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the state in rural China. No effective community governance has evolved in rural China to fill the authority vacuum left …
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This research examines government policies and urban transformation in China through a study of Hangzhou City, which is … of China, Hangzhou has been restlessly searching for strategies to promote economic growth and survive the competition … in China are situated in the broad economic restructuring and the gradual, experiential national reform and are therefore …
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One legacy of the Soviet-type economy is the highly inefficient, and sometimes value-destroying, structure of factor use and economic interaction [Hughes and Hare (1994)]. This structure was sustainable only by virtue of distorted prices, hiding true costs, and by the force of command that...
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The paper argues that a key legacy of the Soviet-type command economy is the highly inefficient, often value- destroying, structure of factor use and economic interaction. This structure was sustainable only by virtue of distorted prices and the force of command that maintained interactions...
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Carbon taxes on household consumption can simultaneously increase public funding and promote greener consumption habits, an appealing combination for the just transition plans of the European Union (EU). However, concerns about equity and public support pose challenges. This paper assesses the...
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This paper presents major environmental challenges in Bulgarian agriculture, and identifies and assesses specific modes for environmental governance in farming sector, and estimate prospects for changing environmental performance of farms in conditions of EU integration and Common Agricultural...
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This paper analyzes the effects of ownership structure on corporate environmental performance and examines the link from financial performance to environmental performance in a transition economy. In particular, it analyzes these ownership effects and this performance link using an unbalanced...
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The amount of water used for irrigation has sharply declined during transition in Bulgaria. Large sections of existing irrigation systems were abandoned, and the ones still in use are barely maintained. Crops such as wheat and barley have replaced more water-intensive crops, including...
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Regions differ from each other not only in their economic structure but concerning the impact they have on their neighbors. In the present study interregional spillover activities are analyzed for the regions of the Russian Federation. Instead of knowledge spillovers, more general growth...
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Since 1990, Central and East European economies have experienced increasing integration with the European Union via trade and direct foreign investments. The spatial implications of this process have not been investigated in-depth so far. Have patterns of regional specialization changed over the...
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