Similar Search Results

Oriental Republic of Uruguay : Integration into Global Value Chains the Dairy Industry and the ICT Industry

Criscuolo, Alberto - 2014

Uruguay has much to gain from further integration with the global marketplace. Increased trade allows economies of scale and increases exposure to technological and knowledge spillovers, resulting in greater productivity. Participating in global and regional value chains is an important...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645582

Democratizing Development Economics

Zoellick, Robert B. - 2010

Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, charged that economics, and in particular development economics, must broaden the scope of the questions it asks - thereby also becoming more relevant to today's complex, multi-faceted problems. He discussed the following topics: (i) from...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645150

Merit, Discrimination, and Democratization : An Analysis of Promotion Patterns in Indonesia's Civil Service

World Bank Group - 2018

What effect does democratization have on meritocratic practices in the civil service? Democratization increases … servants' performance-enhancing characteristics, democratization increases discrimination. The author test this argument using … servants. The author exploits the exogenous timing of Indonesia's democratization in 1999, paired with an individual …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646462

Public access to information for development : a guide to the effective implementation of right to information laws

Lemieux, Victoria L. - 2016 - Online-Ausg.

Introduction to the guide -- Legal frameworks for RTI -- Considering the domains of RTI implementation -- Operating right to information systems -- Monitoring implementation and evaluating impact -- Conclusion

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245259

Deliberative Democracy in India

Parthasarathy, Ramya - 2017

This paper traces the evolution of deliberative institutions in India to understand the role of deliberation in democratic life, as well as the ways in which deliberative bodies influence, and are influenced by, entrenched social inequality. The paper first unpacks the historical roots of Indian...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246346

Does democratization promote competition? : Indonesian manufacturing pre and post Suharto

Hallward-Driemeier, Mary; Kochanova, Anna; Rijkers, Bob - 2020

Does democratization promote economic competition? This paper documents that the disruption of political connections …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228277

In the Dark : How Much Do Power Sector Distortions Cost South Asia?

Zhang, Fan - 2018

Electricity shortages are among the biggest barriers to South Asia'sdevelopment. Some 255 million people-more than a quarter of the world'soff-grid population-live in South Asia, and millions of households and firmsthat are connected experience frequent and long hours of blackouts.Inefficiencies...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644181

Water for Food and Energy Security : An Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africa

Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando - 2018

Water, energy, and agriculture have been conventionally dealt with separately in investment planning. For each of these sectors, regulatory frameworks, organizations, and infrastructures have been put in place to address sector-specific challenges and demands. As the Middle East and North Africa...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645455

Economic Analysis of Battery Energy Storage Systems

World Bank Group - 2020

The recent advances in battery technology and reductions in battery costs have brought battery energy storage systems (BESS) to the point of becoming increasingly cost-effective projects to serve a range of power sector interventions, especially when combined with PV and where diesel is the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647239

The Nexus of Energy Supply and Human Health

Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2017

Uses of main primary energy resources, such as coal, oil, and solid biomass, are directly linked with adverse impacts on human health. Air pollution emitted from various activities in the energy supply chains is the main risk factor to human health, along with accidental and occupational risk...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245954

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
Last