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The Emergence of Ecological Opportunities and Firms’ Behaviour

In: Crisis, Innovation and Sustainable Development

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  • Blandine Laperche
  • Nadine Levratto

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This unique and informative book highlights the relationship between crisis, innovation, and sustainable development, and discusses the necessary conditions required to seize the ecological opportunity. The authors study the strength of change for building a new society, and the theoretical origins and political aspects of environmental concerns. They also sketch the outlines of a global governance system seeking to promote sustainable development.

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  • Blandine Laperche & Nadine Levratto, 2012. "The Emergence of Ecological Opportunities and Firms’ Behaviour," Chapters, in: Blandine Laperche & Nadine Levratto & Dimitri Uzunidis (ed.), Crisis, Innovation and Sustainable Development, chapter 2, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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