Description
Book SynopsisSustainable Economy and Emerging Markets provides a snapshot of the different dimensions of sustainability and analyses how they interact and configure themselves, case by case, in selected emerging economies. The parameters of economic growth in developing economies are explored in the context of systems, climate change, and environmental challenges.
With contributions from a range of business academics, economists, and practitioners, this book conveys a picture of the complex nature of the new global business environment, especially the geopolitical dynamics of emerging countries, and breaks down the challenges across geographic fault lines, offering insights into current business practice. By adopting an in-depth case study approach, this edited book offers and discusses examples from several emerging markets and elucidates how these organisations have modelled business based on sustainable development in its various forms.
This book will prove valuable reading for students and scholars of international business, international trade, sustainability, and development.
Trade Review"A valuable study of sustainable development in emerging markets. It offers original insights and in-depth research with lessons for policymakers and scholars alike." — Professor Clinton Fernandes, UNSW Canberra, Australia
"This book will be useful to students of International Business and Management courses who wish to explore contemporary content around emerging markets and their business opportunities." — Professor Basil Janavaras, Minnesota State University, USA
Table of ContentsList of contributors
Introduction: sustainable economy and emerging markets
Stefania Paladini and Suresh George
PART I
1 Dimensions of sustainability in impoverished contexts in emerging economies
Stefanie Beninger and Matthew Wilson
2 Public–private partnership as a mechanism to encourage MNEs’ contributions to sustainable development goals: insights from Brazilian experience
Leonardo Elizeire Bremermann, Roman Teplov, Sina Mortazavi, Juha Väätänen and Suraksha Gupta
3 MNEs’ sustainability challenges and corporate social responsibility in emerging markets: the case of Amway
Won-Yong Oh, Rami Jung, Young Kyun Chang and Yeojin Kim
4 The Belt and Road Initiative: infrastructure and sustainable development
Neil Renwick
PART II
5 A tale of two debt crises: the IMF and the unsustainable development of Ghana
James Silverwood and Jeremy F. G. Moulton
6 Political economy of Small-to-Medium Enterprise (SME) finance: lessons from Root Capital
Mine Aysen Doyran
7 Perspectives on governance and development of sustainable economy: institutional policies, challenges, and scenarios in Kenya
Andrew Amayo
8 Democracy, sustainability, and economic growth: the case of Bangladesh’s garment industry
Krish Saha and Stefania Paladini
PART III
9 Work time and environmental impact in a global perspective
Alexandra Arntsen and Bruce Philp
10 Green innovation in South Asia’s clothing industry: issues and challenges
Amira Khattak
11 Designing business models to overcome the barriers to renewable energy market creation in developing and emerging countries: Masar box, a case study
Valtteri Kaartemo
12 Innovative business models towards sustainability: specificities and challenges on the Russian market
Anna Veselova, Yulia Aray, Anna Logacheva and Dmitry Knatko
13 E-waste and sustainability in a changing environment: a Behavioural Economics approach
Xavier Pierron
Conclusions: many paths to sustainability, an underlying philosophy
Stefania Paladini and Suresh George
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