Abstract

  


 



Environmental Policy and the International Competitiveness of the Russian Economy


Evgeny Arkadievitch Shvarts


WWF Russia

Ivetta Gerasimchuk


International Institute for Sustainable Development
April 20, 2009

ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS IN RUSSIA, LEGAL AND PRACTICAL TRENDS, Wybe Th. Douma, Fiona M. Mucklow, eds., Cambridge: T.M.C. Asser Institute/Cambridge University Press, 2010

Abstract:     
This chapter provides an overview of how Russian environmental policy could act as an instrument to enhance Russia’s international economic competitiveness. In particular, the chapter identifies and analyses some core environmentally-related problem areas which currently constrain Russia’s international competitiveness. This chapter also provides and discusses a series of “green” solutions to ameliorate the international competitiveness of the Russian economy.

Keywords: environmental policy, internatonal competitiveness, Russia, green investment

JEL Classification: Q2, H10, O10, P20

working papers series


Date posted: April 21, 2010  

Suggested Citation

Shvarts, Evgeny Arkadievitch and Gerasimchuk, Ivetta, Environmental Policy and the International Competitiveness of the Russian Economy (April 20, 2009). ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS IN RUSSIA, LEGAL AND PRACTICAL TRENDS, Wybe Th. Douma, Fiona M. Mucklow, eds., Cambridge: T.M.C. Asser Institute/Cambridge University Press, 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1593207

Contact Information

Evgeny Arkadievitch Shvarts
WWF Russia ( email )
Nikoloyamskaya street 19, bld.3
Moscow, 109240
Russia
+7(495)7270939 (Phone)
+7(495)7270938 (Fax)
HOME PAGE: http://wwf.ru
Ivetta Gerasimchuk (Contact Author)
International Institute for Sustainable Development ( email )
161 Portage Avenue East, 6th Floor
Winnipeg
Manitoba, R3B 0Y4, Manitoba
United States
HOME PAGE: http://www.iisd.org/gsi
Feedback to SSRN (Beta)


Paper statistics
Abstract Views: 274

© 2013 Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.  FAQ   Terms of Use   Privacy Policy   Copyright
This page was processed by apollo3 in 0.375 seconds