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In this contribution, we look again at the trajectory and the efficiency of the ‘European social model’ (EMS). We re-apply an econometric methodology, which was already used in the study Herrmann, Heshmati et al., 2008, 2009. In that study, the authors said that apart from Finland and the...
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In this qualitative sociological and quantitative economic policy paper, we show the trade-off between social expenditures and absolute poverty, and construct a non-parametric efficiency indicator, combining the residuals from the trade-off between social expenditures per capita and absolute...
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and applied economics and econometrics. This paper is a first attempt in describing aggregate eCommerce consumer …
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Executive Summary UNCTAD IX is taking place at an important historical juncture. The conclusion of the Uruguay Round negotiations and the establishment of the World Trade Organization have contributed to the emergence of a new world order in matters extending well beyond traditional trade...
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Abstract UNCTAD IX is taking place at an important historical juncture. The conclusion of the Uruguay Round negotiations and the establishment of the World Trade Organization have contributed to the emergence of a new world order in matters extending well beyond traditional trade matters. What...
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Indeed, the recent emphasis on eco-political governance in Nigeria is unique in that it was initiated by external donors (international organizations) and not by domestic leaders under pressure from their own constituencies. Thus, while Nigeria have embraced the market economy and liberalized...
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light of the general explosion of literature on the World Trade Organization (WTO), including on its dispute settlement … become the subject of countless contributions, the efforts of the entire WTO community to make the DSU evolve further have … and where the intergovernmental, memberdriven character of the WTO is largely overlooked. Practically, such a distorted …
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and implementation of WTO rules to detrimental interests of developing countries. He uses the example of NAMA to highlight … inherent double standards in GATT/WTO rules. On the basis of experience of successful industrializers and the failure of recent … across-the-board and universal trade liberalization prescribed by neoliberals, he proposes the necessary changes in WTO rules …
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The dissatisfaction of developing countries with the new Trade Round surfaced first in the WTO meeting in Seattle in … GATT/WTO rules and in their implementation by developed countries. The interrelated issues of conflict of ideology … factors has been reflected in a number of contradictions, double standards and asymmetries not only in GATT/WTO rules in …
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developing countries by International Financial Institutions (IFIs), bilateral donors and to a large extent through GATT/WTO …
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