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EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICITY THEFT FROM ELECTRIC UTILITIES IN PAKISTAN
Jamil, Faisal; Ahmad, Eatzaz - EcoMod Network - 2013
The paper empirically investigates the effects of various economic, legal, meteorological and technical factors in explaining the theft from electric utilities in Pakistan. We obtained elasticity of electricity theft with respect to different variables mentioned. Panel data from nine utilities...
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The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Pakistan’s Trade with China and Other Neighbors
Hamid, Naved; Hayat, Sarah - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 17 (2012) Special Edition, pp. 271-292
While Pakistani trade with India could give a boost to Pakistan’s economy, there are other neighbors with whom trade could be equally important. We look at this aspect of regional trade and show that promoting trade with the rest of Pakistan’s neighbors could have a significant positive...
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Cyberwarfare: Logged and Loaded, but Wither Asia?
Noor, Elina - eSocialSciences - 2013
Cyber operations could have as devastating an impact on populations as conventional military weapons. With militaries already in the process of developing cyberwarfare as a means of battle, there is an urgent need for policymakers to understand this new realm and develop norms and rules to...
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Extending Transit Facility to India: Implications for Pakistan’s Bilateral Trade with Afghanistan
Mamoon, Dawood; Mukhtar, Zahid Junaid; Ayesha, Anam; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The paper examines patterns of bilateral trade between Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and CARs. It also investigates … whether providing India transit route to Afghanistan has opportunity costs for Pakistan’s trade potential with Afghanistan and … CARs. In 2009, Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan amount to US$ 1.3 billion which make up for 7.8 % of Pakistan’s total …
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The Eurasian Idea
Dugin, Alexander - In: Ab Aeterno 1, 1, pp. 9-9
Different terms lose their original meaning through their daily use over the course of many years. Such fundamental notions as socialism, capitalism, democracy, fascism, have changed profoundly. In fact, they have turned banal.<p>The terms "Eurasianism" and "Eurasia" also have some uncertainties...</p>
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Firm Growth in Conflict Countries: Some Evidence from South Asia
Friesenbichler, Klaus - In: Review of Economics & Finance 3 (2013) May, pp. 33-44
This paper provides robust evidence on feedback effects of violent conflicts on firm growth. It uses South Asian firm level data that contain rare employment information on countries that experience severe conflicts. We show that firm growth exists in conflict areas. Yet, there are fewer...
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Managing Helmand province: From Bost to Bastion
Johnson, Robert - In: International Area Studies Review 15 (2012) 3, pp. 279-300
A survey of the long history of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan suggests there are common patterns in the …
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The transnationalization of the Taliban
Harpviken, Kristian Berg - In: International Area Studies Review 15 (2012) 3, pp. 203-229
This article introduces a framework for the analysis of transnationalization – understood as the process by which non-state groups integrate with transnational actors – that distinguishes between (1) organization, (2) resource mobilization, (3) tactical repertoire and (4) ideological...
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Prospects of nuclear energy in the 21st century in Southwest Asia: an assessment for Pakistan and Afghanistan
Mumtaz, Ahmad; Lodhi, Mansoor Hassan Khan; Ullah, … - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 30 (2008) 1/2/3/4, pp. 204-227
with concurrent benefits for the environment. A scenario of economic development and electricity supply of Afghanistan is …
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Afghanistan – Pakistan transit trade agreement
Ahmed, Vaqar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The Afghanistan – Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) was signed in 1965 with the objective of granting and … economy-wide research in order not only to assess the impact for Afghanistan and Pakistan, but also for neighboring countries. …
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