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Inflation and Economic Growth in Bangladesh: 1981-2005
Ahmed, Shamim; Mortaza, M. Golam - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper empirically explores the present relationship between inflation and economic growth in the context of Bangladesh. Using annual data set on real GDP and CPI for the period of 1980 to 2005, an assessment of empirical evidence has been acquired through the co-integration and error...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008677766
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Measuring Sustainability with Macroeconomic Data for India
Dasgupta, Purnamita; Gupta, Shikha - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper investigates certain macro data on the Indian economy to draw inferences on the sustainability of the … economic growth experienced over the last couple of decades. Interpreting sustainability in terms of the maintenance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170176
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Failed States, Vicious Cycles, and a Proposal
Rajan, Raghuram G. - eSocialSciences - 2011
The problems of failed states, including the repeated return to power of former warlords are examined. It is argued that this causes institutions to become weaker and people to get poorer. It is argued that economic power through property holdings or human capital gives people the means to hold...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002273
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The Composition of Aid and the Fiscal Sector in an Aid-Recipient Economy: A Model
Mavrotas, George; Ouattara, Bazoumana - eSocialSciences - 2010
Building on recent work in the fiscal response literature, the present paper develops a new fiscal response model, which, for the first time in the relevant literature, combines the ideas of both endogenous and disaggregated aid. We endogenized aid on the grounds that the recipient government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008739765
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Commitment to Development Index 2010
Roodman, David; Walz, Julie - eSocialSciences - 2010
The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) ranks 22 of the world’s richest countries on their dedication to policies that benefit the five billion people living in poorer nations. Moving beyond standard comparisons of foreign aid volumes, the CDI quantifies a range of rich country policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008740424
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Aid and Growth Have We Come Full Circle?
Arndt, Channing; Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper first assesses the aid-growth literature with a focus on recent contributions. The aid-growth literature is then framed, for the first time, in terms of the Rubin Causal Model, applied at the macroeconomic level. The results show that aid has a positive and statistically significant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008493861
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008: Addresing Triple Threats to Development
Economic; ESCAP, Social Commission for Asia Pacific - eSocialSciences - 2009
these policy tensions through the principles of sustainability and inclusiveness the development process of the Asia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512434
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India’s Post-Liberalisation Growth Experience: An Analysis by the Demand Components
Roychowdhury, Anamitra; Chakraborty, Shouvik - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper tries to examine the sustainability aspect of the rate of growth (rog) in recent years, designated as â …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512445
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Why Big Dams are the Wrong Response to Climate Change
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2011
. But these measures need to be based on a holistic understanding of sustainability. Large hydropower projects are not a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319340
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Implications of Global Crisis: Integrate Sustainability with Organizational Culture
Rao, Indu - eSocialSciences - 2010
Sustainability is an issue of escalating importance as a result of structural changes of organizations which are … organizations, thus helping supportive integration of the sustainability strategy into appropriate organizational behavior. This … paper draws from review of literature on the concepts of sustainability and organizational culture in the present context of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008675403