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Maternal and Child Survival: Findings from five countries experience in addressing maternal and child health challenges

Cortez, Rafael; Saadat, Seemeen; Chowdhury, Sadia; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Considerable progress has been made towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) since 1990. Although advances in improving MDG 4 and MDG 5a (reducing child and maternal mortality, respectively) have been made, progress is some countries have been insufficient. While some...

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Future of Economic History at the Czech Universities

Soběhart, Radek; Stellner, František - In: Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2011 (2011) 6, pp. 39-45

The article deals with the question of the present position of economic history as a theoretical framework of scientific specialization and university study branch in the Czech Republic. It focuses on the Central European tradition and analyzes reasons for the connection between economic and...

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The Court's System of Incentives and the Socio-Economic Status of Court Musicians in the Late 16th Century

Tschmuck, Peter - In: Journal of Cultural Economics 25 (2001) 1, pp. 47-62

This paper investigates the compensation of Court musicians in the late 16thcentury, a period of transitionfrom a medieval feudal system to a market economy. Using data from theTyrolian archives, the paper demonstratesthat one cannot measure the socio-economic status of Court musicians in...

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The social history of occupied Japan: 1: some sources and problems, 2: British writings on Japanese history

Daniels, Gordon; Hunter, Janet; Nish, Ian - Department of Economic History, London School of … - 1990

Dr Gordon Daniels, Reader in History at the University of Sheffield, presented his paper on the Social History of Occupied Japan at a one-day workshop on the Teaching of Japanese Economic and Social History, held at the Suntory-Toyota International Centre on 16 May 1990. We are grateful to Dr...

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Buddhist economics â€“ ancient teachings revisited

Wagner, Hans-Guenter - In: International Journal of Green Economics 1 (2007) 3/4, pp. 326-340

The views and values of Buddhist economics play a growing role in the present discourse on 'green' economics. These ancient teachings represent an alternative paradigm and holistic concept of economic action opposed to the reductionist mainstream economics. In this paper, the main content and...

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Consideration about Several Questions of Our Modern Economic Historiography and Notes to Two Similar Reviews of the Same Publication by A. Doležalová

Průcha, Václav - In: Politická ekonomie 2013 (2013) 1, pp. 109-120

The article is the authors´ polemic against the review of their book Economic and Social History of Czechoslovakia, Volume II 1945-1992, which was published by Antonie Doležalová in Politická ekonomie No. 3/2012. In this context, the article also deals with general issues of economic...

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From Baghdad to London: Unraveling Urban Development in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, 800–1800

Bosker, Maarten; Buringh, Eltjo; Zanden, Jan Luiten van - In: The Review of Economics and Statistics 95 (2013) 4, pp. 1418-1437

to Europe. Using a large new city-specific data set covering Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, we unravel the … reasons for the Islamic world's stagnation and Europe's long-term success are specific to each region: any significant … local participative government in Europe that made cities less dependent on the state explain why Europe's urban development …

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Longevity’s factors in small-scale business system: An Italian case study during the 20th century

Suffia, Ilaria - Dipartimento di Economia, Metodi Quantitativi e … - 2015

Firms’ survival and longevity have recently emerged as a new intriguing theme of business history, spreading from the initial studies on family business to all forms of business. In family business the transition to the next generation can represent a strong limit to survival, as it depends on...

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A Brief History of Mobile Telecommunication in Europe

Dunnewijk, Theo; Hultén, Staffan - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2006

Since the introduction of mobile telephony in the early fifties in Europe, US and Japan the demand for this service … systems in Europe are highlighted in this paper. Liberalisation of the telecom markets in Europe drove new entrants to the …

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Prudence and Pressure: Reproduction and Human Agency in Europe and Asia, 1700-1900

Tsuya, Noriko O.; Feng, Wang; Alter, George; Lee, James Z. - The MIT Press

human reproduction in preindustrial communities in Europe and Asia. Unlike previous studies, in which Asia is meeasured by … important similarities between Europe and Asia in human motivation and population behavior. The authors analyze age, gender …

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