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Deforestation in the Himalayas: Myths and Reality
Baland, Jean Marie; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2014
Deforestation in developing and middle income countries is an urgent global problem, affecting climate change, soil … frequently dominated by widely held beliefs concerning the extent of deforestation (that it is large and growing over time), and … its impacts on local livelihoods (that these are adverse and large). Views concerning determinants of deforestation …
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Firewood Collections and Economic Growth in Rural Nepal 1995-2010: Evidence from a Household Panel
Baland, Jean-Marie; Libois, Francois; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2013
A longitudinal household survey from World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) was used for the study. A relatively small (but representative) sample of households residing in the mountainous regions of Nepal (i.e., excluding the low-lying Terai regions) were surveyed in three...
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Unbelievable but True — Improved Cook-stoves are not Helpful in Reducing Firewood Demand in Nepal
Nepal, Mani; Nepal, Apsara; Grimsrud, Kristine - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper analyzes the effect of different types of cook-stoves on firewood demand at the household level. Nationally representative household data from Nepal is used for the study. [SANDEE Working Paper No. 51 - 10].
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The Lancang-Mekong River Basin: Reflections on Cooperation Mechanisms Pertaining to a Shared Watercourse
Sunchindah, Apichai - eSocialSciences - 2013
The ambitious development plans for the Lancang-Mekong River Basin (LMRB) could have serious environmental, social, cultural and even geopolitical ramifications that could in turn destabilise the Mekong Subregion (MS). On the premise that frameworks for regional cooperation offer a viable route...
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The Global Race for Excellence and Skilled Labour: A Status Report
Rollwagen, Ingo; Renkin, Tobias - eSocialSciences - 2012
In this context, higher education as well as research and development (R&D) have long since ceased to be purely the domain of the developed Western economies. Numerous regions of the world, some in the emerging markets in particular – the often-cited BRIC countries – are catching...
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Challenges and Opportunities in a Trillion Dollar Economy
C, Chakrabarty K - eSocialSciences - 2011
dollar club, namely, the US, UK, Japan, Germany, China, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Brazil and Russia. In fact, over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321469
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The Evolving Dynamics of Global Economic Power in the Post-crisis World: Revelations from a New Index of Government Economic Power
Basu, Kaushik; De, Supriyo; Ghosh, Rangeet; Shweta . - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper develops an index for measuring the economic power of governments viewed as entities in themselves. The basic idea is to encapsulate the economic representative power of a nation’s government in the international arena in as simple and parsimonious a manner as possible. For...
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Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2011-12
Subbarao, Duvvuri - eSocialSciences - 2012
This policy review is set in the context of a highly uncertain global environment and a delicately poised domestic balance between growth and inflation. It should be read and understood together with the detailed review in Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments released yesterday by the Reserve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493950
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Worldwide Incidence of Malaria in 2009: Estimates, Time Trends, and a Critique of Methods
Cibulskis, Richard E; Aregawi, Maru; Williams, Ryan; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
Measuring progress towards Millennium Development Goal 6, including estimates of, and time trends in, the number of malaria cases, has relied on risk maps constructed from surveys of parasite prevalence, and on routine case reports compiled by health ministries. A critique of both methods are...
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Global Warming and Agriculture: New Country Estimates Show Developing Countries Face Declines in Agricultural Productivity
Cline, William R - eSocialSciences - 2009
China, India, Brazil, and the poor countries of the tropical belt in Africa and Latin America are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528414