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, new threats such as organized crime, trafficking, civil unrest and terrorism have supplemented continued pre …-occupation with conventional war between and within countries. In other words, risks are evolving with new threats to stability … institutions and governance to provide citizen security, justice and jobs is crucial to break cycles of violence while stimulating …
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The paper seeks to examine why the youths of the state of Meghalaya are forced into militancy and violence and are …
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analysis. The results indicate that war on terror is the major determinant of military spending followed by terrorism intensity … intensity of terrorism in Pakistan, by applying ARDL approach to cointegration and Innovation Accounting approach for causality … and the number of terrorist attacks respectively. The study further finds that terrorism intensity and terrorist attacks …
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understanding and appreciating diverse cultural issues. Kashmir despite of a major tourist destination, the spread of terrorism … tourism as a strategic tool to counter terrorism, the present research is conducted to study the tourism’s contribution to the …
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This paper provides a briefing for developing countries to apprise them of the main issues which are relevant for development and social welfare in relation to the present and prospective discussions on competition policy in the WTO, UNCTAD, OECD and other fora. Although this is the immediate...
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Development geography and mainstream economic theory have for many years lived separate lives. Especially so since the downfall of development economics, an academic subject which has repeatedly been pronounced dead by one of today’s leading US economists. The geographical dimension - the...
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During the last 50 years with unprecedented population growth and urbanization, economic development, particularly in developing countries failed to generate adequate employment and income opportunities in the modern sector, compelling the surplus labour force to generate its own means of...
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Abstract This paper provides a critical analysis of the World Bank’s new thinking on industrial policy. After outlining the changing perspectives on industrial policy put forward by the World Bank over the last three decades, we argue that the bank’s economists have taken one step forward...
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Penang has always been a focal point, absorbing knowledge (and popular culture) from civilizations to the East and West. In modern Penang the pattern of cultural contacts has changed over time. Research institutes and universities in Penang cooperate with foreign partners to produce research...
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Why are some peoples still poor? Recent research suggests the possibility that some societies may be poor due to their genetic endowments, which are found to be a significant predictor of development even after controlling for an ostensibly exhaustive list of geographic and cultural variables....
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