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Spatial inequalities explained: evidence from Burkina Faso
Grimm, Michael; Gräb, Gräb, J. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009
Empirical evidence suggests that regional disparities in incomes are often very high, that these disparities do not necessarily disappear as economies grow and that these disparities are itself an important driver of growth. We use a novel approach based on multilevel modeling to decompose the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730640
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Spatial inequalities explained: evidence from Burkina Faso
Gräb, Johannes; Grimm, Michael - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009
Empirical evidence suggests that regional disparities in incomes are often very high, that these disparities do not necessarily disappear as economies grow and that these disparities are itself an important driver of growth. We use a novel approach based on multilevel modeling to decompose the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005589950
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Understanding the diversity of conceptions of well-being and quality of life
Gasper, Gasper, D.R. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009
The concepts of well-being and quality of life concern evaluative judgements. There is insufficient understanding in current literature that these judgements are made variously due to not only use of differing values and differing research instruments but also differing standpoints, differing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837471
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Understanding the diversity of conceptions of well-being and quality of life
Gasper, Des - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009
The concepts of well-being and quality of life concern evaluative judgements. There is insufficient understanding in current literature that these judgements are made variously due to not only use of differing values and differing research instruments but also differing standpoints, differing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008602813
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Latin American debt crisis and the Canadian commercial banks
McDade, McDade, S.E. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 1989
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730671
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Canadian environment and the politics of public and private domains : environmental policy in theory and practice
Cowling, Cowling, R.L. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730777
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Canadian environment and the politics of public and private domains : environmental policy in theory and practice
COWLING, R.L. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005442198
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Latin American debt crisis and the Canadian commercial banks
MCDADE, S. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 1989
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005399345
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Economic growth, employment and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa
Messkoub, Messkoub, M. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2008
This paper  provides an assessment of economic growth, employment and poverty reduction in the Arab MENA region …. Considering the high rate of unemployment (especially the youth unemployment) and poverty in most countries in the region … employment and poverty impacts of growth are of particular concern to policy makers. In the short run for employment growth to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210410
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Forest management in Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua : reform failures?
Pellegrini, Pellegrini, L. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009
conclude that there is a reform failure matched by a failure to reform. The Poverty Reduction Strategies of the three countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210411