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A Framework for Developing a Research Agenda for Diseases Disproportionately Affecting the Poor:The Cases of Malaria, Diabetes, Rotavirus
Smith, Alyna C - eSocialSciences - 2011
In this paper three diseases- malaria,diabetes and rotavirus- selected because of their contrast. The paper examines the severity of their presence in developing countries and suggests viable solutions.
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Drug Regulation in the Philippines
Sobrepeña, Allan Grand A. - eSocialSciences - 2009
are being used as an argument for greater government role in the drugs sector through effective regulation of the drug … of the drug issue will revolve. This paper provides a quick glance at the pharmaceutical sector at the global level and … provide a more in-depth discussion of the pharmaceutical sector in the country. The paper explains why drug prices in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980026
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Fighting Drugs and Building Peace: Towards Policy Coherence between Counter-Narcotics and Peace Building
Rubin, Barnett R. - eSocialSciences - 2008
done for cocaine and heroin or were there unique features and challenges to drug-related conflicts? How could one build … sustainable peace in areas where governance is undermined by drug mafias? …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699077
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Analyzing Industrial Water Demand in India: An Input Distance Function Approach
Kumar, Surender - eSocialSciences - 2009
This study investigates the water demand of Indian manufacturing plants. It adopts an input distance function approach and approximates it by a translog form. Duality between cost function and input distance function is exploited to retrieve information concerning substitutability and the shadow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976656
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Price Elasticity Estimates for Tobacco and Other Addictive Goods in India
John, Rijo - eSocialSciences - 2005
The tax base of tobacco in India is found to be heavily depended on about fteen per cent of the tobacco users who represent cigarettes smokers. Non-cigarette tobacco products used by the majority of tobacco users are largely out of the tax net. Analysis of the price elasticity of various tobacco...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528243
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India-Taiwan: Case for Robust Economic Partnership
Asher, Mukul - eSocialSciences - 2006
develop robust economic partnership with Taiwan, an economy with a GDP of over US$300billion and a per capita income of US $14,000. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323767
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Technical Change, International Competitiveness, and Role of the State: Indian Machine Tool Industry's Experience
Kathuria, Vinish - eSocialSciences - 2009
The production of machine tools has long been associated with industrialisation besides a formidable factor of technical change and international competitiveness. This potent role of machine tool industry was amply recognised by several countries. As a consequence, they framed policies to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004964281
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Telecommunications privatisation in Taiwan: A beautiful mistake?
Cheng, Kuo-Tai - eSocialSciences - 2006
1996 in Taiwan. It also explores changes in the institutional framework for regulatory governance as a result of the new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487766
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More than Money: Impact Investing for Development
Simon, John; Barmeler, Julia - eSocialSciences - 2010
capital flows to take the place of development assistance. The renowned development success stories—Taiwan, South Korea …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008763396