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Corporate governance in transitional economies : insider control and the role of banks
Kim, Hyung-Ki (contributor); Aoki, Masahiko (contributor) - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010526006
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Russia : the banking system during transition
Lamdany, Ruben - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010526149
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Russian Federation - Regional development and growth agglomerations : the longer term challenges of economic transition in the Russian Federation
World Bank - 2012
As Russia continues to make rapid general progress in building modem market institutions, the complex spatial dimension … related to the question of what type of a national regional strategy, if any, might be useful for Russia. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550792
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Russian Federation : From Transition to Development, A Country Economic Memorandum for the Russian Federation
World Bank - 2012
. The report starts with the hypothesis that Russia's economy is still "in transition," with further scope to boost growth … powerful determinant of Russia's medium-term growth and long-term prospects. There are other contributors to growth, most … notably, the role that high hydrocarbon prices have played in Russia's rapid recovery from the 1998 crisis. In order to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553462
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Russian Federation : E-Learning Policy to Transform Russian Schools
World Bank - 2013
Russia is reforming its education system to meet the needs of the country's evolving economic structure with its … Government of Russia is investing a significant part of its limited education budget into Information and Computer Technology …; and appropriate skills to be developed by students. The report then describes the situation in Russia as it exists today …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559042
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Welfare impacts of rural electrification : a case study from Bangladesh
Khandker, Shahidur R. - 2009
"Lack of access to electricity is one of the major impediments to growth and development of the rural economies in developing countries. That is why access to modern energy, in particular to electricity, has been one of the priority themes of the World Bank and other development organizations....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394153
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Poverty and income seasonality in Bangladesh
Khandker, Shahidur R. - 2009
"Seasonal poverty in Bangladesh, locally known as monga, refers to seasonal deprivation of food during the pre-harvest season of Aman rice. An analysis of household income and expenditure survey data shows that average household income and consumption are much lower during monga season than in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394217
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Poverty alleviation and child labor
Edmonds, Eric V. - 2008
"Does child labor decrease as household income rises? This question has important implications for the design of policy on child labor. This paper focuses on a program of unconditional cash transfers in Ecuador. It argues that the effect of a small increase in household income on child labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521057
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Does child labor always decrease with income? : an evaluation in the context of a development program in Nicaragua
Del Carpio, Ximena V. - 2008
"This paper investigates the relationship of household income with child labor. The analysis uses a rich dataset obtained in the context of a conditional cash transfer program in a poor region of Nicaragua in 2005 and 2006. The program has a strong productive emphasis and seeks to diversify the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521065
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Sugar prices, labor income, and poverty in Brazil
Olarreaga, Marcelo - 2006
"This paper assesses the impact that a potential liberalization of sugar regimes in OECD countries could have on household labor income and poverty in Brazil. The authors first estimate the extent of price transmission from world markets to 11 Brazilian states to capture the fact that some local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522186