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Political Clientelism and Capture: Theory and Evidence from West Bengal, India
Bardhan, Pranab; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2013
There are relatively few theoretical models or empirical analyses of clientelism which analyse the sources and … consequences of clientelism. Data from household surveys in rural West Bengal are used to analyse the political clientelism. [BREAD …
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Book Review: CSR: A Profitable Concept
Mohanti, Subhash - eSocialSciences - 2011
Review of Corporate Social Responsibility: Past, Present and Future by Sanjay Kumar Panda; The Icfai University Press; 373pp, 2008.
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Negotiating the Terms of A New Social Contract: Private Companies, Civil Society and the State in India
Krichewsky, Damien - eSocialSciences - 2010
A detailed analysis of the stakes and dynamics at play in the public, civil and self-regulation of companies in India is offered. With the rapid growth and modernization of the country as the backdrop, this paper points towards a reconfiguration of relationships and the balance of power among...
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The Political Economy of MGNREGS Spending in Andhra Pradesh
Sheahan, Megan; Liu, Yanyan; Barrett, Christopher B.; … - eSocialSciences - 2014
Are ostensibly demand-driven public programs less susceptible to political clientelism even when private goods are …
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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. …
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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...
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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 …
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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 …
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Dishonesty and Selection into Public Service
Hanna, Rema; Wang, Shing-Yi - eSocialSciences - 2013
corruption. Students who demonstrate lower levels of prosocial preferences in the laboratory games are also more likely to prefer … corruption do not systematically predict job preferences. [BREAD Working Paper No. 404]. …
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Does Economic Growth Reduce Corruption? Theory and Evidence from Vietnam
Bai, Jie; Jayachandran, Seema - eSocialSciences - 2013
Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries. This paper uses cross …-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. The analysis uses survey …
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