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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 170 avhandlingar innehållade orden International opportunities.
11. Low-Carbon City Initiatives in China : Planning Approaches, Dilemmas and Opportunities
Sammanfattning : In order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, tackle climate change and move toward sustainable development, the central government in China has proposed low-carbon city development as the national strategy and relevant initiatives have been taken by local governments. This thesis analyses current low-carbon city programmes and planning approaches in China, identifies limitations and proposes a metabolic approach that could be used to account for physical resources, monitor GHG emissions and involve stakeholders in the planning process. LÄS MER
12. Hedge funds and international capital flows
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four chapters that investigate the performance and capital flows of hedge funds. The first two chapters of the thesis focus on hedge funds that have a pure emerging market strategy. LÄS MER
13. Heterogeneous firms, international trade and institutions
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three independent papers, ordered chronologically with respect to when they were initiated. Empirical research has established that there are large and persistent productivity differences among firms in narrowly defined industries (Bartelsman and Doms, 2000). LÄS MER
14. Global Spaces for Local Entrepreneurship : Stretching clusters through networks and international trade fairs
Sammanfattning : Many of the insightful writings on clusters identify the role of entrepreneurs as key agents in the formation of firms and clusters. This thesis argues instead that local entrepreneurship is not ceased once firms and clusters are established; local entrepreneurship is about the continuous (re)creation of both businesses and clusters in global spaces. LÄS MER
15. Right to Regulate for Sustainable Development in International Investment Law : The Challenge of Incomplete Assessments, Promise of Sustainable Investment, and Need for Reserved Optimism
Sammanfattning : Within international investment law scholarship, increased attention has been devoted to the capacity of international investment law, which includes investment treaty arbitration, to facilitate sustainable development. Scholars increasingly agree that issues of sustainable development permeate throughout the international investment law system and thus cannot be viewed as beyond its scope and jurisdiction. LÄS MER
