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This paper argues that any discussion of the operationalization of Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Bhutan within an … within which discussion of the operationalization of GNH may take place, focusing on the question of Bhutan's possible entry … into the World Trade Organization (WTO). It concludes that a decision to operationalize GNH in Bhutan carries with it …
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Bhutan has shown remarkable economic performance over the last two decades, supported by generous aid inflows and … sign of Dutch disease, shadowing the growth prospects of Bhutan. The author examines empirically the presence of Dutch …. Bhutan's future economic prosperity depends crucially on the policy strategies for exchange rate management, fiscal policy …
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This paper consists of two parts, which are conceptually only loosely interconnected. Proceeding from an impressionistic comparison of Bhutanese development in the late 1950s and in the late 1990s, Part I of this essay explores the missing link, the question of why development has taken the...
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practical interest to those individuals working within the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) who are responsible for …
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estimation of leakage inprojects in developing Asia and Latin America. …
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The two key threats to coal`s long term dominance in Asia are: (1) its uneven distribution of reserves and lack of … deterioration of the environment in Asia for another one to two decades. China will remain the largest polluter in Asia, but it …`s believed it will become Asia`s largest user of emissions control technology by 2015. The authors have subjectively weighed the …
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This report starts where the previous quarterly publication ended. This first publication of a new annual series contains most of the same data as the quarterly report, plus some new material, through 1991. It also presents historical data covering a longer period of time than the previous...
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An analysis of the impact of the political disruption in Iran on the world oil market is presented. During the first quarter of 1979, this disruption caused a loss of approximately 5 million barrels per day (MMBD) of oil production available for export from Iran to the rest of the world. This...
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This study identifies a strategy that (1) provides future energy services for Hainan in the least environmentally degrading way, (2) eliminates the need to build significant amounts of new fossil-fueled, electric generating capacity, saving capital to invest in other development projects, (3)...
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We evaluate the conservation potential of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) for managing the rapidly increasing electrical energy and peak demand in India and Brazil. Using very conservative assumptions, we find that the cost of conserved energy using 16 W CFLs is 4 and 6 times less than the long...
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