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Ahuachapan geothermal project: a technical and economic assessment

Bloomster, C.H.; DiPippo; Kuwada, J.T.; Russell, B.F. - 2007

Theeconomic and technical factors involved in using geothermal energy at Ahuachapan are examined. The experience at Ahuachapan is evaluated in relation to conditions prevailing in El Salvador and to conditions in the U.S. technical characteristics considered are: geological characteristics, well...

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The Ahuachapan geothermal field, El Salvador: Exploitation model, performance predictions, economic analysis

Ripperda, M.; Bodvarsson, G.S.; Lippmann, M.J.; … - 2007

The Earth Sciences Division of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) is conducting a reservoir evaluation study of the Ahuachapan geothermal field in El Salvador. This work is being performed in cooperation with the Comision Ejecutiva Hidroelectrica del Rio Lempa (CEL) and the Los Alamos National...

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Farmer Organization, Collective Action and Market Access in Meso-America

Hellin, Jonathan; Lundy, Mark; Meijer, Madelon - 2007

The global agricultural economy is changing. Commodity prices are declining, andproducers increasingly supply complex value chains. There is growing interest in how farmerscan benefit from emerging market opportunities. Farmers are encouraged to produce high valuecrops and engage in value-adding...

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Minimum Wages, Globalization and Poverty

Gindling, T. H.; Terrell, Katherine - 2006

To be competitive in the global economy, some argue that Latin American countries need to reduce or eliminate labor market regulations such as minimum wage legislation because they constrain job creation and hence increase poverty. On the other hand, minimum wage increases can have a direct...

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Minimum Wages and the Welfare of Different Types of Workers in Honduras

Gindling, Tim; Terrell, Kathrine - 2006

Taking advantage of a complex minimum wage structure in Honduras, this paper examines how changes in minimum wages over the 1990-2004 period affect unemployment as well as the employment and average wages of workers in different sectors of the economy: medium and large-scale firms v. small firms...

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Residents of the republic: missing lands and fingers

Albert, Leila - 2006

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Modes and survival of private participation projects in 94 emerging economies

Jiang, Yi; Peng, Mike; Yang, Xiaohua - 2008

, not all privatization entails complete ownership transfer from public to private hands. In many industries, especially in … infrastructure industries, privatization has often been technically labeled “private participation.” In this article, we recognize …

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Privatization and performance: Evidence from telecommunications sector

Ariff, Mohamed; Cabanda, E; Sathye, M - 2008

There is a continuing debate on whether or not ownership changes accompanying privatization of state-owned enterprises … of telecommunication firms around the world, 4 years before and 4 years after privatization, using two parallel measures … could corroborate stronger evidence for or against maintained hypothesis of performance improvements after privatization …

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On productivity performance gains of Indonesian firms

Viverita,; Ariff, Mohamed - 2008

and revisits policy implications. Practical implications – No one policy fits all in Indonesia for privatization programme …

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Outsourcing : a business model to improve municipal service delivery

Maloba, Ngako Daniel - 2008

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study report concerns service delivery issues at municipal level which have emerged as areas of critical concern as far as they affect consumers of municipal services, interest groups and government as a whole. Background to investigation. The need to investigate the...

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