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relationship between mass media and political actions is through the use of the World Bank's Doing Business data, specifically, by …
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Globally, cities are the source of over 70 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Cities are also the engines … of the global economy, concentrating more than half the world's population, and they are where the middle class is … rapidly expanding. Indeed, by the year 2050, two-thirds of the world will be urban, with cities accommodating an additional 2 …
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The World Bank's Networked Carbon Markets (NCM) initiative is collaboratively exploring the post-2020tools, services …
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The paper offers an overview of some key conceptual aspects associated with the rise of global value chains (GVCs). It outlines a series of alternative interpretations and definitions of what the rise of GVCs entails, and it traces the implications of these alternative conceptualizations for the...
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This paper provides insights to inform government efforts to attract and retain foreign direct investment, by analyzing the results of a survey of more than 2,400 affiliates of multinational enterprises across 10 middle-income countries. The paper explores corporate perspectives and...
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With a population of 16 million, Karachi is the largest megacity in Pakistan. Despite being a large city that is home …
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