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This paper discusses the problems and issues on the political failures in Bangladesh as well as identifies some possible solutions. The approach here is analytical mostly reviewing current news, reports and other related materials. A comparative study is also done between the present and...
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There is a strong presumption among economists that domestic reforms are promoted by regionalism. Yet strong empirical evidence for this proposition is lacking. This paper examines both the theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on this issue, drawing on the relevant economic, political,...
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There is a strong presumption among economists that domestic reforms are promoted by regionalism. Yet strong empirical evidence for this proposition is lacking. The purpose of the paper is to examine in some detail both the theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on this issue, drawing on...
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This study analyzes the institutions that shape public private collaboration for the design and implementation of productive development policies in Colombia. Colombia is an interesting case because productive development policies are increasingly designed, in principle, in the context of formal...
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operating on downstream markets which are subject to liberalisation. Arguments for and against these tendencies have been …
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liberalisation of the gas market whose functioning cannot disregard the network infrastructure required to bring this fuel to the … EU legislation on the liberalisation and organisation of the internal market in gas. Competition on the downstream gas … upstream and downstream markets is not "synchronous", a discrepancy which can weaken the impact of liberalisation. Moreover …
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This paper reviews trends, outcomes and issues in regulatory reform in OECD countries. First, it summarises the evidence on the evolution of regulatory environments and the economy-wide and sectoral effects of reforms (including privatisation) in both competitive and non-competitive industries...
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The paper looks at patterns of regulation in service industries and explores their implications for service performance. Focusing on restrictions to market mechanisms, a map of the state of service regulation in OECD countries is provided, based on data recently collected and summarised by the...
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The change in the market of public utilities – the liberalisation of markets – is a much debated and highly significant … liberalisation of the market of public utilities has become stronger in certain professional circles, emphasising the benefits of the … competition evolving as a consequence of the opening of the market. The idea of privatisation was closely linked to liberalisation …
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