAH Elche and Stop Desahucios Móstoles -- PAH Elche: A Full Empowerment Model -- Stop Desahucios Móstoles: From Social Movement to the Assault on Institutions -- Creating Spaces of Citizenship and Social Change in the Aftermath of the Economic Crisis -- Transforming Victims and Objects of Policy into Political Activists -- Co-producing Knowledge and Financial Literacy -- Reproducing Collective Identity -- Social Movement for Social Change -- Expanding PAH's Agenda to Encompass Political Parties and Institutions -- Conclusion -- References -- Solar Eclipse: Investment Treaty Arbitration and Spain's Photovoltaic Troubles -- Introduction -- The Role of Legal Frameworks -- Spanish Energy Policy -- Current Actions -- ISDS and Sovereignty -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Capital for the Twenty-First Century: a response to 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' by Thomas Piketty -- Motivation -- A Reconstruction -- The Second Fundamental Law of Capitalism. The First Fundamental Law of Capitalism -- Shocks and the State -- The Treasury -- The Central Bank -- Conclusion -- References -- About the Authors.
This volume examines global cases of environmental sustainability and economics in the context of nations from multi-disciplinary perspectives. This book analyses the problems faced globally as economies try to build a sustainable future in the aftermath of the 'Great Recession', and the recent economic and financial crises.
9781785607424
Economic stabilization--History--21st century.
Electronic books.
HD72-88
338.927