This paper argues that graduated penalties observed in most legal systems may be an attempt to direct law enforcement efforts towards crimes that are socially more harmful, thereby achieving better deterrence overall. The critical assumptions are: the state cannot commit to monitoring strategy,...

The undersecretary of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan describes and discusses Koizumi's vision of Japan.

This paper reviews the debate surrounding the “deeper determinants†of economic performance. It reviews the work of Institutional School and Geography School and their interpretation of the long-run development. The paper then examines the evidence provided by the respective schools in...

The speech tries to underline some lessones that be drawn from the financial crisis relevant to regulation, financial markets and the market infrastructure and to reflect on these. [Annual Conference of Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India (FEDAI) at Kolkata].

This is an initiative by the Planning Commission to formulate “Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects in order to have a unified perspective by all ministries.These guidelines are therefore applicable to all watershed development projects in all Departments / Ministries of...

A case study in Goa is used to examine whether tenure security and asset re-distribution can lead to environmentally sustainable outcomes.