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100 _aAshford, Nicholas A
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245 _aTechnology, globalization, and sustainable development :
_btransforming the industrial state /
260 _aNew Haven, Conn. ;
_aLondon :
_bRoutledge,
_c2018.
300 _axxviii, [1], 720 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c29 cm
505 _a1. 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.
520 _aIn 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, public health and safety.
650 _aSustainable development
_xDeveloped countries.
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650 _aGlobalization.
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700 _4Hall, Ralph P.
_eauthor
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