How green is my industry? The case of Turkey

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tolga Aksoy ◽  
Feride Gonel
Keyword(s):  
Negotiation Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Three Solutions ◽  
Industrial Growth ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Green Industry ◽  
Turkish Government ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Production Technologies ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to give a good overview of the relationship between industrial growth and industrial pollution in Turkey. The question is to what extent dirty industries have been affected by the regulations on the control of environmental degradation. Design/methodology/approach – The approach for this study uses all regulations which serve for protecting human and its environment from danger arising from dirty industries in Turkey. After presenting brief explanations on green industry, next sessions explain and compare the situations of the Turkish dirty industries and its relationship with related regulations in the European Union (EU). Findings – The authors offer three solutions. First, clean consumption should be stimulated in Turkish society. Second, Turkish Government should conduct more joint projects with the EU. Third, EU funds should be directed to cleaner production technologies to subsidize dirty industries during the negotiation process. Originality/value – Green industry can be assessed as a steep road to build a sustainable future. For a long time, the unsustainability of current forms of industrial production has been discussed in Turkey. As a solution some argue that if governments support, industries can finance their own transformation more rapidly. However, these arguments do not mean that industries voluntarily accept these changes.

scholarly journals Trade, Politics, and Democratization: The 1997 Global Agreement Between the European Union and Mexico

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Antonio Sanahuja
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Economic Association ◽  
Trade Politics ◽  
Global Agreement ◽  
The Relationship

Mexico and the European Union signed a new Political and Economic Association Agreement in December 1997 and ultimately a free-trade agreement in March 2000, aiming to establish a new model of relations with a more dynamic trade and investment component. This article analyzes the 1997 agreement as background to the final accord. Economic and political changes in the 1990s modified both parties’ participation in the international political economy, helping to overcome some of the structural obstacles to the relationship. The policy toward Latin America adopted by the EU in 1994 was influential. The negotiation process revealed divergences over the scope of the liberalization process and the so-called democracy clause.

Government expenditure and economic growth in the European Union countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 372-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gitana Dudzevičiūtė ◽  
Agnė Šimelytė ◽  
Aušra Liučvaitienė
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
European Union ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide more reliable estimates of the relationship between government spending and economic growth in the European Union (EU) during the period of 1995-2015. Design/methodology/approach The methodology consisted of several different stages. In the first stage for an assessment of dynamics of government spending and economic growth indicators over two decades, descriptive statistics analysis was employed. Correlation analysis helped to identify the relationships between government expenditures (GEs) and economic growth. In the third stage, for modeling the relationship and the estimation of causality between GE and economic growth, Granger causality testing was applied. Findings The research indicated that eight EU countries have a significant relationship between government spending and economic growth. Research limitations/implications This study has been bounded by general GE and economic growth only. The breakdowns of general GE on the basis of the activities they support have not been considered in this paper, which is the main limitation of the research. Despite the limitation, it might be maintained that the research highlights key relationships in the EU countries. Originality/value These insights might be useful for policy makers. In countries with unidirectional causality running from GE to economic growth, the government can employ expenditure as a factor for growth. The governments should ensure that resources are properly managed and efficiently allocated to accelerate economic growth in the countries with unidirectional causality from GDP to GE.

A phase-specific analysis of negotiation styles

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Preuss ◽  
Per van der Wijst
Keyword(s):  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Specific Point ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Specific Analysis ◽  
Negotiation Performance ◽  
Negotiation Style ◽  
Negotiation Simulation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze whether negotiators stick to one single negotiation style or whether their styles vary during the negotiation process. The paper seeks to identify different combinations of phase-specific negotiation styles and investigates the relationship between these combinations and negotiation performance and satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a large online negotiation simulation that allows a phase-specific analysis of negotiation styles via an elaborate coding scheme. Findings The findings reveal that negotiators generally do not limit themselves to a single negotiation style. Instead, they vary their style in the course of different negotiation phases. The authors distinguish between five distinct phase-specific negotiation style patterns that differ with regard to their impact on negotiation performance but not negotiation satisfaction. Research limitations/implications The study demonstrates that a phase-specific analysis of negotiation styles allows deeper insights into a negotiator’s style behavior. For future studies, the authors recommend taking a phase-specific view when analyzing negotiation styles. Practical implications Negotiation practitioners get to know different phase-specific negotiation style patterns and get insights into which pattern is the most promising for negotiation performance. As a result, they can acquire this phase-specific negotiation style pattern to enhance their performance. Originality/value The paper contributes to existing negotiation style literature, because it is the first to analyze negotiation styles from a phase-specific point of view.

