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The regional dimension of North-South trade-related r&d spillover
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009
"This paper examines the impact of trade with Japan, North America, and the European Union on technology diffusion and … from trade with the European Union, Korea from trade with Japan, and Mexico from trade with North America. In other words …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394120
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Health systems in East Asia : what can developing countries learn from Japan and the Asian tigers ?
Wagstaff, Adam - 2005
"The health systems of Japan and the Asian Tigers--Hong Kong (China), the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan …. On the delivery side, too, Japan and the Tigers offer some interesting lessons. Singapore's experience with corporatizing … with regulated prices to uninsured services with unregulated prices. Japan, in its approach to rate-setting for insured …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522410
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The impact of energy price changes in Moldova
Baclajanschi, Iaroslav - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522102
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Policy and Governance Framework for Off-grid Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy Sources
World Bank - 2012
The objective of the study was to develop an adequate policy and governance framework for off- grid rural electrification by: assessing the effectiveness and key socio-economic factors and governance structures in present off-grid electricity supply schemes; and exploring and testing sustainable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553000
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China's Envisaged Renewable Energy Target : The Green Leap Forward
World Bank - 2010
This policy note is a summary of the findings of a joint study of the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, and the World Bank. The policy note is organized as follows: the next section, 'in the shadow of king coal,' provides a brief history of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247313
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Learning from Large-Scale Solar Home System Electrification in Bangladesh
World Bank - 2022
The Bangladesh Solar Home Systems (SHS) Program contributed significantly to achieving near-universal access to electricity by installing over 4 million SHSs from 2003 to 2018, serving 16 percent of rural households by 2016. The government mobilized USD 683 million in loans and grants from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545189
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Korea : policy-issues for long-term development ; the report of a mission sent to the Republic of Korea by the World Bank
Hasan, Parvez (contributor); Rao, D. C. (contributor) - 1979
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000041355
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Firms' environmental performance : does news matter ?
Nlandu Mamingi (contributor) - 2006
"The empirical literature on environmental performance or compliance has followed two strands: one based on the impact of formal regulation as a means of inducing better environmental performance, and another centered on the role of informal regulation which mainly emphasizes the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522172
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Private participation in infrastructure projects in the Republic of Korea
Noumba Um, Paul - 2005
"In the aftermath of the 1997 East Asian financial crisis, the government of the Republic of Korea published a Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) Act to remove the main impediments to private investment in infrastructure sectors. The implementation of the Act was followed by a steady...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522511