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Le teck javanais : de l'exploitation illégale au boycott dramatique
Guizol, Philippe; Roda, Jean Marc; Muhtaman, Dwi R; … - EconWPA - 2005
Planté depuis de nombreux siècles à Java, le teck y a été particulièrement développé au XIXe siècle. Les 200 000 ha de plantations de teck constituent la plus vaste plantation de cette essence au monde. Cette ressource est néanmoins surexploitée, et des Ong mettent en question sa...
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Javanese teack : from illegal harvests to dramatic boycott
Guizol, Philippe; Roda, Jean-Marc; Muhtaman, Dwi R.; … - EconWPA - 2005
Teak was first planted centuries ago in Java and the industry reached its peak in the 19th century. Java's teak plantations, the most extensive in the world, cover some 200 000 hectares, but they are being overexploited and NGOs are questioning their management by the state. Teak has become...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118892
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Monopoly intermediary and information transmission
Quesada, Lucia; Peyrache, Eloic - EconWPA - 2003
In this paper we extend Lizzeri's simple model of information transmission through certification intermediaries. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561385
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Uneven geographies of organizational practice: explaining the cross-national transfer and adoption of ISO 9000
Neumayer, Eric; Perkins, Richard - EconWPA - 2004
- recognized set of standards for quality management. We develop a series of hypotheses about the conditions under which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134507
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Arrangements for Setting Drinking Water Standards
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2002
sector, however, compares regulatory processes for the development and enforcement of quality standards, in Australia and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134979
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Standards Coalitions Formation and Market Structure in Network Industries
Economides, Nicholas; Skrzypacz, Andrzej - EconWPA - 2004
We discuss the formation of technical standards platforms in industries with network externalities where firms are free … standards coalition in the first stage of a game, and play an oligopoly game in the second stage. In adding itself to a … technical standards coalition, a firm benefits from the network effects of the whole coalition, but also faces increased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005135071
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Broadcasting
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2002
In 1999, the Commonwealth Government referred the Broadcasting Services Act and related legislation to the Productivity Commission for inquiry and report within twelve months. The inquiry stems from the Government’s commitment under the Competition Principles Agreement to review legislation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005135116
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AGRO-FOOD PRODUCTS AND TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE: A SURVEY OF ISSUES AND CONCERNS RAISED IN THE WTO'S TBT COMMITTEE
Walkenhorst, Peter - EconWPA - 2004
This study presents a survey of issues and concerns raised in the WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, with particular emphasis on discussions related to agro-food products. It thereby aims to provide background information on TBT-related activities during the period 1995- 2001. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062591
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Standards, Regulatory Reform and Development in APEC: Case Studies of Vietnam and Thailand
McCarty, Adam - EconWPA - 2001
standards systems and related infrastructure. Vietnam and Thailand are examined as case studies. In both cases the move to … internationalise standards and the quality of services strengthened during the 1990s. Technical capacities remain weak, but are … government-led system of mandatory standards, to one now based on international norms and voluntary standards. Weaknesses in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062624