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Graff, Gregory; Holst, David Roland; Zilberman, David - eSocialSciences - 2010

the most developed, Tier I countries. In this paper, we envision future biotechnology diffusion around the world, with …

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Natural Resource Conservation, Use and Sustainability in Drylands

Alagh, Yoginder - eSocialSciences - 2007

This keynote address of the conference on Natural Resource Conservation Use and Sustainability in Drylands, focuses mainly on some new concepts of resource assessments in dry areas, some recent debates on organizational ideas on communities and their institutions; larger issues to place the...

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Tamil Nadu Budget 2008-09

Government, Tamil Nadu - eSocialSciences - 2008

Speech of Prof. K. Anbazhagan, Minister for Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu, presenting the Budget for 2008-2009 to the Legislative Assembly on 20th March, 2008.

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Sustainability of Indian Agriculture: Towards an Assessment

Rao, V.M. - eSocialSciences - 2007

This paper presents a systemic framework to look at the prospects for sustainability of Indian agriculture. The … shaping the growth, efficiency and stability of agriculture. The domains are: Natural resources covering land, water, climate … prospects for agriculture are seen to depend in the final analysis not so much on nature or factors beyond control as on …

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Social Fragmentation, Public Goods and Elections: Evidence from China

Miquel, Gerard Padro-i-; Qian, Nancy; Yao, Yang - eSocialSciences - 2013

This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which religious fractionalization is taken as a proxy. [BREAD Working No. 366]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/366.pdf].

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The Effects of Democratization on Public Goods and Redistribution: Evidence from China

Yao, Yang; Bravo, Monica Martinez; Miquel, Gerard Padro i; … - eSocialSciences - 2012

This study investigates the effects of introducing elections on public goods and redistribution in rural China. A large and unique survey was collected to document the history of political reforms and economic policies and exploit the staggered timing of the introduction of elections for causal...

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Cost and Time Overruns in Infrastructure Projects: Extent, Causes and Remedies

Singh, Ram - eSocialSciences - 2009

Various issues related to delays and cost overruns in publically funded infrastructure projects are investigated. The study is based on, by far, the largest data-set of 850 projects across seventeen infrastructure sectors. The focus is on the causal factors behind time and cost overruns. [CDE WP...

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Survey Of State-Society Relations Social Indicators Research Project Executive Summary Report

Ling, Ooi Giok; Ser, Tan Ern; Koh, Gillian - eSocialSciences - 2010

The executive summary reports on major findings from a survey conducted among a random sample of 1,054 Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 18 to 65. Focus is on views of public policies in three areas, namely, political participation, social capital and trust and provision of public goods...

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Do Local Elections in Non-Democracies Increase Accountability? Evidence from Rural China

Yao, Yang; Qia, Nancy; Bravo, Monica Martinez; Miquel, … - eSocialSciences - 2011

Unique survey data is used to study whether the introduction of local elections in China made local leaders more accountable towards local constituents. A simple model is developed to predict the effects on different policies of increasing local leader accountability, taking into account that...

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Find Me the Money: Financing Climate and Other Global Public Goods

Birdsall, Nancy; Leo, Benjamin - eSocialSciences - 2011

In this paper, four categories of existing resource-mobilization options are examined, including (1) transportation levies; (2) currency and financial transaction taxes; (3) capitalization of IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDRs); and (4) the sale, mobilization, or capitalization of IMF gold....

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