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Cultural assimilation, cultural diffusion and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2007
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318954
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The Engendered Spaces in the Villageat the Edge of the Capital:A Case Study of Al Gharaza/Sudan
Badri, Balghis; Knuth, Hardine - Universität <Berlin, Humboldt-Universität> / … - 2008
öffentlichen Raum im Dorf zu öffnen. Kräfte vonaußerhalb – wie Entwicklung und Islamisierung – bleiben fremd. Die Dorfbewohner …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009302561
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Geographical origins of language structures
Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer; Sarid, Assaf - 2018
This research explores the geographical origins of the coevolution of cultural and linguistic traits in the course of human history, relating the geographical roots of long-term orientation to the structure of the future tense, the agricultural determinants of gender bias to the presence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012058635
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Services Trade and Policy
Francois, Joseph F.; Hoekman, Bernard - 2009
Since the mid-1980s a substantial body of research has taken shape on trade in services. Much of this is inspired by the WTO or regional trade agreements, especially the EU. However, an increasing number of papers focus on the impacts of unilateral services sector liberalization. The literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294845
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Early starts, reversals and catchup in the process of economic development
Chanda, Areendam; Putterman, Louis - 2004
Early states like China, India, Italy and Greece have been experiencing more rapid economic growth in recent decades than have later-comers to agriculture and statehood like New Guinea, the Congo, and Uruguay. We show that more rapid growth by early starters has been the norm in economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318983
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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashrafy, Quamrul; Galorz, Oded - 2011
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284033
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Community Development in Trinidad and Tobago: 1943-1973 : from welfare to patronage
Craig, Susan E. - 1974
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002358401
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Mainstreaming Migration in Development Agendas : Assessment of South Asian Countries
Wickramasekara, Piyasiri - 2015
There has been increased emphasis on the linkages between international migration and development at international, regional and national levels in the past two decades. This recognition of migration as a developmental tool has generated calls for mainstreaming migration in development with some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013028369
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Montenegro's unilateral euroization
Razmi, Arslan - 2018
Montenegro, which is one of the two countries that have unilaterally adopted the euro as the legal tender. Montenegro's limited … monetary policy options make the nature of business cycles important. The evidence presented here suggests that Montenegro has … for Montenegro and appears to be defensible only on grounds of policy credibility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059900
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What are the sources of happiness?
Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294536