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import quotas and voluntary export restraints benefit domestic producers by limiting import competition, but they raise the prices of imported goods 6 - 9Chapter 6: The Political Economy of International TradeLocal Content RequirementsA local content require[r]

create countries anew, and in a ‘free market’ image, through thedestruction wrought by shock and trauma. Since capitalism can morphand root itself in many different and unlikely soils, however, it remainsdoubtful whether the instance of shock has to be a central or necessarypart of<[r]

principally rationalised by economics. Imposed through political processes and often generating extensive public interest, such regulation has often been the cause of apprehension among R&amp;D and industry actors concerned that innovation and economic growth would be held b[r]

the Postcolonial World (Hoogvelt 2001) and The New Political Economy ofDevelopment (Kiely 2006).5. See Bracking (2003). The word ‘frontier’ is chosen since, as Palan remindsus, ‘Geographers distinguish between the concept of boundary and fron-tier: bo[r]

the Postcolonial World (Hoogvelt 2001) and The New Political Economy ofDevelopment (Kiely 2006).5. See Bracking (2003). The word ‘frontier’ is chosen since, as Palan remindsus, ‘Geographers distinguish between the concept of boundary and fron-tier: bo[r]

more constrained in its ability, both financially and institutionally, to take on a largenumber of insolvent financial institutions. The occurrence of financial distress and thedecision to close can thus be quite independent events in a systemic crisis.5Empirical papers on finan[r]

more private actors. If we return to the ODI summary of the benefitsof PSD instruments, we learn that they are supposed to have ademonstration effect, a multiplier effect to crowd in investors, and awider developmental impact. Additionally, assistance is variouslyadvertised by D[r]

powerful voice in regard to PSD instruments since it organises into amultiplicity of industry-based lobby groups. The result of thesenational influences at an international level shows up in differences inholdings in the DFIs, and preferences over which funds individualMO[r]

bridge the equity gap through public funds. But even if true, the argu-ment only runs to suggesting that the IFC provides indirect support forthe other more mercenary partners!The Great Predators also seek to differentiate themselves and estab-lish developmental credentials by c[r]

NGOs, charities, large companies and even university departmentssuch as the School of Oriental and African Studies, the Institute ofDevelopment Studies at Sussex and Leeds Metropolitan University asacademic members. When it was privatised, not only was it a goingconcern as a con[r]

1997). From the perspective of the insurance firm, recourse to thestate is justified since insurance itself can be seen as a quasi-publicgood, supporting the market system and facilitating investment andexchange (Snidal 1979).Political risk: uncertainty or calculab[r]

does this cause political discontent, but it also sets in motion a transformation of theemployment system from below, in the form of the emergence – unprecedented inthe post-war German economy – of a sizeable number of ‘working poor’.9These pro[r]

Tax breaksGovernment equity participation in the companySubsidy revenues are generated from taxesSubsidies encourage over-production, inefficiency and reduced trade5-6Instruments of trade policy - QuotaImport quotaRestriction on the quantity of some good imported int[r]

Ronald Reagan Professor of PublicPolicyPepperdine UniversityGertrude HimmelfarbDistinguished Professor of HistoryEmeritusCity University of New YorkSamuel P. HuntingtonAlbert J. Weatherhead III UniversityProfessor of GovernmentHarvard UniversityD. Gale JohnsonEliakim Hast[r]

Master in International RelationsSubject DescriptionMaster in International Relations. Subject Description2SKILLS, COMPETENCIES AND LANGUAGESQuantitative Methods• Quantitative analyses in political economy• Graphical presentation of data, sampling methods, rules of probab[r]

and the military have helped to shape its society and politics. The 1980s brought economic boom, and the agriculture-based economy changed as Thais flocked to work in industry and the services sector. But the bubble burst in 1997 with the south-east A[r]

cause a corruption of manners and conflicts among nations, he proposed anational economy based on agriculture and a federal government on republicanprinciples.Gentaro Seki in chapter 2 traces the aftermath of the Union debate as aconsistent series of argumen[r]

social order that is under challenge and being destroyed. When peoplefind their prospects uncertain and dismal, they tend to go with thosewho can promise a better, more promising future. Cultural solidaritydraws on such teleological scenarios and pie in the sky, by and by.In Chapter 7, “The[r]

students to have a basic knowledge of game theory and microeconomic theory, and mathematics.Subject ofResearchHistory of EconomicsSupervisorProf. WAKATABE, MasazumiInstructionThis supervison for the M.A. students aims to investigate a wide variety of interfaces betweeneco[r]

Precisely because economic theory is only an instrument of research, it cannot produce concrete results without the facts that are supplied by statistics or non-statistical description. This had been realized already by the Spanish economists of the sixteenth and s[r]