Publications

Jouni Paavola

Multi-level environmental governance: exploring the economic explanations

Research article by Jouni Paavola on 17 Sep 2015

Multi-level environmental governance (MLEG) has become commonplace, yet few attempts have been made to explain in economic terms why it should have emerged. This article examines four economic explanations for MLEG. The first considers it as a solution for overcoming collective action challenges when a large number of actors are involved. The second explanation is […]





Seven Centuries of European Economic Growth and Decline

Research article by Roger Fouquet on 8 Sep 2015

Co-authored with Stephen Broadberry in the Journal of Economic Perspectives. This paper investigates very long run pre-industrial economic development. New annual GDP per capita data for six European countries over … read more »





The private sector in climate governance: Opportunities for climate compatible development through multilevel industry-government engagement

Research article by J. Leventon, James Van Alstine on 1 Sep 2015

Globally, the sustainable development agenda is undergoing a process of climatisation. This means that climate change mitigation and adaptation are influencing the design and delivery of development initiatives. This paper explores the extent to which climate governance influences the role and practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in development. We draw on case study evidence […]