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The Water Poverty Index: an International Comparison
Lawrence, Peter; Meigh, Jeremy; Sullivan, Caroline - EconWPA - 2002
obtained for 140 countries covering measures of resources, access, capacity, use and environment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005550987
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"Basic Principles of Sustainable Development"
Harris, Jonathan M. - EconWPA - 2001
This paper explores what a critical commentary on micro principles texts might look like, examining what is to be critiqued and how to do it.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005555984
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Distribution of the Economic Gains of the 1990s
Parham, Dean; Barnes, Paula; Roberts, Paul; Kennett, Sharon - EconWPA - 2001
„h Australia¡¦s surge in productivity growth in the 1990s fuelled an acceleration in growth in total income and average income (income per person in Australia). ¡V Annual average income growth accelerated from 1.4 per cent in the 1970s and 1980s to 2.5 per cent in the 1990s. ¡V Faster...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556030
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"Civil Economy and Civilized Economics: Essentials for Sustainable Development"
Goodwin, Neva; 2001, January - EconWPA - 2001
This essay will consider the relevance of the social sciences - especially economics - to the foundations of sustainable development. Looming environmental crises have served as a prime motivating force for reevaluating fundamental principles. In particular, the concept of sustainability,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556099
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Modelli di Agenzie di Sviluppo Regionale: Analisi Teorica ed Evidenza Empirica
Arnone, Marco; Pellegrini, Carlo Bellavite; Timpano, Franco - EconWPA - 2004
Questo lavoro intende affrontare la questione degli assetti istituzionali e delle modalità organizzative dell’intervento dello Stato a favore dello sviluppo territoriale. Il tema è di crescente interesse in considerazione del moltiplicarsi dei livelli di governo (sovranazionale, nazionale,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407645
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The Inequality of Influence
Hellman, Joel; Kaufmann, Daniel - EconWPA - 2003
Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) conducted among 6,500 firms in 27 transition countries. We refer to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407672
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Far From Home: Do Foreign Investors Import Higher Standards of Governance in Transition Economies?
Hellman, Joel S.; Jones, Geraint; Kaufmann, Daniel - EconWPA - 2003
Based on the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) of firms in transition countries, which … of governance standards; ii) in misgoverned settings, FDI firms may magnify the problems of state capture and procurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407674
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Measuring Governance, Corruption and State Capture: How Firms and Bureaucrats Shape the Business Environment in Transition Economies
Hellman, Joel S.; Jones, Geraint; Kaufmann, Daniel; … - EconWPA - 2003
national governance have been unexplored. This paper summarises the results of the Business Environment and Enterprise … corruption, with little attention paid to the role played by firms. Consequently, the links between corporate governance and … Performance Survey (BEEPS) across 20 transition economies, providing an assessment of governance and corruption from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407751
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The Determinants of Economic Well-being:An Application in the Indian States
Basu, Sudip Ranjan - EconWPA - 2005
good governance (using latent variable approach) and a financial decentralisation index. Panel data is employed to explore … if better quality of institutional arrangements (of governance and more financial decentralisation) lead to better …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556056
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Economic Growth, Well-Being and Governance under Economic Reforms: Evidence from Indian States
Basu, Sudip Ranjan - EconWPA - 2005
, viz, education, infrastructure, technological progress, income, etc.) and also index of good governance (by aggregating … statistical measures. Panel regression showed that governance measures, and economic policy variables are crucial to explain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556115