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Hout, Hout, W. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2007

This paper analyses the conditions under which the Surinamese State Oil Company (Staatsolie) has been consolidated, not only as a firm oriented at the production of oil, but also as a development agent. Staatsolis chances to success seemed rather slim at its creation in the beginning of the...

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'Building on our own abilities' : Suriname's State Oil Company as a development agent.

Hout, Wil - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2007

This paper analyses the conditions under which the Surinamese State Oil Company (Staatsolie) has been consolidated, not only as a firm oriented at the production of oil, but also as a development agent. Staatsolie’s chances to success seemed rather slim at its creation in the beginning of the...

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Border Studies

Donzelli, Donzelli, S. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2013

In the last two decades, a novel interdisciplinary field of inquiry has emerged under the label of Border Studies. This area of research has mainly reflected on the nature and functionalities of borders and boundaries, bringing up discussions on space, politics, economics, and culture. In...

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Diversity, Inclusiveness and Social Cohesion

van Staveren, Irene; Pervaiz, Pervaiz, Z.; Chaudhary, A.R. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2013

This study aims to investigate the role of diversity (ethnic, linguistic and religious) and social inequality in determining social cohesion. By using cross- country data, we have found that social inequality may be more important factor than diversity in determining cohesiveness of a society....

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Positive natural resource shocks and domestic adjustments in a semi-industrialized economy: Argentina in the 2004-2007 period

Serino, Serino, L.A. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009

This paper evaluates the domestic adjustment to recent positive external shocks in Argentina's natural resource sectors …. Although there is no single, exclusive determinant of Argentina's fast economic growth in the period 2003-2007, the paper … Argentine economy, export taxes on natural resource products and Argentina's competitive exchange rate policy have counteracted …

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