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The impact of China and India on the developing world
Kaplinsky, Raphael - In: CESifo Forum 8 (2007) 1, pp. 15-21
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Sea level rise and its economic consequences
Joshi, Santosh Ram; Joshi, Santosh R.; Vielle, Marc; … - EcoMod Network - 2012
he Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts global sea level to rise (SLR) by up to 60 cm by 2100 in response to ocean warming and glaciers melting. Moreover, it is expected that sea level rise might be of 1 meter or more in 2100 due to recent...
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Post-Kyoto Climate Regimes: Per Capita Cumulative CO2 Emissions verses Contraction and Convergence of CO2 Emissions
Tamechika, Hanae - EcoMod Network - 2012
The Copenhagen Accord sets the target for the post-Kyoto international climate framework that limits global temperature increase below 2 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels. In order to achieve this target, the allocation of emission quotas among countries is discussed. In this paper, we...
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Weltweit noch kein Wirtschaftsaufschwung in Sicht
Brand, Diana - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 45 (1992) 07, pp. 03-07
spürbar verbessert. Während für Japan eine weitere deutliche Abkühlung erwartet wird, gehen die Experten nach wie vor davon …
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Industrialization, Exports and the Developmental State in Africa: The Case for Transformation
Githinji, Mwangi wa; Adesida, Olugbenga - Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst - 2011
This essay explores the role of the state in promoting exports and industrialization in the quest for transformation of African economies. It does this by exploring the role of trade in African economies followed by a brief look at the East Asian Developmental state. This is followed by an...
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Linking indigenous bonding and bridging social capital
O'BRIEN, David; Phillips, John; Patsiorkovsky, Valeri - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1041-1051
O'Brien D. J., Phillips J. L. and Patsiorkovsky V. V. (2005) Linking indigenous bonding and bridging social capital, Regional Studies 39 , 1041-1051. Reconciling indigenous bonding and bridging social capital remains a difficult issue in economic development and global issues of inequality. A...
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Economic Development and Business Groups in Asia: Japan’s Experience and Implications
Nakamura, Masao - In: International Advances in Economic Research 21 (2015) 1, pp. 81-103
developed economies and the economies of developing economies. While such groups (called zaibatsu in Japan) are thought to have … provided coordination for big push growth successfully in pre-second-world-war Japan after a state-run big push failed, it is …
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Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China
Nafziger, Steven; Musacchio, Aldo; Chaudhary, Latika; … - Economics Department, Williams College - 2011
developing economies circa 1910: Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). These four countries encompassed more than 50 percent of …
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Big BRICs, weak foundations: The beginning of public elementary education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China
Chaudhary, Latika; Musacchio, Aldo; Nafziger, Steven; … - In: Explorations in Economic History 49 (2012) 2, pp. 221-240
developing economies circa 1910: Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). These four countries encompassed more than 50% of the …
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Competitiveness and an Emerging Sector: The Russian Software Industry and its Global Linkages
Bardhan, Ashok Deo; Kroll, Cynthia - In: Industry and Innovation 13 (2006) 1, pp. 69-95
Russia's underlying sources of competitive edge in software, such as its scientific establishments, education system … contracts, a high value-added niche and high education levels characterize Russia's small, privately held software firms. A …
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