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Measuring food security using respondents' perception of food consumption adequacy
Migotto, Mauro; Davis, Benjamin; Caretto, Gero; Beegle, … - 2006
: Albania, Indonesia, Madagascar and Nepal. Simple descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, contingency tables and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284755
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A framework for incorporating environmental indicators to the measurement of human well-being
Zaim, Osman - 2005
This study, relying on an economic-theoretical approach to index numbers, proposes a framework for incorporating environmental indicators to the measurement of human well-being. Furthermore this study also proposes an improvement index which alleviates the well-known deficiency of across-time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284545
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Trade as aid: The role of the EBA-trade preferences regime in the development strategy
Gradeva, Katerina; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2009
This study focuses primarily on trade preferences offered by the European Union (EU) and in particular on the … gravity model, an estimation of the influence of the EBA preferences on exports from the ACP LDCs to the EU-15 is presented …. The model is applied to the time period 1995 to 2005 for the ACP countries' exports to the EU-15 and estimated with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281829
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Globalization, local ecosystems, and the rural poor
Aggarwal, Rimjhim M. - 2005
ecological dynamics, and consequently, on poverty. – poverty ; globalization ; environment ; ecosystem resilience ; institutions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327266
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Tax policy reforms in Nigeria
Odusola, Ayodele - 2006
Nigeria is governed by a federal system, hence its fiscal operations also adhere to the same principle, a fact which has serious implications on how the tax system is managed. The country’s tax system is lopsided, and dominated by oil revenue. It is also characterized by unnecessarily complex,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284565
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China's development strategy and energy security: Growth, distribution and regional cooperation
Khan, Haider A. - 2008
This paper analyses both global and regional approaches to solving problems of energy security and ecological imbalance by addressing specifically the problems of China's energy security. China's growing energy dependence has become a major concern for both economic and national security...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273437
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Governance, democracy and poverty reduction: lessons drawn from household surveys in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America
Herrera, Javier; Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Roubaud, … - 2005
, governance, and social and political participation). To take up this challenge, modules on Governance, Democracy and Multiple …
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Unabhängige staatliche Institutionen in der Demokratie
Theurl, Theresia (contributor) - 2013
In allen ausdifferenzierten Gesellschaften sind die Organisation und die Erfüllung kollektiver Aufgaben zu bewältigen. Die Delegation an spezialisierte Organisationen stellt eine institutionelle Antwort auf die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen dar. Bekannte Beispiele sind Notenbanken und...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014492910
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Political determinants of the extensive and intensive margins of international arms transfers
Johannsen, Florian; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2013
countries over the period 1950 to 2007. As main political factors the level of democracy in the trading partners as well as the … trading partners, the political environment differences in their respective regions and the existence of military pacts. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481493