Sustainability and Firms: Technological Change and the Changing Regulatory Environment (Advances in Ecological Economics series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858988098 ISBN 13: 9781858988092

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

Expands the concept of sustainable to include not only the environment, but social relations, companies, profit, and competitiveness. On this level playing field, suggests a partnership among business, citizens, and government to set policy. Focuses on such aspects as environmental regulations and foreign direct investment flows within the European Union, technological change for sustainable development, socio-technological innovation, and a thermodynamic analysis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author:

Sylvie Faucheux, Professor of Economics and Director, C3ED, University of Versailles, France

John Gowdy, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Isabelle Nicola, Lecturer in Economics, University of Versailles, France

Review:

`Several authors have contributed excellent articles for this important book, which addresses sustainable development that aims at reconciling the pursuit of goals traditionally associated with economic growth with ecological constraints on economic activity. . . . the authors have made an excellent effort for contributing to the literature in the field. . . . This book can be recommended as an essential reference for those interested in pursuing a research career in this subject.' -- Jyothis Sathyapalan, Kyklos

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1858988098
• ISBN 13: 9781858988092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Faucheux Sylvie, Gowdy John M., Nicolaļ Isabelle