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Book SynopsisEnvironmental Sustainability, Growth Trajectory and Gender focuses on three major issues affecting developing economies: environmental sustainability, growth trajectory and gender.
The social, economic and environmental consequences of climate change and loss of essential ecosystems are becoming increasingly apparent. Within the global community, the challenges of sustainable development and gender equality are growing in importance. The knowledge and collective action of women would improve productivity, boost conservation of ecosystems and enhance economic growth in developing countries.
Environmental Sustainability, Growth Trajectory and Gender provides a wealth of information for academic researchers, postgraduate students, and faculties of different disciplines, and will lead to increased awareness, policies and actions that will enhance gender equality and provide full enjoyment of sustainable development.
Table of ContentsForeword; Joyashree Roy
Introduction; Chandrima Chakraborty and Dipyaman Pal
Section I: Issues of Environment and Growth
Chapter 1. Has International Trade Increased Carbon Dioxide Emission in Asia?; Nneamaka Ilechukwu and Sajal Lahiri
Chapter 2. Sustainable Energy Development in Emerging Economies: A Study on BRICS; Sebak Kumar Jana
Chapter 3. Interactive Effect of Population Growth and Institutional Quality on Environmental Sustainability in West Africa Region; Richardson Kojo Edeme and Emeka Ekene Thank God
Chapter 4. Sustainable Socio-Intercultural Governance; José G. Vargas-Hernández
Chapter 5. Green Nuclear Energy: A Solution of Environmental Sustainability for Emerging Economies; Hasan Dinçer, Serhat Yüksel, Gülsüm Sena Uluer, and Çağatay Çağlayan
Chapter 6. The Shape of Environmental Kuznets Curve: The Dynamic and Cross-Country Variation; Krishnendu Maji
Chapter 7. CO2 Emissions Analysis and Underlying Emission Trend in Selected Emerging Countries; Denizhan Guven, Gizem Kaya Aydın, and M. Ozgur Kayalica
Chapter 8. Is Growth of Output and Productivity in Indian Manufacturing Industries Sustainable? - A Cost Function Approach with Adjustment for Capacity Utilisation: 1980-81 to 2016-17; Mihir Kumar Pal and Pinki Bera
Chapter 9. Factors behind Economic Growth for BRICS Nations: An Examination within the Neoclassical Growth Framework; Aloka Nayak and Ramesh Chandra Das
Chapter 10. Corruption, Democracy and Growth: Evidence from Emerging Market Economies; Amrita Chatterjee
Section II: Linkage between Environment, Gender and Growth
Chapter 11. Gender Gap, Intensive Growth and Economic Welfare in Sub-Saharan African Countries; Ebikabowei Biedomo Aduku, Ogochukwu Christiana Anyanwu, and Richardson Kojo Edeme
Chapter 12. Status of Women Empowerment: A Comparative Study among the SAARC Countries; Pinaki Das and Shama Firdaush
Chapter 13. School dropout of girls: A Study on selected Indian States; Tanmoyee Banerjee (Chatterjee) and Tanusree Mishra
Chapter 14. Gender equality and women empowerment: South Asian perspective; Sudin Bag and Deboshree Barman
Chapter 15. Does an Increase in Enrollment of Girls Relative to Boys Stimulate Technical Efficiency of Secondary Education? Empirical Evidence using Nonparametric Data Envelopment Analysis with Indian State Level Data; Sangita Choudhury and Arpita Ghose
Chapter 16. Gender Gap and CO2 Emissions in Emerging Markets Economies: A Panel Data Inefficiency Study; Gizem Kaya Aydın, Denizhan Guven, and M. Ozgur Kayalica
Chapter 17. Gender Equity and Politics for the Enhancement of Environmental Sustainability: Empowerment of Women for the Fight Against Climate Change; Egemen Sertyesilisik
Chapter 18. Environment Sustainability Development through cost-effective Elimination of Hazardous Gases for Gender Development; Suparna Banerjee and Aparna Banerjee
Chapter 19. Empowerment of Women and Increasing Women Employment in The Construction Industry to Support Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Development; Begum Sertyesilisik
Chapter 20. An Analysis of the Impact of Environmental Degradation On Female Health Status and Their Labour Force Partcipation Rate in Urban India: A Simultaneous Panel Approach; Kaushiki Banerjee and Arpita Ghose
