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Japan's Deteriorating Fiscal Situation
Dekle, Robert - In: CESifo Forum 4 (2003) 4, pp. 16-20
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998651
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Volcanic threat in developing countries of the Asia–Pacific region: probabilistic hazard assessment, population risks, and information gaps
Simpson, Alanna; Johnson, R.; Cummins, Phil - In: Natural Hazards 57 (2011) 2, pp. 151-165
expected twice a century in Vanuatu, twice a millennium for Indonesia and the Philippines, and around every millennium in Papua …
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Pacific Economic Monitor (July 2013)
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
The Monitor provides an update of developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884948
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Economic growth in a vulnerable island nation: an empirical study of the aid-growth nexus in Vanuatu
Jayaraman, T.K.; Ward, B.D. - In: Asia-Pacific Development Journal 13 (2006) 2, pp. 93-112
Among all the island countries of the world, Vanuatu, a small island nation in the South Pacific with a population of … adverse impacts of external and internal shocks. Vanuatu is currently designated, on the basis of quality of life, as one of …. Despite these annual aid inflows, Vanuatu has been performing poorly which is reflected in the stagnation of its per capita …
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Pacific Economic Monitor - December 2013
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
The Monitor provides an update of developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890143
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The Economics of Climate Change in the Pacific
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
The Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank are highly vulnerable to the predicted effects of climate change, including higher sea levels, intense storm surges and cyclones, erratic rainfall patterns, and major temperature fluctuations. This study identifies the effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890174
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Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative: Progress Report 2013
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
The Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) is a regional technical assistance facility cofinanced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Australian Aid, and the New Zealand Aid Programme. PSDI works with ADB’s 14 Pacific developing member countries to improve the enabling...
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Are Poor People Less Happy? Findings from Melanesia
Feeny, Simon; McDonald, Lachlan; Posso, Alberto - In: World Development 64 (2014) C, pp. 448-459
paper examines the happiness of households in two Melanesian countries: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The focus is on whether …
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Vanuatu; 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Vanuatu has a comparatively favorable economy and cautious macroeconomic policies that have helped maintain stability …
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Le nouveau climat des expéditions naturalistes au sud. L'exemple de santo 2006 au vanuatu
Faugère, Elsa; Louafi, Sélim - In: Revue Tiers-Monde n°207 (2011) 3, pp. 79-96
During the preparation of the expedition Santo 2006, some tension appeared between certain members of the ni-Vanuatu …
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