The drastic change of the EU relationship with ACP countries in the context of international economic relations

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Manero Salvador
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
External Action ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
International Economic Relations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyze the adjustment of relations between the EU and ACP countries to multilateral requirements. Design/methodology/approach – Has been carried out an analysis of the previous situation, the reasons and the result of the adjustment. To do this, they have been pursued literary and documentary sources. Findings – The European Union's relations with the ACP countries have changed drastically. Now there is no unity of action of ACP, and the relations with the EU relations are atomized. Originality/value – The submitted article summarizes and critically analyzes the evolution of the European Union's relations with ACP countries. The relationship with the ACP has been historically and currently lost its specificity, so it is diluted in the context of the external action of the European Union.

Assessing nitrogen dioxide (NO2) impact on health pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic using IoT in India

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sitharthan R. ◽  
Shanmuga Sundar D. ◽  
Rajesh M. ◽  
Karthikeyan Madurakavi ◽  
Jacob Raglend I. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Nitrogen Dioxide ◽  
Lung Diseases ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Earth Observing System ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a deadly virus named after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; it affects the respiratory system of the human and sometimes leads to death. The COVID-19 mainly attacks the person with previous lung diseases; the major cause of lung diseases is the exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) for a longer duration. NO2 is a gaseous air pollutant caused as an outcome of the vehicles, industrial smoke and other combustion processes. Exposure of NO2 for long-term leads to the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and sometimes leads to fatality. This paper aims to analyze the NO2 level impact in India during pre- and post-COVID-19 lockdown. The study also examines the relationship between the fatality rate of humans because of exposure to NO2 and COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach Spatial analysis has been conducted in India based on the mortality rate caused by the COVID-19 using the data obtained through Internet of Medical things. Meanwhile, the mortality rate because of the exposure of NO2 has been conducted in India to analyze the relationship. Further, NO2 level assessment is carried out using Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite data. Moreover, aerosol optical depth analysis has been carried out based on NASA’s Earth Observing System data. Findings The results indicate that NO2 level has dropped 20-year low because of the COVID-19 lockdown. The results also determine that the mortality rate because of long-time exposure to NO2 is higher than COVID-19 and the mortality rate because of COVID-19 may be a circumlocutory effect owing to the inhalation of NO2. Originality/value Using the proposed approach, the COVID-19 spread can be identified by knowing the air pollution in major cities. The research also identifies that COVID-19 may have an effect because of the inhalation of NO2, which can severe the COVID-19 in the human body.

Adult obesity, food access, and eating habits in Italy: an empirical analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 1689-1705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Bimbo ◽  
Alessandro Bonanno ◽  
Rosaria Viscecchia
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Method Of Moment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Food Stores ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Food Outlets ◽  
Access To Food ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – Improving access to healthy foods is currently on the European Union health policy agenda, as a means to mitigate obesity. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between access to food stores and adult BMI in Italy, accounting also for the synergic role of individuals’ eating habits. Design/methodology/approach – To study the relationship between access to different food outlets, eating habits, and adult BMI in Italy, the authors combine three years of individual-level data with region-level food stores’ density measures and account for store location endogeneity using a Generalized Method of Moment estimator. Findings – While large stores and specialty fruit and vegetable stores show a BMI decreasing effect, local/convenience stores show little to no effect on adult BMI. The effect of access on adult BMI varies conditionally on dietary habits, since access to food outlets and healthy eating can have a synergic impact on reducing Italian adults’ BMI. Originality/value – The authors highlight how, the effectiveness of policies aimed to curb obesity may vary according with the food environment consumers live in as well as on individuals’ eating habits.

