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Spatial Inequality in Social Progress in Bangladesh
Ali, Zulfiqar; Sen, Binayak - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper tracks spatial inequality in social progress in Bangladesh as evidenced from the district level data. It uses … a multivariate framework to explore the differential pace of social progress at the spatial level. The â … reasons for such unexpected deviations from the general pattern. The paper concludes that the extent of spatial inequality in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008580000
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Quantifying Spatial Mislocation in Centrally Provided Public Goods
Somanathan, Rohini; Athreya, Siva - eSocialSciences - 2010
spatial misallocation in centrally provided public goods. This method can be employed to evaluate the large programs of public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008642258
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Fiscal Policy Coordination in Asia: East Asian Infrastructure Investment Fund
Abidin, Mahani Zainal - eSocialSciences - 2010
enlarging intra-regional trade is the better connectivity of infrastructure such as roads, ports, airports, and rail links …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008672001
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Third Quarter Review of Annual Monetary Policy for the Year 2007-08
Reddy, Y V - eSocialSciences - 2008
Review consists of three sections: I. Assessment of Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments; II. Stance of Monetary Policy; and III. Monetary Measures. An analytical profile of macroeconomic and monetary developments was issued a day in advance as a supplement to this Review, providing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487754
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Water Democracy: Reclaiming Public Water in Asia
FGS, Focus on the Global South - eSocialSciences - 2010
This collection of 19 new essays written by civil society activists, trade unionists and other water practitioners, presents examples of ongoing struggles against water privatization and commercialization as well as inspiring examples of people-centered public water management from across Asia....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008513088
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Technologies, Rules, and Progress: The Case for Charter Cities
Romer, Paul - eSocialSciences - 2010
The principal constraint to raising living standards in this century will come neither from scarce resources nor limited technologies. Rather it will come from our limited capacity to discover and implement new rules—new ideas about how to structure interactions among people, such as land...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008515136
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Social Movements and the Law in Post Colonial Hong Kong
eSocialSciences - 2009
Social movements in Hong Kong have begun to challenge the law and the judicial system for the purpose of challenging government policies or at least making their claims highly visible before the public in Hong Kong. the legal boundary of the free space for social movements has been contested in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004972726
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Asian Tigers’ Choices: An Overview
Chow, Hwee Kwan - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper considers the choices facing the Asian tiger economies regarding growth strategies that foster trans-Pacific rebalancing. A review of historical data spanning 2000 to 2008 reveals only a slight widening of the overall current account surplus but that there is considerable variation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676965
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Financial Turmoil in the Banking Sector and the Asian Lamfalussy Process: The Case of Four Economies
Hsu, Chen-Min; Liao, Chih-Feng - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper investigates the prevailing financial regulatory structures and impact of the current financial turmoil on banking performance in four Asian economies: the People's Republic of China (PRC); Hong Kong, China; Singapore; and Taipei,China. Both the PRC and Hong Kong, China operate under a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008690334
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Nationalist Sentiments Run High in Asian Territorial Disputes
Brennan, Elliot - eSocialSciences - 2012
Spot fire disputes have sparked across Asia, with the winds of nationalism spurring them on. If one flares up it could ignite a region. Escalating tensions should have mediators vigilant and with pails of water at the ready. With tensions escalating rapidly in Asia’s territorial disputes,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133178