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The Quest for Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region : A Microsimulation Approach to Policy Making
Verme, Paolo (ed.); Araar, Abdlekrim (ed.) - 2017
This book is an analysis of energy and food subsidies in the MENA region between 2010 and 2014. Using the World Bank’s proprietary SUBSIM model, the book studies the distribution of subsidies and the simulation of subsidy reforms across eight countries within in a partial equilibrium...
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Market Dynamics and Productivity in Developing Countries : Economic Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa
Sekkat, Khalid - 2010
Reforms, Market Dynamics and Productivity in Developing Countries -- Exit-Entry Dynamics: Case of the Manufacturing Sector in Jordan -- Industrial Dynamics and Productivity in Morocco: A Quantitative Assessment -- Entry, Exit, and Productivity in Tunisian Manufacturing Industries -- Entry, Exit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013522730
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Financial Integration : A Focus on the Mediterranean Region
Peeters, Marga - 2013
The Arab upheaval and the world's biggest financial crisis after the Great Depression were almost simultaneous in their occurrence. The Mediterranean economies now face a dual challenge of a political and financial restructuring in the light of a shaky economic pedestal on which they stand. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014016721
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Liberalization and Regulation of the Telecommunications Sector in Transition Countries : The Case of Russia
Markova, Ekaterina (contributor) - 2009
Telecommunications are increasingly recognized as a key component in the infrastructure of economic development. For many years, there were state-owned monopolies in the telecommunications sector. In transition economies, they were characterized by especially poor performance and high access...
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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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Net Neutrality or Net Neutering: Should Broadband Internet Services be Regulated
Lenard, Thomas M. (contributor);  … - 2006
broadband, access to the Internet - is perhaps the most important issue facing the Federal Communications Commission. The issue … originally presented at a June 2003 conference held by the Progress and Freedom Foundation. The authors are top researchers in … ""broadband"" access to the Internet - is perhaps the most important issue now facing the Federal Communications Commission. The …
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Governance of Communication Networks : Connecting Societies and Markets with IT
Preißl, Brigitte (contributor);  … - 2006
Few would doubt the potential of information technology to connect individuals, firms and organisations. Whether this will actually lead to the integration of markets and societies is a different issue. The articles collected in this book shed light on crucial considerations for the success of...
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Telecommunication Markets : Drivers and Impediments
Curwen, Peter J. (contributor); Haucap, Justus (contributor) - 2009
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Sustainable Agricultural Development : Challenges and Approaches in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
Petit, Michel (ed.); Montaigne, Etienne (ed.);  … - 2015
This book provides an up-to-date assessment of sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean countries. It examines and reviews the impact of EU and national policies on environmental and trade issues in agricultural and rural organizations in the southern and eastern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012402132
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Die Fairness-Formel : Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit in der Wirtschaft der Zukunft
Lüthy, Herbert - 2016
Ausgangspunkt dieses Buches ist das Verhältnis von Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft: Führt … Bruttoinlandprodukts bietet weitreichende Vorteile. Der wichtigste ist der, dass Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit nicht mehr kontrovers zu …
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