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Economic and political liberalization, dependency and elite formation in contemporary Mozambique
Macuane, José Jaime - 2012
Discussion of development strategies in Mozambique reveals three main perspectives on the role of elites in the policy …) actors as players in the policy process, although still with a marginal role. These analyses tend to see the identity of …. Based on this understanding, this paper analyses the role of elites in policy processes, focusing on elite formation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011382929
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Evolution Of Geopolitic Factors, Determining Regional Spatial Planning Of Arctic Regions
Mitko, Valery B.; Shitinskiy, Vladimir A.; Minina, Marina V. - 2013
Purpose of one of the priority projects of the Arctic academy of sciences is development, based on the principles of safe and sustainable development, taking into account the experience of United Nations - HABITAT and purposes of the development of United Nations, practical recommendations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011397377
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Building State Capability: Evidence, Analysis, Action
Andrews, Matt; Pritchett, Lant; Woolcock, Michael - 2017
Governments play a major role in the development process, and constantly introduce reforms and policies to achieve developmental objectives. Many of these interventions have limited impact, however; schools get built but children don't learn, IT systems are introduced but not used, plans are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011616032
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Temporary Work Visas as US-Haiti Development Cooperation: A Preliminary Impact Evaluation
Clemens, Michael A.; Postel, Hannah M. - 2017
We report a small-sample, preliminary evaluation of the economic impact of temporary overseas work by Haitian agricultural workers. This work occurs in the United States in the context of a pilot program designed as a form of post-disaster development assistance to Haiti. We find that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653276
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The Impact of the Financial Crisis on European E-Government Development
Teiu, Codrin-Marius - In: CES Working Papers 3 (2011) 3, pp. 429-439
This paper is assessing the status of e-government development in Europe in comparison with other regions of the world by analyzing evolution trends and making correlations between the financial crisis and the fluctuations registered in the indexes that are measuring e-government development....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012016964
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The Ghost of Development Past: The Impact of Economic Security Policies on Saami Pastoral Ecosystems
Hausner, Vera H.; Fauchald, Per; Tveraa, Torkild; … - 2011
"To ensure economic viability over time, any efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals need to reconcile conservation with development interventions. Particularly, in marginal and risk prone areas erosion of resilience could make production systems more susceptible to environmental risks...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468332
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Doorways to Development: Foreign Direct InvestmentPolicies in Developing Countries
Hess, Michael - 2008
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a key option for economic growth in most, if not all, developing countries. However, not all developing countries are equally open to foreign investment. Some restrict foreign equity, while others encourage multinational corporations to enter their markets....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468648
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Doorways to Development: Foreign Direct Investment Policies in Developing Countries
Hess, Michael - 2008
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a key option for economic growth in most, if not all, developing countries. However, not all developing countries are equally open to foreign investment. Some restrict foreign equity, while others encourage multinational corporations to enter their markets....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451059
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Resilience Turn in German Development Strategy and Humanitarian Intervention
Joseph, Jonathan - 2017
Resilience has emerged as a key theme in recent policy making. It spans a range of policy fields from infrastructure … humanitarian intervention and examines how it has emerged in German policy making. It argues that the dominant approach to … at specific individuals and communities. The purpose of the paper is to consider the extent to which German policy making …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012172048
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Contemporary challenges of tourism
Nakovski, Dejan; Milenkovski, Ace; Gjorgievski, Mijalce - In: UTMS Journal of Economics 12 (2021) 1, pp. 95-103
Tourism is an economic activity that is very sensitive to social, economic, political and security changes. Such changes can be both positive and negative. These may be in the tourist destination or the area from where the tourists come from. The changes may affect tourists, tourism workers,...
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