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The Political Economy of Industrial Development in Pakistan: A Long-Term Perspective

Ali, Imran; Malik, Adeel - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 14 (2009) Special Edition, pp. 29-50

Private industrial development inPakistan has a mixed track record. This paper presents a political economy overview of … industrial development in Pakistan. Starting with an analysis of initial conditions, such as low levels of urbanization and out …

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Rethinking Development Strategy –The Importance of the Rural Non Farm Economy in Growth and Poverty Reduction in Pakistan

Malik, Sohail Jehangir - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 13 (2008) Special Edition, pp. 189-204

, as predicted by conventional development theory embodied in the models of the 1960s. Despite the obvious importance of … challenges of poverty, food security, agricultural growth and rural development, thissector has received inadequate attention in … low level of development of the rural non farm economy and the potential role it can play in Pakistan’s economic …

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The Great Happiness Moderation

Clark, Andrew E.; Flèche, Sarah; Senik, Claudia - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012

This paper shows that within-country happiness inequality has fallen in the majority of countries that have experienced positive income growth over the last forty years, in particular in developed countries. This new stylized fact comes as an addition to the Easterlin paradox, which states that...

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The Military along the Security Development Frontrier: Implications for Non-Traditional Security in the Philippines and Thailand

Arugay, Aries A - eSocialSciences - 2012

This paper focuses on development missions carried out by the armed forces of the Philippines and Thailand in and out … development work stems from two factors: their significant role in political succession; and the increasing salience of concepts … linking security and development, in particular, the notion of non-traditional security. [NTS-Asia Research Paper No.10]. URL:[http://www.rsis.edu.sg/nts/HTML-Newsletter/Report/pdf/NTS-Asia_Aries.pdf]. …

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Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia

Alatas, Vivi; Banerjee, Abhijit; Chandrasekhar, Arun G; … - eSocialSciences - 2012

A unique data-set from Indonesia is analysed to understand what individuals know about the income distribution in their village to test theories such as Jackson and Rogers (2007) that link information aggregation in networks to the structure of the network. The observed patterns are consistent...

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Building business intelligence applications with .NET

Ericsson, Robert - 2004

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If financial development matters, then how? National banks in the United States 1870-1900

Fulford, Scott Lansing - Department of Economics, Boston College - 2010

What financial services matter for growth? This paper examines the effects national banks had on growth in the United States from 1870-1900. These banks were commercial not investment banks: they made short term loans and could not take land as collateral. I use the discontinuity in entry caused...

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Education and Freedom of Choice: Evidence from Arranged Marriages in Vietnam

Smith, Stephen C.; Emran, M. Shahe; Maret, Fenohasina - Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), … - 2009

Using household data from Vietnam, we provide evidence on the causal effects of education on freedom of spouse choice. We use war disruptions and spatial indicators of schooling supply as instruments. The point estimates indicate that a year of additional schooling reduces the probability of an...

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A Road Map for Measuring Development Impact: a Woman's and Family Perspective

Cohen, Monique - In: Review of Social Economy 55 (1997) 2, pp. 243-250

evaluating development programs. A case study of a family in Cairo illustrates the issues involved. The paper then considers …

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Land Inequality and the Origin of Divergence and Overtaking in the Growth Process: Theory and Evidence

Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Vollrath, Dietrich - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

beneficial in early stages of development, generated in later stages a hurdle for human capital accumulation and economic growth …

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