Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development

Name: Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development
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Nicholas A. Ashford Ralph P. Hall(Author)

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Published on 18. October 2011

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Table of Contents
Overview
0.1 Introduction
0.2 The Multidimensional Character of Sustainability
0.3 The Unsustainable Industrial State
0.4 Globalization
0.5 Drivers of Economic Growth and Development
0.5.1 Strategies to Enhance Competitiveness
0.5.2 The Consequences of Different Industrial Strategy Options for Workers
0.6 Conceptualizations of Sustainable Development
0.6.1 The Interrelatedness of the Economy, of the Environment, Health, and Safety, and of Employment and the Need to Address Them Together
0.6.2 Sustaining and Disrupting Innovation Distinguished
0.6.3 A Capsule Definition of Sustainable Development
0.7 Governance Options for Achieving a Transformation to a More Sustainable State
0.8 The Role of Government
0.9 The Way Forward
0.10 References
Part I: The Multidimensional Concept of Sustainability
1 Concern for a Global Future
1.1 Human Needs
1.2 Social Justice, Inequality, and the Social Contract between the Governed and the Government
1.3 Living beyond Our Ecological Means: The Technology Debate
1.4 A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Development
1.5 The European Union's Strategy for Sustainable Development: The Lisbon Strategy and Europe 2020
1.6 The Reformulation of Sustainable Development as a Problem of Global Climate Change
1.7 Broadening Our Awareness of Tipping Points
1.8 The 2008 Financial Crisis and Opportunities for Reconceptualization of the Growth Paradigm
1.9 The Necessity of Solving Problems on a Comprehensive Basis
1.10 Notes
1.11 Additional Readings
1.12 References
2 The Emergence of Sustainable Development
2.1 Notes
2.2 Additional Readings
2.3 References
Part II: Economic Development, Globalization, and Sustainability
3 Economic Development and Prosperity: Current Theory and Debate
3.1 The Meaning of Economic Development
3.2 Theories and Perspectives on Economic Growth
3.3 Technological Development and Growth Theory
3.4 Critiques of, and Alternatives to, the Northern Growth Model
3.5 What Lies Ahead for Economic Growth and Development in Industrialized and Developing Economies?
3.6 The New Economics
3.7 Notes
3.8 Additional Readings
3.9 References
4 Globalization: Technology, Trade Regimes, Capital Flows, and the International Economy
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Globalization
4.3 Trade Regimes
4.4 Trade and Economic Development
4.5 The Role of Multinational Enterprises in the International Economy
4.6 Evolution of Financial Institutions
4.7 Notes
4.8 Additional Readings
4.9 References
5 Globalization and Sustainability
5.1 Effects of Globalization on Economy/Environment Interactions: Sector II
5.2 Effects of Globalization on Economy/Work Interactions: Sector IV
5.3 Effects of Globalization on Environment/Work Interactions: Sector VI
5.4 Globalization and Governance
5.5 Notes
5.6 Additional Readings
5.7 References
Part III: Industrial Policy and the Role of the Firm in Pursuing Sustainable Development
6 The Importance of Technological Innovation
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Types of Innovation and the Nature of Technological Change
6.3 The Classical Linear Model of Technological Innovation
6.4 National Innovation Systems
6.5 References
7 Organizational Innovation and Learning: The Role of the Industrial Firm in Achieving Sustainable Development
7.1 Introduction
7.2 What Kinds of Environmental, Skill, and Employment Changes Are Needed in the Economy?
7.3 Organizational Innovation and Learning: Theory and Background
7.4 Evolutionary or Coevolutionary Transformations and Customer Satisfaction and Values
7.5 The Relationship between Organizational Learning and Change and Technological Innovation
7.6 Innovation to Stimulate Employment
7.7 Policy Implications
7.8 Notes
7.9 Additional Readings
7.10 References
8 Government Policies to Foster Innovation, Economic Growth, and Employment
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Types of Technological Change and Sustaining and Disrupting Innovation
8.3 Prerequisites for Technological Change
8.4 The Role of Government in Promoting Innovation in Developed Countries
8.5 The Importance of Diffusion in Achieving Sustainable Development
