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Regulation of the Electricity Industry in Bolivia: Its Impact on Access to the Poor, Prices and Quality
Bojanic, Antonio; Krakowski, Michael - 2003
This paper takes stock with the results of utility privatization in Bolivia. This paper deals with the process of … electricity industry has indeed lessen poverty levels in urban Bolivia by making this utility more accessible to larger segments … of the urban population. The same cannot be said, however, about rural Bolivia. The results show that coverage has …
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Bolivien: Armut schweißt zusammen
Winter, Johannes - 2007
Die Verstaatlichungspolitik der sozialistischen Regierung spaltet die bolivianische Gesellschaft. Generell ist der Andenstaat ein Land voller Gegensätze: Das Nebeneinander unterschiedlicher Ethnien, starke ökonomische und regionale Disparitäten und die trotz Ressourcenreichtum verbreitete...
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Estimating the Opportunity Cost of Lithium Extraction in the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Aguilar-Fernandez, Rodrigo - 2009
is the key factor. The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia holds the largest source of lithium in the world; however, its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475425
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POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF NATIONALIZATION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY IN LATIN AMERICA
Cabezas, Brian F. - 2007
past few years, Venezuela and Bolivia have announced plans to renationalizetheir oil and natural gas industry.The first … focusing specifically on four countries – Bolivia,Venezuela, Mexico and Nigeria. There are various components influencing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475604
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Microcredit
Heverly, Barbara M.; Tierney, Lori L. - 0000
Microcredit, or small, short-term loans to the very poor, can help to bring about wholesale changes not only in personal income and the local marketplace, but also by adding meaning to life, building self-esteem and encouraging social integration. The cash advance is only the vehicle. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467449
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The value of human rights on the open market: Liberal economic policies and the achievement of personal integrity rights.
Harrelson-Stephens, Julie - 2003
At the end of World War II, the United States emerged as a world leader, putting into place international institutions based on its own liberal economic philosophy. Since then, the world has witnessed an increasing interconnectedness among states, with economic relationships continually blurring...
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Repression and Newtwork Science: Tools in Fight against Terrorism
Wright, Dominick' E - 2010
The dissertation, Repression and Network Science: Tools in Fight againstTerrorism, explores what determines post‐terror repression in democracies andwhat alternative tools network science may ultimately reveal to for compellingauthorities to rely on repression less. To do this three papers...
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