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State fragility, rent seeking and lobbying: evidence from African data

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Simplice, Asongu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 10, pp. 1016-1030

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the determinants of state fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using hitherto unexplored variables in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The previously missing dimension of nation building is integrated and the hypothesis of state...

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Influences and aspirations in the production of national projects in Lebanon and Kuwait

Mazzetto, Silvia; El-Khoury, Roula - In: Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural … 14 (2020) 3, pp. 599-614

Purpose By looking at a selection of iconic modern projects designed by or commissioned to the prominent but not well-examined architect Sami Abdul Baki both in Lebanon and Kuwait during his most productive years in the 50s, this paper attempts to identify first main trends, influences and...

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Analyzing HRD and NHRD: the road ahead for Afghanistan

Demartis, Walter; Matthews, Candice D.; Khilji, Shaista E. - In: South Asian Journal of Global Business Research 1 (2012) 1, pp. 128-142

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concepts of national human resource development (NHRD) and human resource development (HRD) in order to demonstrate their mutually reinforcing strategic value in the nation building process of Afghanistan. Design/methodology/approach –...

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Women, Peace and Security in the SADC Region: Progress, Prospects and Challenges

Kurebwa, Jeffrey - In: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social … 5 (2018) 3, pp. 48-63

attaining sustainable and durable peace. Conflict and post-conflict situations have a different impact on women, men, boys and … to household relations and poverty. There have been concerted efforts to identify and address the impact of conflict on …

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An Exploratory Study of Conflict over Paying Debian Developers

Gerlach, James H.; Wu, Chorng-Guang; Cunningham, Lawrence F - In: International Journal of Open Source Software and … 7 (2016) 3, pp. 20-38

This article reports on an exploratory study of the causes and effects of conflict within the open source software … project, Debian. Conflict arose when the project leader decided to introduce payment for select volunteers within an all … understanding disputes. The results of the survey of Debian developers show that the conditions for conflict were complex and were …

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Overcoming Conflict Between Religious and Cultural Freedom and Women's Rights in Africa: Its Ethical Implications

Essien, Essien D. - In: International Journal of Public and Private … 1 (2017) 2, pp. 41-54

landscape characterized with this disagreement. With an insight provided into understanding this conflict, a criterion on what …

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Determining Values Using Options Contracts

Seiglie, Carlos; Xiang, Jun - In: Asian Journal of Law and Economics 8 (2016) 1

Abstract This paper presents a simple mechanism for allocating a single good in partnership dissolution. Since in the areas of probate, family, partnership and bankruptcy law the establishment of the value of assets is essential this mechanism can be useful. We illustrate its application for the...

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War or Peace

Cai, Hongbin - In: Contributions in Economic Analysis & Policy 2 (2003) 1, pp. 1-26

This paper studies a simple two-stage model of conflict in which two players allocate resources between arms and …

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Classical, Modern, and New Game Theory / Klassische, Moderne und Neue Spieltheorie

Holler, Manfred J. - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 222 (2002) 5, pp. 556-583

Summary This paper is a brief history of game theory with its main theme being the nature of the decision makers assumed in the various stages of its historical development. It demonstrates that changes in the “image of man” nourished the developments of what many believe to be progress in...

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Remittances and Conflict: Some Conceptual Considerations

Lindley, Anna - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 229 (2009) 6, pp. 774-786

the fact that migration and remitting are often entangled in processes of violent conflict and political upheaval is often … in conflict-affected settings. The implications of the violent causation of migration, the on-going conditions in the … conflict situations may differ from those in more peaceful settings. …

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