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Chapter 13 Culture and Economic Development
Streeten, Paul - In: Handbook of the economics of art and culture : volume 1, (pp. 399-412). 2006
destructive and constructive role of conflict in bringing about social change, and discusses the pervasive effects of …
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Chapter 20 Defense in a Globalized World: An Introduction
Sandler, Todd; Hartley, Keith - In: Handbook of defense economics : volume 2, Defense in a …, (pp. 607-621). 2007
, and economic sanctions); chapters on past topics where there has been significant advances in knowledge (e.g., conflict …
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General Sources of General Purpose Technologies in Complex Societies : Theory of Global Leadership-Driven Innovation, Warfare and Human Development
Coccia, Mario - 2015
high economic potential and purposeful institutions having the purpose of achieving/sustaining a global leadership, tends …
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Economic and cultural development : empirical studies of micro-level data
Sperling, Lena Lindbjerg - 2019 - 1st edition
What a ects the economic and cultural development tracks of societies? We know that large events such as political changes, natural disasters and migration can change a society dramatically at the macro level, but what exactly happens at the individual level? When conditions change, people are...
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The rise of market-capitalism and the roots of anti-American terrorism : conference paper
Krieger, Tim; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2014
economic interdependencies and a convergence of pro-peace values and institutions. The destabilizing effects of the …
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Land inequality and the emergence of human capital promoting institutions
Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Vollrath, Dietrich - 2005
distribution of land ownership, adversely affected the implementation of human capital promoting institutions (e.g., public …
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War as an Investment
Chadefaux, Thomas - 2013
States often bargain over objects that affect their future bargaining power. A large territory, for example, is not only valuable in itself, but also as a source of raw material, population and defense. As a result, states not only try to maximize their benefits when they negotiate over the...
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Development in Africa
Pelizzo, Riccardo; Kinyondo, Abel; Nwokora, Zim - 2018
The purpose of the chapter is to analyze Africa's economic successes in the past half century, to understand not only what made it possible but also and more importantly what risk factors may eventually bring it to an end or compromise it. While it may not be possible for Africa to alter, for...
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Developing countries' economic fundamentals and FDI inflows : the moderating role of institutions
Magbondé, Gildas Kadoukpè; Konté, Mamadou Abdoulaye - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-36
This paper provides evidence on the moderating effects of institutions on the marginal effects of human capital …, improving the quality of institutions moderates the marginal effect of human capital on FDI inflows. Drawing on these findings …, policymakers in developing countries are advised to undertake a set of reforms to upgrade the quality of institutions, improve …
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Finding global balance : common ground between the worlds of development and faith
Keough, Lucy - 2005
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