List of contributors


Introduction: sustainable economy and emerging markets


Stefania Paladini and Suresh George


PART I


1 Dimensions of sustainability in impoverished contexts in emerging economies


Stefanie Beninger and Matthew Wilson


2 Public¿private partnership as a mechanism to encourage MNEs¿ contributions to sustainable development goals: insights from Brazilian experience


Leonardo Elizeire Bremermann, Roman Teplov, Sina Mortazavi, Juha Väätänen and Suraksha Gupta


3 MNEs¿ sustainability challenges and corporate social responsibility in emerging markets: the case of Amway


Won-Yong Oh, Rami Jung, Young Kyun Chang and Yeojin Kim


4 The Belt and Road Initiative: infrastructure and sustainable development


Neil Renwick


PART II


5 A tale of two debt crises: the IMF and the unsustainable development of Ghana


James Silverwood and Jeremy F. G. Moulton


6 Political economy of Small-to-Medium Enterprise (SME) finance: lessons from Root Capital


Mine Aysen Doyran


7 Perspectives on governance and development of sustainable economy: institutional policies, challenges, and scenarios in Kenya


Andrew Amayo


8 Democracy, sustainability, and economic growth: the case of Bangladesh¿s garment industry


Krish Saha and Stefania Paladini


PART III


9 Work time and environmental impact in a global perspective


Alexandra Arntsen and Bruce Philp


10 Green innovation in South Asiäs clothing industry: issues and challenges


Amira Khattak


11 Designing business models to overcome the barriers to renewable energy market creation in developing and emerging countries: Masar box, a case study


Valtteri Kaartemo


12 Innovative business models towards sustainability: specificities and challenges on the Russian market


Anna Veselova, Yulia Aray, Anna Logacheva and Dmitry Knatko


13 E-waste and sustainability in a changing environment: a Behavioural Economics approach


Xavier Pierron


Conclusions: many paths to sustainability, an underlying philosophy


Stefania Paladini and Suresh George


Index