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Potentials of democratization, demilitarization, industrialization, and contraception
Marktanner, Marcus; Nasr, Joanna - In: Journal of Economic Studies 36 (2009) 3, pp. 236-249
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to model the human development potentials of democratization, demilitarization, industrialization, and family planning that different developing regions tap and forego. Design/methodology/approach – The authors develop and estimate a human development...
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India's economic growth and market potential: benchmarked against China
Kalyanaram, G.K. - In: Journal of Indian Business Research 1 (2009) 1, pp. 57-65
Purpose – In the context of India's growth and development benchmarked against China, this paper aims to address two … important research questions: How do the growth models and market potential of China and India compare? What are some policy … results. Findings – While India has adopted policies that have stimulated consumer demand and fostered entrepreneurship, China …
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The Bombay Stock Exchange: seasonalities and investment opportunities
Ignatius, Roger - In: Managerial Finance 24 (1998) 3, pp. 52-61
and transport are nationalized in India but private in the USA. Explains that government regulation, which prevents …
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When „the Rest“ enters „the West“: Indischer Tourismus in die Zentralschweiz
Frank, Sybille - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 4 (2012) 2, pp. 221-230
Zusammenfassung Bis vor kurzem führten touristische Reiserouten in der Regel vom globalen „Westen“ in den so genannten „Rest der Welt“. Doch was passiert, wenn Menschen aus dem globalen Osten und Süden plötzlich in der Rolle zu bedienst leistender Touristinnen vor den Türen...
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The Economics of Green Constitutions
Imhof, Sina; Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan - In: Asian Journal of Law and Economics 7 (2016) 3, pp. 305-322
Abstract Over the last decades, more and more countries have integrated environmental protection into their constitution. In this article, we argue that a simple economic model can explain why some countries have adopted the legal innovation of constitutional environmental protection, while...
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Islam, Democracy and Civil Society
Kukathas, Chandran - In: Journal des �conomistes et des �tudes Humaines 13 (2003) 2
contemporary writers increasingly try to understand by invoking the notions of democracy and civil society.For many, then, Islam … stands in a relationship of tension with - if not complete antagonism to - democracy and modernity. It is a religion, and a … democracy, of the relationship between democracy and civil society, and of the place of religion in the modern world. Only an …
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Nonprofit Organizations’ Involvement in Participatory Processes: The Need for Democratic Accountability
Mosley, Jennifer E. - In: Nonprofit Policy Forum 7 (2016) 1, pp. 77-83
Abstract Participatory processes – defined as formal efforts to involve constituents in government decision-making – are an increasingly common tool adopted by public agencies and other elite decision making bodies in many developed nations. Unfortunately, although conceptualized as a way to...
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Encroachment and Reaction of Civil Society in Non-liberal Democracies: The Case of Israel and the New Israel Fund
Katz, Hagai; Gidron, Benjamin - In: Nonprofit Policy Forum 13 (2021) 3, pp. 229-250
supporting the infrastructure of civil society and democracy. The discussion stresses pressures by international illiberal forces …
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Contested Civic Spaces in Liberal Democracies
Strachwitz, Rupert Graf; Toepler, Stefan - In: Nonprofit Policy Forum 13 (2022) 3, pp. 179-193
Abstract In this introductory essay for the special issue on contested spaces in liberal democracies, we review how and to what extent the closing or shrinking space debate that has influenced the civil society discourse in authoritarian contexts presents an appropriate mode of analysis for...
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Is Natural Resource Wealth Compatible with Good Governance?
Shahnawaz, Sheikh; Nugent, Jeffery B - In: Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 2 (2004) 3, pp. 1-33
This paper analyzes the effects of natural resource wealth on the economic and political environment of a country. A dynamic game-theoretic model is used to highlight the policy choice of the government vis-a`-vis the opposition. The government utilizes both economic and other policy tools to...
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