POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE INTERNET

greater when the poor can establish a coalition with the middle class. Lupu and Pontusson (2011)extend this argument with the observation that coalition-building is a function of the proximity ofmiddle class income shares to those of the poor or th[r]

Composed of more than 7,000 islands and with as many as 175 local dialects,
the Philippines is one of the most geographically diverse nations in the world.
Although the central government has established firm control of most of the
national territory, geographic disparity and diversity as defining f[r]

between the interests of business and government (see the section below on corporate governance).Competition also provides for an efficient allocation and use of resources, and improvements andinnovations in product and service quality.In the main, where business e[r]

Trade preferences are a central issue in ongoing efforts to negotiate further
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]

This twovolume set reprints more than twenty of what we think are the most in
fl uential articles on international corporate fi nance published over the course of the
past six years. The book covers a range of topics covering the following six areas:
law and fi nance, corporate governance, banking,[r]

How do global supply chain linkages modify countries’
incentives to impose import protection? Are these linkages
empirically important determinants of trade policy?
To address these questions, this paper introduces supply
chain linkages into a workhorse termsoftrade model of
trade policy with politi[r]

In 1986, the Government of Vietnam initiated a transition from the existing centrally planned
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]

(A) ​Individuals and businesses are restricted from buying and selling machines and buildings.(B) ​Businesses have the right to keep after-tax profit and spend it however they see fit.(C) ​Government has absolute power in controlling the economy.(D) ​All enterprises are owned by[r]

After a decade of decentralization reforms in the transition economies, subnational governments
in Central and Eastern European countries are now responsible for the delivery of local services.
Underlying the hopes and plans for the devolution of responsibilities for local services to local
governme[r]

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Michael Sandel The case against perfection ethics in the age of genetic engineering
The Case against Perfection explores these and other moral quandaries connected with the quest to perfect ourselves and our children. Michael Sandel argues that the pursuit of perfection is flawed for reasons that g[r]

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What does a transition to a green economy imply for internationaltrade? In turn, what does international trade imply for a greeneconomy? This report, Green Economy and Trade – Trends,Challenges and Opportunities, explores the critical and, indeed,exciting nexus between trade and the green economy.In[r]

Taiwan’s EconomicOpportunities and ChallengesandThe Importance of theTransPacifi PartnershipTaIwan’s ECOnOmy andTradIng rElaTIOnshIpsIntroductionTh following Working Paper provides an overviewof Taiwan’s economic structure and the trading relations which have underpinned the globalizationof its econ[r]

events in the economy.7 14Chapter7Macroeconomics3.Economic Aggregates• Economic aggregates are economic measuresthat summarize data across different markets forgoods, services, workers, and assets.a) Aggregate Output: the total output ( orproduction) of the econ[r]

The Purpose of This Study is
To understand the Growth of Korean Economy since
1990
•Based on two linear stochastic models, which
contrast the institutional changes Korea went
through after the Financial Crisis
•To measure the relative contributions of various
shocks to the growth path of Korea[r]

4What do immigrants bring with them?Complete the diagram.Immigrantmusic5Argentina is a melting pot of different ethnic groups.Find information about immigration in the country.These questions are given as a guide.aIn which periods did migratory waves occur?b From what countries[r]