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Evaluating Water Projects : Cost-Benefit Analysis Versus Win-Win Approach

Johansson, Per-Olov - 2013

Should more water be diverted to or from electricity generation? This timely question is addressed in this short volume. Two different approaches are introduced and compared: The first is a cost-benefit analysis, examining the case of re-regulating a Swedish hydropower plant in which water is...

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Rebuilding Devastated Economies in the Middle East

Binder, Leonard (ed.) - 2007

This book analyzes the political obstacles to economic recovery, and the economic consequences of democratic political reforms. The contributors focus on rulers of shaky states where civil strife has caused economic devastation. If rebuilding requires regime change, are we asking these...

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Poverty in Afghanistan : Causes, Consequences, and Coping Mechanisms

Hakim Haider, Mohammad; Kumar, Sumit - 2018

This book examines the patterns, characteristics, causes and coping mechanisms of the poor in Afghanistan applying … econometric and statistical techniques. The authors address and identify the extent of poverty in Afghanistan over the years, the … spatial patterns and regional imbalances of poverty in Afghanistan, the distinguishing characteristics of the poor in …

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Consistency and Viability of Islamic Economic Systems and the Transition Process

Marangos, John - 2013

Consistency and Viability of Islamic Economics Systems and the Transition Process outlines the transition problem for non-market economies and creates an analytic framework for understanding the cause and effect of these economies

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Industrial Organization in Iran : The Weakly Organized System of the Iranian Apparel Industry

Iwasaki, Yoko - 2017

This book focuses on Iran to explore the question of how the nature of industrial organizations and the whole system they constitute can exert a great influence on an industry’s competitiveness and resilience. The author examines what happens if firms and companies participating in the...

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Low-Income Islamist Women and Social Economy in Iran

Bahramitash, Roksana; Sadegh, Atena; Sattari, Negin - 2018

This book presents an innovative analysis of the solidarity/social economy among low-income religious women in Iran. For years, the role of low-income women in community care and poverty reduction has been underestimated and under-researched in the broader academic community, due to the...

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The Development of Science and Technology in Iran : Policies and Learning Frameworks

Soofi, Abdollah S. (ed.); Goodarzi, Mehdi (ed.) - 2017

This book examines the policies, conducts, and performances of organizations tasked with developing medium and high technologies in Iran. This collection assists readers in understanding the interaction between different players involve in the process of Iran’s science, technology, and...

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Economic Welfare and Inequality in Iran : Developments since the Revolution

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza (ed.); … - 2016

This book examines economic inequality and social disparity in Iran, together with their drivers, over the past four decades. During this period, income distribution and economic welfare were affected by the 1979 Revolution, the eight-year war with Iraq, post-war privatization and economic...

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Women's Entrepreneurship in Iran : Role Models of Growth-Oriented Iranian Women Entrepreneurs

Sarfaraz, Leyla - 2017

This book presents the nature, challenges and successful cases of female entrepreneurship in Iran. The first part of the book provides a comprehensive insight into Iran’s entrepreneurship ecosystem and its accessibility for women by exploring and analyzing data from relevant national and...

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Iranian Entrepreneurship : Deciphering the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Iran and in the Iranian Diaspora

Rezaei, Shahamak (ed.); Dana, Leo Paul (ed.); … - 2017

This book presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art portrait of entrepreneurship and small business management issues in Iran, and among the Iranian Diaspora. The major contributions in this book address topics such as innovation, female entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, migrant...

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