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the likely distribution of gains and losses. The impacts of subsidy reform are transmitted to households through changes … countries. In this paper, we develop an analytical model of a small open economy with a preexisting fossil fuel subsidy and … identify direct and indirect impacts of subsidy reform on real household incomes. Our results, illustrated with data from Viet …
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This Working Paper presents the main findings and recommendations of the pilot study carried out on the treatment of peace and security expenditures in the statistical measure of total official support for sustainable development (TOSSD). The pilot study explored the relevance of including...
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To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This paper examines the systemic and other ramifications of this exclusion, from both an economic and a legal point of view. In addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements,...
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In June 2013, the High-Level Conference of Middle-Income Countries held in Costa Rica, organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), ventured an intriguing look into the future of development. In particular, the conference highlighted the role of networks in...
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The WTO's plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement ("the GPA" or "the Agreement") is an important ongoing success story for the Organization. In March 2012, the GPA Parties completed a comprehensive revision of the Agreement, encompassing both its text and coverage (market access...
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In this article, we draw some optimistic, socio-liberal conclusions about Islam in the world system. Countering some … nature of unequal capitalist accumulation and dependency that is at the core of the world capitalist system. For one, our … analysis is based on current thinking on Kondratiev waves of world political development inherent in recent work by IIASA and …
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