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Reshaping Natural Resources Management In A Globalized World : A Balancing Act, Lila Barrera-Hernández
Reshaping Natural Resources Management In A Globalized World : A Balancing Act, Lila Barrera-Hernández
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Natural resources' development scenarios involving indigenous peoples and other minority stakeholders, foreign investors (private and public), and considerable environmental and social impacts are increasingly frequent, particularly in South America and other developing regions. Balancing development's impacts and benefits and looking after a country's balance of payments while taking into account, among other things, minority rights, respect for cultural identities, the need for widespread poverty alleviation and environmental stewardship is proving an extremely delicate task and one that increasingly requires thoughtful consideration of extraneous limitations, both factual and legal. Whilst a few decades ago the international law principle of permanent sovereignty …
Challenges And Responses : An Analysis Of Economic Development Among Some East Asian Newly Industrializing Countries (Nics) Or Areas; The Effect Of Their Using Tax Incentive Systems To Attract Foreign Investment With Lessons From Taiwan's Tax Incentive System As An Illustration, Li Pai Chia Kuo
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Sustained economic development since World War II was the phenomenon of the "East Asian Miracle," although the glory was tainted by the impact of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong were among the East Asian Newly Industrializing Countries (NICs) who shared the phenomena but each had unique circumstances with which to deal. China, on the other hand, stagnated before the 1978 opening to the world but has improved spectacularly economically since, and retains its momentum going into the new millennium. The motive and dynamics of the East Asian economic phenomena have been studied thoroughly, …