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Interaction between trade and environment policies with special-interest politics

Mehra, Meeta - In: Indian growth and development review 3 (2010) 2, pp. 138-165

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Interaction between trade and environment policies with special‐interest politics

Keswani Mehra, Meeta - In: Indian Growth and Development Review 3 (2010) 2, pp. 138-165

industry lobbying on both trade and the environment policies at the political equilibrium is the focus of the paper. Design … bargain simultaneously over tariff and the environmental tax. Findings – Lobbying implies that government may trade‐off one …Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine the interdependencies between trade and environment policies, as they …

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Political Settlements and Development: Theory, Evidence, Implications

Kelsall, Tim; Schulz, Nicolai; Ferguson, William D.; … - 2022

Few concepts have captured the imagination of the conflict and development communities in recent years as powerfully as the idea of a 'political settlement'. At its most ambitious, 'political settlements analysis' (PSA) promises to explain why conflicts occur and states collapse, the conditions...

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Development and the Political Economy of Foreign Aid

Sorens, Jason - In: Journal of Private Enterprise 24 (2009) Spring 2009, pp. 87-100

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QUALITY CONTROLS OF TRADED COMMODITIES AND SERVICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

ROTTENBERG, S.; YANDLE, B. - World Bank Group - 1988

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Reprioritizing Government Spending on Health: Pushing an Elephant Up the Stairs?

Tandon, Ajay; Fleisher, Lisa; Li, Rong; Yap, Wei Aun - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Countries vary widely with respect to the share of government spending on health, a metric that can serve as a proxy for the extent to which health is prioritized by governments. World Health Organization (WHO) data estimate that, in 2011, health's share of aggregate government expenditure in...

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Backcasting scenarios for Finland 2050 of low emissions

Heinonen, Sirkka; Lauttamäki, Ville - In: Foresight 14 (2012) 4, pp. 304-315

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to present an example on how futures studies methodologies, especially backcasting, can be used to assist public policy formulation. Backcasting is particularly interesting method in this context, since it allows the key characteristics concerning the...

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Elite capture of foreign aid : evidence from offshore bank accounts

Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Johannesen, Niels; Rijkers, Bob - 2020

Do elites capture foreign aid? This paper documents that aid disbursements to highly aid-dependent countries coincide with sharp increases in bank deposits in offshore financial centers known for bank secrecy and private wealth management, but not in other financial centers. The estimates are...

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Growth, poverty and asset allocation : the role of the state

López, Ramón - 2001

This paper studies the consequences of certain widespread policies for the quality and sustainability of growth. These policies cause economic inefficiency, environmental destruction and increased poverty. The paper develops a political economy model to show why the existence of such policies is...

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Sustainable Agricultural Development : An Economic Perspective

Antle, John M.; Ray, Srabashi - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020.

1. Introduction -- 2. Economic Development, Sustainable Development and Agriculture -- 3. Sustainability of Agricultural Systems -- 4. Challenges of Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries -- 5. Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in High-Income Countries -- 6. Pathways to...

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