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Drei große Reformenpakete und eine Reihe kleinerer Begleitmaßnahmen prägen das renten¬politische Erbe der rot-grünen Bundesregierung. Einerseits greifen sie Trends in der Reformpolitik seit Beginn der 90er Jahre auf. So verstärkt die Rentenstrukturreform 2001 beispielsweise die...
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, und gegeben die Defizite bürokratischer Sozialpolitik, werden die theoretischen wie praktischen Möglichkeiten der römisch …
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Because of the difficulty in securing traditional forms of credit, the poor are often driven into the fringe economy for check cashing, bill paying and short-term loans. These services involve high user fees and exorbitant interest rates that rival or even exceed those for illegal loan sharking....
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Verbreitete Armut ist nach wie vor eines der zentralen Probleme der arabischen Entwicklungsländer, das nicht nur auf …, lack the necessary will to alleviate poverty or to re-distribute income vertically. They are much more concerned about …
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tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the …’s economic empowerment: the labour market, education and poverty. Large and complex data sets on peoples’ attitudes and … greater in transition than in OECD countries.On the other hand, once the feminisation of poverty is concerned data on …
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This paper investigates the influence of culture on product design in Botswana, a topic on which there little previous … research. It is argued that product innovation should be assimilated within the context of Botswana’s own culture but it has … product design. This experiment was conducted in Botswana with design students to analyse the socio-cultural variables …
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ten financial institutions in Botswana in its post-reform era, covering the period 2001-2006, into a 'catching up' or …, intermediation and operating approaches. The empirical results indicate a loss or little productivity gain in Botswana's financial …
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. Lack of empirical analysis of the monetarytransmission mechanism in Botswana and developing countries of Africa ingeneral … transmission mechanism of monetarypolicy in Botswana. Three different, but complementary techniques (theNarrative Approach, Vector …) are used. Results from these methods tell a consistent story andindicate that monetary policy in Botswana affects real …
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The purpose of this paper is to improve understanding of how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries move from informal to formal information systems (IS). Formalisation of IS for SMEs implies greater use of sources and channels of formal information and upgrading of internal...
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