8.6 Stakeholder Involvement in the Context of Sustainable Development
8.7 Innovation, Industrial, and Technology Policy in the Context of a Globalized Economy
8.8 Modernization, Globalization, and Employment in the North
8.9 Industrial and Employment Policy in the South
8.10 Notes
8.11 Additional Readings
8.12 References
Part IV: National, Regional, and International Efforts to Advance Health, Safety, and the Environment
9 Government Intervention to Protect the Environment, Public/Worker Health and Safety, and Consumer Product Safety
9.1 Introduction
9.2 National Approaches: Regulation of Health, Safety, and the Environment in the United States
9.3 Static versus Dynamic Efficiency and the Implications for Promoting Technological Innovation Using Trade-off Analysis
9.4 National Government's Role in Achieving Efficiency: The Regulation-Induced-Innovation Hypothesis
9.5 Nation-Based Regulation in the Context of Industrial Globalization
9.6 Nation-Based Approaches in Developing Countries without a Strong Regulatory Tradition
9.7 Notes
9.8 Additional Readings
9.9 References
10 Regional and International Regimes to Protect Health, Safety, and the Environment
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The Nature of International Environmental Law
10.3 Factors Influencing Compliance with Multilateral Environmental Accords
10.4 The Polluter-Pays Principle, the Precautionary Principle, and Other Evolving Principles of International Environmental Law
10.5 Harmonization of Health, Safety, and Environmental Standards
10.6 International Trade of Hazardous Products
10.7 International Trade of Hazardous Equipment and Plant
10.8 Transfer of Technical Know-how
10.9 International Trade of Hazardous Waste
10.10 Transboundary Migration of Pollution
10.11 Polluting the International Commons
10.12 Liability for Environmental Damage
10.13 Preserving Biodiversity and Endangered Species
10.14 Food Safety
10.15 Biotechnology
10.16 Pharmaceutical Safety
10.17 Environmental Law and Its Role in Stimulating Technological Change
10.18 Regional Approaches to Protection of Health, Safety, and the Environment: The European Union
10.19 Worker Health and Safety
10.20 The Importance of International Institutions
10.21 Global Governance
10.22 Conclusions
10.23 Notes
10.24 Additional Readings
10.25 References
Appendix 10-A: Multilateral Environmental Agreements in Reverse Chronological Order
Appendix 10-B: Multilateral Environmental Agreements by Area of the Environment
Part V: International Trade and Finance
11 Trade Regimes and Sustainability
11.1 Trade Agreements in General
11.2 Trade and the Environment (Trade Regimes as Constraints on National Health, Safety, and Environmental Policies)
11.3 Trade and the Environment (Trade Regimes as Tools to Promote Advances in National and International Environmental Policies)
11.4 Trade, Employment, and Labor Standards
11.5 Notes
11.6 References
Appendix 11- A: Selected WTO Agreements
12 Financing Development
12.1 Introduction
Part A: Financing of Economic Development
12.2 Official Development Assistance and Private Capital
12.3 Analyzing Official Development Assistance
12.4 Private Capital Flows
Part B: Financing for Environmental Protection
12.5 The Importance of Enviromental Financing
12.6 The Emergence of Financing Structures for the Environment
12.7 Issues of Implementation in Financing Sustainable Development
Part C: Financing Innovations (New Proposals) and Commentary
12.8 The SDR Proposal
12.9 An International Investment Agreement
12.10 The Global Environment Facility
12.11 Binary Economics
12.12 Microfinance
12.13 Conclusion
12.14 Notes
12.15 References
Appendix 12-A: Acronyms
Appendix 12-B: Defining Aid
Appendix 12-C: The Millennium Development Goals and Targets
Part VI: Strategic Policy Design for Sustainable Transformations
13 Pathways to Sustainability: Co-optimizing Economic Development, the Environment, and Employment
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Technological, Organizational, Institutional, and Social Innovation
13.3 Governance Options to Achieve Sustainability
13.4 Alternative Postures of Government and Their Implications for Sustainable Transformations
13.5 Requirements of Transformations for Greater Sustainability
13.6 Technology-Based Strategies to Improve Productiveness
Health, Safety, and the Environment
and Employment
13.7 Policies and Approaches to Promote Sustainable Development
13.8 The New Economics and Concluding Commentary
13.9 Notes
13.10 References
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