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    Indice de costo minero perunao base 2005 durante el periodo 1992-2007
    (Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP), Turrialba, CR, 2009) Orihuela, Carlos Enrique
    El presente estudio recoge los aspectos metodológicos sobre la construcción de un Índice de Costos Minero (IC) base 2005 para los cinco principales minerales comerciales de la minería metálica peruana durante el periodo 1992-2007. Conforme a los resultados, no hay diferencias significativas en la evolución del IC de cada mineral, por lo que es factible calcular un IC promedio. Se encontró evidencia que los costos reales de los minerales mencionados crecieron aunque en menor medida en relación a sus precios.
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    Decentralization and environmentally sound decision making : policy implications
    (Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP), Turrialba, CR, 2007) Cardona Castillo, Hugo
    Among the major political and economic trends that have been evolving in Latin America in recent years, the emergence of municipal governments as frontline actors stands out. Central American countries have begun to grant local governments greater rights and responsibilities regarding natural resource management. In Guatemala, one of the major pieces of legislation to achieve important rural development goals, as claimed by the government, is the Law of Decentralization. As more decision making is transferred to local governments, one wonders: what are the attitudes of potential local decision makers towards the environment, and which factors may explain such attitudes; what would be the dominant criteria for local decision making in selecting development projects; and, what will be the level of priority assigned to environmental concerns. This paper aims to answer these questions. A two phase analytical process was conducted: first, aiming at determining individual local decision makers´ attitudes towards the environment and identifying the factors that determine such attitudes; secondly, determining whether, in fact, individual attitude could explain actual decision making. Age, gender, education and non-formal environmental training are significant variables in shaping environmental attitudes. Environmental attitude, as measured by the NEPS, is significant in determining pro-environmental investment decisions.
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    Climate sensitivity of Indian agriculture : do spatial effects matter?
    (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2009) Kavi Kumar, K.S.; Shyamsundar, Priya
    Using panel data over a twenty-year period from 271 districts, the paper estimates the impact of climate change on farm level net revenue. Climate change results in a 9% decline in agricultural revenues in the base model. However by incorporating spatial effects, such as how well farmers share their climate mitigation strategies, this decline in revenues can be reduced to 3%. Evidence suggests that better dissemination of knowledge among farmers through both market forces and local leadership will help popularize effective adaptation strategies to address climate change impacts. Policy implications are discussed.
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    Trade-off among carbon emissions, economic growth and poverty reduction in India
    (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2005) South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics; Ojha, Vijay Prakash
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    Effects of China's rural policies on the sustainability of agriculture in China
    (EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1998) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Lin, J.Y.; Fan Zhang