The relationship between brand strength and tourism intensity: empirical evidence from the EU capital cities

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josip Mikulić ◽  
Katarina Miličević ◽  
Damir Krešić
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Brand Strength ◽  
Destination Branding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Destination Brand ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research Show

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between brand strength and tourism intensity indices and to determine to what extent the implementation of the branding process can have an impact on building a destination’s brand strength and tourism economic performance in the European Union capital cities. Design/methodology/approach – For the purpose of this study, secondary data on brand strength and tourism intensity for a sample of 20 European capital cities were used. Correlation analysis between brand strength and tourism intensity was then performed by using a cross-section analysis design. Findings – The findings of this research show that destination brand strength is indeed significantly and positively related to tourism intensity. Originality/value – This paper concludes that destination branding process is an important factor for creating and maintaining competitive advantages among capital cities on the mature and saturated European tourism market.

scholarly journals Competitive intensity and inefficiency in European container ports

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Merkel
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Stochastic Production Frontier ◽  
Competitive Intensity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Stochastic Production ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intensity Of Competition

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the relationship between intensity of competition and technical efficiency of large European container ports, accounting for regional diversities and spatial aspects of inter-port competition. Design/methodology/approach The analysis consists of applying a stochastic production frontier approach to a dataset of 77 large European container ports over the period 2002-2012, with inefficiency terms simultaneously modeled as a function of (among other factors) a constructed index of competitive intensity at different spatial levels. Findings The results indicate that there is no significant negative effect of competitive intensity on efficiency. In fact, for competing European ports within a proximity of 300 km, a higher level of competition is found to be associated with a higher level of technical efficiency. Originality/value The originality of the paper stems from its particular focus on European port regions and its novel findings in this context, which have implications for the discussions regarding pro-competitive port policy and regulation in the European Union.

scholarly journals Evaluating the relationship between social exclusion and participation in the informal sector in the European Union

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin C. Williams ◽  
Ioana A. Horodnic
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Informal Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extensive Evaluation ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate who engages in informal work. The intention in doing so is to analyse whether important causal factors of social exclusion such as age, education, gender and employment status influence participation in informal work in the European Union. Design/methodology/approach To do this, a 2013 Eurobarometer survey of who participates in undeclared work in 28 European member states is reported. Findings Using multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression analysis, the finding is that although some marginalised groups (the unemployed, those having difficulties paying their household bills, the working class and younger age groups) are significantly more likely to participate in the informal sector, others are not (those with less formal education and living in rural areas) and yet others (women and people in deprived European regions) are significantly less likely to participate. Research limitations/implications The outcome is a call for a nuanced and variegated understanding of the relationship between participation in the informal sector and social exclusion. Practical implications These results display the specific populations that need targeting when seeking to tackle informal work, revealing for example that the current the allocation of European funds for tackling informal work in poorer EU regions is mistaken, but that the targeting of the unemployed is not and current policy initiatives such as smoothing the transition from unemployment to self-employment worthwhile. Originality/value This is the first extensive evaluation of the relationship between participation in the informal sector and social exclusion at the level of the European Union

scholarly journals MIGRATION CRISIS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURKEY

2016 ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
N. M. Mikheeva
Keyword(s):  
Negotiation Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Turkish Government ◽  
Community Conflict ◽  
The Government ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Cyprus Conflict ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Eu

The article discusses some aspects of the relationship of the European Union and Turkey. Against the backdrop of the immigration crisis, that has gripped almost all countries in Europe, the EU states were forced to appeal to the Turkish Government for assistance. Europe requested to withhold part of the f refugees on the territory of Turkey. The EU promised financial support. The Government of RecepTayyip Erdogan linked problems with the issue of refugees entering the country in the EU. The author analyzes the possibility of positive promotion of the negotiation process on Turkey's EU membership. Focuses on the settlement of the Cyprus problem, as one of the three major political obstacles to Turkey in Europe. We are seeing a situation in which EU political circles are willing to exert pressure on the Cyprus conflict and to push for the signing of a formal treaty on the settlement of problem. Some progress in the negotiation process between the communities of Cyprus EU starts to participate in the negotiations on Cyprus, together with the United Nations. Creates good conditions for the settlement of the conflict. Such a way of resolving the long-standing territorial-community conflict creates much more new problems on the island. Obstacles to the integration of Turkey into the EU will become even more.

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