Paris West University Nanterre La Défense

About: Paris West University Nanterre La Défense is a education organization based out in Paris, France. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Computer science & Politics. The organization has 895 authors who have published 1430 publications receiving 21712 citations.

Altruism and Self-Interest from an Economic Analysis of Law Perspective: The Economic Analysis of Rescue Laws

Abstract: The economic analysis of law mostly relies on the assumption of self-interested agents. Until the early 1970s, it is little concerned with the issues of rescue and helping. Now, an economic analysis of rescue laws appears with the works of Landes and Posner (1978). We show that the emergence and development of an economic analysis of rescue laws are the outcome of a long-term process that began in the 1950s with the passing of the first Good Samaritan legislations and finally results in articles published by Landes and Posner at the end of the 1970s. The article investigates the context that made the occurrence of such an economic analysis of law possible and the controversy that it fueled in the legal and economic fields. It also highlights the influence of the economic analysis of altruism on this particular field of law and economics.

Financial Markets and the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: Challenging the Dominant Logics

Abstract: Financial markets play a major role in contributing to the transition to a low-carbon economy. Although many initiatives and developments are taking place, this is just the beginning. In this article, we argue for a theory of change—a theory rooted in logics that will help financial markets play a key role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. We argue that the current dominant logics in finance—short-termism, predictability of the future based on ex-post data, price efficiency, and risk-adjusted returns—impede the effective integration of climate considerations in financial markets. We suggest four alternative logics that can enable and foster a change toward the low-carbon economy: long-termism, systems interconnectedness, carbon price dynamics, and active ownership.

Optimal Soil Management and Environmental Policy

Abstract: This paper studies the effects of environmental policy on the farmer's soil optimal management. We consider a dynamic economic model of soil erosion where the intensity use of inputs allows the farmer to control soil losses. Therefore, inputs use induces a pollution which is accentuated by the soil fragility. We show, at the steady state, that the environmental tax induces a more conservative farmer behavior for soil, but in some cases it can exacerbate pollution. These effects can be moderated when farmers introduce abatement activity.

Tourisme communautaire, conflits internes et développement local

Abstract: Au cours des 15 dernieres annees, le tourisme communautaire en Amazonie equatorienne a connu un essor sans precedent. Ce fait recent, impliquant une remise en question des pratiques et des savoirs culturels indigenes, amene donc a s’interroger sur les enjeux de cette nouvelle activite. Dans cet article, l’auteur presente les resultats preliminaires d’une etude de terrain realisee aupres de trois communautes kichwas de la province du Pastaza qui tentent de developper le tourisme dans l’espoir d’ameliorer les conditions de vie de leurs habitants. L’article evoque tout d’abord le phenomene touristique en lui-meme, ses enjeux et les conflits qu’il peut engendrer au niveau local et interne. L’auteur s’interroge ensuite sur la politique de reappropriation culturelle mise en place dans le cadre du tourisme communautaire. Enfin, le texte aborde les rapports complexes crees par l’entreprise petroliere Agip, financeur principal des projets touristiques, et s’interesse aux consequences de sa presence sur les modes de vie des communautes ainsi que sur sa maniere de concevoir un tourisme communautaire local.

Décolonisation et travail en Afrique, l’Afrique britannique et française, 1935–1960, F. Cooper, traduction de F.-G. Barbier-Wiesser. Coll. « Histoire des Suds » ; Karthala-Sephis, Paris (2004). 578 p.

Abstract: C’est une excellente initiative qu’ont pris les editions Karthala, en collaboration avec le programme SEPHIS (South-South exchange programme for research on history of development), le concours de l’universite du Michigan et l’aide, pour la traduction, du Centre national du livre, de publier la somme de Frederick Cooper, professeur d’histoire africaine a New York University et auteur de travaux de reference sur l’esclavage dans l’Est africain. Cet ouvrage important developpe en dix gros chapi...