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Power System Planning in India : Incorporating Environmental Externality Costs and Benefits
World Bank - 2012
This paper has been prepared in accordance with the terms of reference for a study on power system planning in India: incorporating externality costs and benefits. It reviews estimates of the external costs of power in international studies as well as in India and compares the figures available....
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Localization and corruption : Panacea or Pandora's box?
Gurgur, Tugrul - 2005
"An extensive literature on the relationship between decentralization (or localization) and corruption has developed in … recent years. While some authors argue that there is a positive relationship between decentralization and corruption, others … claim that decentralization in fact leads to a reduction in the level of corruption. This important policy question has not …
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Tariff evasion and customs corruption : does pre-shipment inspection help?
Cadot, Olivier - 2003
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Endogenous institution formation under a catching-up strategy in developing countries
Lin, Justin Yifu - 2008
"This paper explores endogenous institution formation under a catching-up strategy in developing countries. Since the catching-up strategy is normally against the compartive advantages of the developing countries, it can not be implemented through laissez-faire market mechanisms, and a...
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Does aid help improve economic institutions ?
Coviello, Decio - 2006
institutions directly. In theory, these effects may or may not work in the same direction as those on investment. The authors …
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Trade, inequality, and the political economy of institutions
Do, Quy Toan - 2006
"The authors analyze the relationship between international trade and the quality of economic institutions such as contract enforcement, rule of law, or property rights. The literature on institutions has argued, both empirically and theoretically, that larger firms care less about good...
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Institutional Constraints in Promoting IK : Community Access to Social Networks and Formal Institutions
World Bank - 2012
In recent years, many international development agencies and non-government organizations have renewed their efforts to provide and promote indigenous knowledge orientation in development planning and practice. These efforts emphasize local knowledge systems and practices as valuable resources...
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HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa : the costs of inaction
Jenkins, Carol Lynn - 2003
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Violence in Colombia : building sustainable peace and social capital
2000
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India : Diagnostic Assessment of Select Environmental Challenges, Volume 1. An Analysis of Physical and Monetary Losses of Environmental Health and Natural Resources
World Bank - 2013
This report provides estimates of social and financial costs of environmental damage in India from three pollution damage categories: (i) urban air pollution, including particulate matter and lead; (ii) inadequate water supply, poor sanitation, and hygiene; (iii) indoor air pollution; and four...
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