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Political institutions and human development : Does democracy fulfil its 'constructive' and 'instrumental' role?
Vollmer, Sebastian - 2009
performance of democracy is rather independent of the circumstances. However, democracy leads to more redistribution in favor of … health provision in more unequal societies. "--World Bank web site …
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The place premium : wage differences for identical workers across the US border
Clemens, Michael A. - 2008
greater degree than most known in situ antipoverty interventions. "--World Bank web site …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521088
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U.S. contingent protection against honey imports : development aspects and the Doha Round
Nogués, Julio J. - 2003
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Regulatory reform : integrating paradigms
Torre, Augusto de la - 2009
"holistic" supervision, and incorporate countercyclical norms that can be adjusted in light of changing circumstances. "--World …
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Decentralization, democracy, and development : recent experience from Sierra Leone
Zhou, Yongmei (contributor) - 2009
This publication addresses the question of whether political, fiscal, and administrative decentralization improves government effectiveness and the debate on whether it is a viable and desirable state-building strategy for post-conflict countries. The publication is a collection of eight papers...
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Democracy and reforms
Amin, Mohammad - 2009
"The authors use a sample of 147 countries to investigate the link between democracy and reforms. Democracy may be … but bring future prosperity. This paper tests these hypotheses, using data on micro-economic reforms from the World Bank … economic institutions. The results provide robust support for the claim that democracy is good for growth-enhancing reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394129
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Democracy, credibility, and clientelism
Keefer, Philip - 2005
--is part of a larger effort in the group to investigate the political economy of development"--World Bank web site …
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Democracy, public expenditures, and the poor
Keefer, Philip - 2003
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Democratic Governance in Mexico : Beyond State Capture and Social Polarization
World Bank - 2012
Mexico is in the midst of a transition. The defeat of the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI) in the 2000 presidential election marked a watershed, and with the repeated defeat of the PRI in the 2006 election, the era of the single?party dominance appears to be long gone. The demise of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553163
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Aden - Commercial Capital of Yemen : Local Economic Development Strategy
World Bank - 2013
Aden has a number of widely recognized unique assets, which are critical inputs to its emerging strategic positioning within Yemen and the region. Most notable is its natural deep-water harbor on the Red Sea, striking landscapes and distinctive topography, abundance of raw materials, and rich...
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