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This paper is based on the hypothesis that to feel individually and collectively respected is vital to private and public happiness because, as well as the sensation of comfort that it produces, respect creates a favorable context both for the acquisition of capabilities and for the opportunity...
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A discourse on human rights, is built on including such rights as part of a broader, universal framework (accommodating for moral, ethical claims) that go beyond any constitutionally derived claims and rights or any given set of legitimate laws that are defined by the sovereign of a country. In...
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We provide a general framework for the analysis of the dynamics of institutional change (e.g., democratization, extension of political rights, or repression of different groups), and how these dynamics interact with (anticipated and unanticipated) changes in the distribution of political power...
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Improving quality is an important element of the transfer of production to low wage countries. Higher quality requirements are part of complex contracting arrangements in global supply chains. This paper analyzes how weak contract enforcement institutions and imperfect factor markets are...
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four case studies on Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. It argues that food security-related policies and programs build …
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literature by examining the phasing out of energy subsidies in Egypt under alternative economic scenarios. In particular, we … consider Egypt's short- and long-term economic adjustment under different assumptions on labor market flexibility, spending …
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real value of components of aggregate demand in Egypt and Turkey. Design/methodology/approach – Building on a theoretical …. In Egypt, anticipated exchange rate appreciation decreases export growth. Given asymmetry, the net effect of … unanticipated exchange rate fluctuations, in Egypt, decreases real output and consumption growth and increases export growth, on …
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