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Property Rights and Intra-Household Bargaining
Wang, Shing-Yi - eSocialSciences - 2012
within the household. The question is analyzed in the context of a housing reform that occurred in China that gave existing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945273
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Towards A Competitive Economy: VAT and Customs Duty Reform
Virmani, Arvind - eSocialSciences - 2010
In this paper the issue of indirect tax reform, with a special focus on customs duty reform is examined. [WP]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512441
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Climate Change and China: Technology, Market and Beyond
Wen, Dale Jiajun - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper discusses the impacts of climate change to the environment of China and most especially to the livelihood of … Chinese people there. It analyzed the Chinese government’s position and enumerates the measures that China has taken so far …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512450
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Environmental Sector China: From Major Building Site to Growth Market
Heymann, Eric - eSocialSciences - 2009
level of western nations. Per unit of gross domestic product China consumes more than four times as much energy. The most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512463
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India's SEZ Policy
Mårtensson, Ebba; Olsson, Per - eSocialSciences - 2012
Over the last few decades India has emerged as an economic giant. In 2000 the Special Economic Zone (SEZs) policy became part of a strategy to maintain high growth and promote India’s manufacturing sector. However, India’s current SEZ policy does little to strengthen India’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011146284
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Private Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou
Strauss, John; Qian, Edward Y.; Shen, Minggao; Liu, Dong; … - eSocialSciences - 2010
The purpose of this study to help shed light on the entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs and enterprise growth in Wenzhou. The study is done by relying on a probabilistic firm survey that we carried out in Wenzhou in early 2006 for three industries: shoes, eyeglasses and general equipment. Not a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008616868
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Health and Human Rights in Chin State, Western Burma: A Population-Based Assessment Using Multistaged Household Cluster Sampling
Sollom, Richard; Richard, Adam K - eSocialSciences - 2011
The Chin State of Burma (also known as Myanmar) is an isolated ethnic minority area with poor health outcomes and reports of food insecurity and human rights violations. A report on a population-based assessment of health and human rights in Chin State is given. It is sought to quantify reported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002284
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Are All Migrants Really Worse Off in Urban Labour Markets? New Empirical Evidence from China
Gagnon, Jason; Xenogiani, Theodora; Xing, Chunbing - eSocialSciences - 2012
The rapid and massive increase of rural-to-urban migration in China has drawn attention to the welfare of migrant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393104
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History Matters: China and Global Governance
Dobson, Wendy - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper focuses on the two-way relationship between China and the international economic system. China’s embrace … humiliation drive nationalism and assertiveness at the same time that China identifies with developing countries as a … and global economic institutions by applying this criterion of economic cooperation: is China willing to modify national …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318509
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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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