THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE RESOURCE CURSE A LITERATURE SURVEY

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This twovolume set reprints more than twenty of what we think are the most in
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near the founding of the fi rm. Despite the limited resources that usually
characterize new businesses, these “Born Global” fi rms achieve substantial
international sales from an early stage in their development. They internatio[r]

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multilateral trade liberalization. “Less preferred” countries are increasingly concerned about the
discrimination they confront, while “more preferred” developing countries worry that WTObased
liberalization of trade will[r]

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economy to a marketoriented economy where the Government would keep playing a leading
role. These renovation (doi moi) policies were very successful at generating economic
growth and reducing poverty. In th[r]

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in a patchy environment. We assume that two consumers compete with each other for a common
resource in the common patch. Individuals of both consumers can use different strategies to compete.
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rights in influencing the development of financial systems and in affecting firm corporate
governance and financing patterns. Recent financial crises have also highlighted the
importance of insolvency systems[r]

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In this research, we discuss the impacts of labour provisions in preferential trade agreements
(PTAs) to which Vietnam is a party in aspects of politics, institutions, law and economy. We find
that the impacts are a mixture of both positives and negatives. Positive effects include a more
and more de[r]

Opium, Afghanistan’s leading economic activity, lies
at the heart of the challenges the country faces in state
building, governance, security, and development.
With their narrow law enforcement focus and limited
recognition of development, security, and political
implications, current global counter[r]

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