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From Conflict to Reconstruction: Reviving the Social Contract
Addison, Tony; Murshed, S Mansoob - eSocialSciences - 2010
Contemporary civil wars are rooted in a partial or complete breakdown of the social contract, often involving disputes … over public spending, resource revenues, and taxation. A feasible social contract gives potential rebels something akin to … after war must rebuild the social contract. The chances of success increase if the economy can achieve broad- based growth …
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Privatisation of Urban Transport in Delhi
Arora, Shailly - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper seeks to analyse the present situation of the bus transport system in Delhi and addresses the question of how privatising bus transport system in Delhi would make the present scenario of Delhi roads much better. [CCS WP No. No. 0036].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008547918
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India's Informal Trade With SriLanka
Taneja, Nisha - eSocialSciences - 2007
The study is based on an extensive survey carried out in the Indian cities of Chennai, Trichy, Thiruvananthapuram, Tuticorin, Mumbai and Rameshwaram. Informal trade between India and Sri Lanka is largely a one way trade from India to Sri Lanka and is almost a third of the total value of trade...
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The Impact of Infrastructure on Agricultural Productivity
Llanto, Gilberto M - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper provides an empirical basis for the perceived link between rural infrastructure and agricultural productivity. It validates the hypothesis that deficiencies in rural infrastructure e.g., transportation, energy, and related infrastructure have an adverse impact on agricultural...
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Hobbes, Coase and Baliraja: Equity and Equality in Surface Water Distribution
Sivramakrishna, Sashi; Jyotishi, Amalendu - eSocialSciences - 2008
It is attempted to understand the implications of equality in water distribution on social welfare with a simple abstract analysis using Leontief-type fixed production function.
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Why Do Governments Lack “Political Will� An Explanation
Karnik, Ajit - eSocialSciences - 2005
This paper proposes “lack of political will†as the most important reason why a ruling political party is unable to commit itself to economically efficient choices or policies. The notion of political will is explicated using concepts from the transactioncosts perspective. The paper...
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Transaction Costs and Institutional Innovation: Sustainability of Tank Aquaculture in Sri Lanka
Senaratne, Athula - eSocialSciences - 2007
Freshwater community-based aquaculture was introduce to village irrigation tanks in the dry zones of Sri Lanka in order to off-set the limited supply of animal protein available to residents in inland areas. This paper examines transaction costs associated with the management of community-based...
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Designing Economic Instruments and Participatory Institutions for Environmental Management in India
Murty, M.N. - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper examines the possibility of using economic instruments, especially pollution taxes and bargaining approaches, as a means to encourage or improve people’s participation in environmental management in India. It provides an intuitive description of methods for designing economic...
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Property Rights and Intra-Household Bargaining
Wang, Shing-Yi - eSocialSciences - 2012
within the household. The question is analyzed in the context of a housing reform that occurred in China that gave existing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945273
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Vital Stats: Parliament in the Monsoon Session 2013
Malik, Kusum; Kala, Mandira; Vaishnava, Saumya - eSocialSciences - 2013
files related to the allocation of coal blocks, border security issues with Pakistan and China, and the current economic …
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