Details
- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Sustainable Development in Small Islands Developing States: Public-Private Cooperation in the Case of Principe Island
- Ort / Verlag
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2016
- Quelle
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- The thesis offers a general overview of the recent developments observed in terms of sustainable development in Príncipe Island, autonomous region from São Tomé and Príncipe, mainly promoted by foreign direct investment aligned with Principe’s regional governance. Then it describes the most important players in the regional economy and their role on it - mainly multinationals that are investing in touristic and agriculture projects in the region, with focus on Here Be Dragons (HBD) company, which employs more people than the regional government. The research evaluates the public and private governance towards sustainability. Finally this research suggests good strategies for corporate governance towards sustainable development held by local regional government, central government of São Tomé and Príncipe and multinationals, over Tourism sector, mainly.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISBN: 9798380787321Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_journals_2890694339
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Banking, Biosphere, Business administration, Climate Change, Developing countries, Development banks, Economic activity, Economic development, Economics, Ecosystems, Environmental impact, Environmental management, Equity stake, Finance, Foreign investment, GDP, Gross Domestic Product, Growth rate, Inflation rates, Infrastructure, LDCs, Literacy, Planning, Political science, Politics, Poverty, Public policy, Sub Saharan Africa Studies, Sustainability