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State of Governance in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects.
Ahmad, Sayed Javed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper discusses the problems and issues on the political failures in Bangladesh as well as identifies some possible solutions. The approach here is analytical mostly reviewing current news, reports and other related materials. A comparative study is also done between the present and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623480
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Main drivers of natural gas prices in the Czech Republic: Market reform vs. long-term contracts
Slabá, Monika; Gapko, Petr - 2011
paper we aim to answer how liberalisation has influenced gas pricing/prices in the Czech Republic and whether the … liberalisation goals regarding prices have been fulfilled. Are they still coupled with light and heavy fuel oil and how, or are they … attention to oil-linked pricing in long-term contracts and the consequences of market liberalisation/unbundling. We provide the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322159
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Standardization and Markets : Just Exactly Who is the Government, and Why Should Antitrust Care?
Sagers, Chris - 2011
We take for granted that the basic choice in public policy is between allocation of resources by government bureaucracy, on the one hand, or allocation by markets, on the other. But that dichotomy is false, and at least under contemporary circumstances it is more accurate to describe the choice...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129284
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Promoting Domestic Reforms through Regionalism
Dee, Philippa; McNaughton, Anne - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2011
There is a strong presumption among economists that domestic reforms are promoted by regionalism. Yet strong empirical evidence for this proposition is lacking. This paper examines both the theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on this issue, drawing on the relevant economic, political,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010991096
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Promoting Domestic Reforms Through Regionalism
Dee, Philippa - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011
There is a strong presumption among economists that domestic reforms are promoted by regionalism. Yet strong empirical evidence for this proposition is lacking. The purpose of the paper is to examine in some detail both the theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on this issue, drawing on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009293750
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Improving the business regulatory environment in Poland
Terrero-Davila, Javier - 2023
A competition-friendly business regulatory environment is essential for the well-functioning of markets. It ensures that important policy goals are addressed, and market failures tackled. However, regulation can also create barriers to the entry and expansion of firms that may limit and distort...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014435849
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Public-Private Collaboration for Productive Development Policies in Colombia
Eslava, Marcela; Meléndez, Marcela; Perry, Guillermo E. - 2013
This study analyzes the institutions that shape public private collaboration for the design and implementation of productive development policies in Colombia. Colombia is an interesting case because productive development policies are increasingly designed, in principle, in the context of formal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014150882
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Public-Private Collaboration for Productive Development Policies in Colombia
Eslava, Marcela; Meléndez, Marcela; Perry, Guillermo - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2013
This study analyzes the institutions that shape public private collaboration for the design and implementation of productive development policies in Colombia. Colombia is an interesting case because productive development policies are increasingly designed, in principle, in the context of formal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010796055
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The gas chain: influence of its specificities on the liberalisation process
Swartenbroekx, Carine - 2007
liberalisation of the gas market whose functioning cannot disregard the network infrastructure required to bring this fuel to the … EU legislation on the liberalisation and organisation of the internal market in gas. Competition on the downstream gas … upstream and downstream markets is not "synchronous", a discrepancy which can weaken the impact of liberalisation. Moreover …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011506643
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Reforming a network industry : consequences for cost efficiency and welfare
Willner, Johan; Grönblom, Sonja - In: International review of applied economics 27 (2013) 2, pp. 265-284
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781109