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The authors turn to the large family of institutions that came into existence in post-Soviet Eurasia (and, in some ways, beyond it) over the last two decades. The researchers review their current state, agenda, real and perceived mandate, and their respective achievements and constraints. The...
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capita GDP level comparable to levels of developed western nations. Though the economy was affected by Asian financial crisis … economic rebound in 1999 and 2000. However, from 2001 to 2003, the economy was hard hit again by the global recession as well … as by the slump in the technology sector. The outbreak of SARS in 2003 further slammed the economy by substantially …
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The spectacular growth of economies in Asia over the past few years has amazed the economics profession and has evoked … a torrent of books and articles attempting to explain the phenomenon. Since 1960 Asia, the largest and most populous of … role in Asia’s spectacular success. Naturally, sustainable growth performance and elimination of poverty demand greater …
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This paper examines the gender distribution of the benefits of economic growth in several Asian economies from 1970-90. Using Borda rank ordering, we compare the progress made in these countries towards closing the gender gap in well-being. In addition to commonly-used indicators, trends in the...
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being reflected through the changes which are occurring in the economic structure of an economy as well as in the structure … countries in the fast changing global economy. …
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economic growth in the history of mankind. An economy like South Korea’s was unequivocally industrially backward in the mid …
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Iran's unimpressive economic performance came about as a result of the Iran-Iraq War and the inevitable collapse of oil prices, both of which were beyond the government’s control, in combination with economic sanctions and many self-inflicted and self-destructive policies. Foremost among the...
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negative effect on economy. Also, an increase in employment in service sector was better than industrial sector in supporting … economic growth. Thus, government of Thailand should no longer support agricultural sector but service-based economy instead. …
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A positive economic growth is one crucial macroeconomic objective of every nation. Many countries have formed regional as well as international trading blocs in an attempt to enhance economic growth and maximise welfare of each member state, the AFTZ member states are not an exception. This...
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The purpose of this paper is to test whether institutional governance and its performance is a main driving force to achieve a positive relationship between natural resources and economic growth in the long run. The main objective is to ascertain what kind of institutional governance would be...
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