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On The Existence and Efficiency of Equilibria Under Liability Rules

Singh, Ram - eSocialSciences - 2008

The first objective of this paper is to contribute to the debate regarding the desirability of the sharing of liability for the accident loss. The second objective is to extend the efficiency analysis beyond Shavell (1980, 1987) and Miceli (1997), to search for the second-best liability rules....

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From Monasteries to Multinationals (and Back): A Historical Review of the Beer Economy

Poelmans, Eline; Swinnen, Johan F.M. - eSocialSciences - 2011

This article reviews beer production, consumption and the industrial organization of breweries throughout history. Monasteries were the centers of the beer economy in the early Middle Ages. Innovation and increased demand later induced the growth of commercial breweries. Globalization and...

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B.S.Minhas: 'Prescribing Rationality'

Khatkhate, Deena - eSocialSciences - 2005

In his early years, B S Minhas, who passed away recently, enriched economics with his valued theoretical contributions that are today an integral part of economic literature. These were both acknowledged and challenged by the giants of economics at that time. On his return to India, realising...

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Gandhiâ€™s Economic Thought and Modern Economic Development: Some Reflections

Iyengar, Sudarshan - eSocialSciences - 2005

A fresh wave of globalisation since the early 1990s has created both hope and despair. Failure of state has reaffirmed faith in market based institutions. Expansion in trade across national borders and opening the national markets to the world is recommended for speedy and sure economic growth....

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Economic Backwardness in History: Deviation from a Eurocentric Theme

Hatekar, Neeraj - eSocialSciences - 2005

This paper aims to demonstrate that the economic behaviour of ordinary men and women in the pre-colonial Deccan was as much â€˜capitalisticâ€™ as that of similar agents in contemporary Europe. The difference in the economic trajectories of the two societies can be reduced to different...

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Mughal Decline, Climate Change, and Britainâ€™s Industrial Ascent:An Integrated Perspective on Indiaâ€™s 18th and 19th Century Deindustrialization

Clingingsmith, David; Williamson, Jeffrey G. - eSocialSciences - 2005

India was a major player in the world export market for textiles in the early 18th century, but by the middle of the 19th century it had lost all of its export market and much of its domestic market. India underwent secular deindustrialization as a consequence. While India produced about 25...

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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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Emerging through Technological Capability: An Overview of Indiaâ€™s Technological Trajectory

Ray, Amit Shovon - eSocialSciences - 2008

In this paper an overview of Indiaâ€™s technological trajectory with a view to understanding the nuances of Indiaâ€™s technological capability and the role it has played in the process of Indiaâ€™s economic progress. [WP No. 227].

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The China-Japan-US Triangle

Vogel, Ezra F. - eSocialSciences - 2006

between the three great powers in the region: China, Japan and the United States. This paper discusses relations between China …, Japan and the United States since World War II. It looks at three periods of critical changes in their relations - 1947 to … fates of the three countries are interlinked. The challenge for the US-Japan-China triangle is to create the positive …

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On the Road: Access to Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Growth in China

Banerjee, Abhijit; Duflo, Esther; Qian, Nancy - eSocialSciences - 2012

This paper estimates the effect of access to transportation networks on regional economic outcomes in China over a twenty-period of rapid income growth. It addresses the problem of the endogenous placement of networks by exploiting the fact that these networks tend to connect historical...

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