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This paper argues that any discussion of the operationalization of Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Bhutan within an … within which discussion of the operationalization of GNH may take place, focusing on the question of Bhutan's possible entry … into the World Trade Organization (WTO). It concludes that a decision to operationalize GNH in Bhutan carries with it …
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Bhutan has shown remarkable economic performance over the last two decades, supported by generous aid inflows and … sign of Dutch disease, shadowing the growth prospects of Bhutan. The author examines empirically the presence of Dutch …. Bhutan's future economic prosperity depends crucially on the policy strategies for exchange rate management, fiscal policy …
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This paper consists of two parts, which are conceptually only loosely interconnected. Proceeding from an impressionistic comparison of Bhutanese development in the late 1950s and in the late 1990s, Part I of this essay explores the missing link, the question of why development has taken the...
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practical interest to those individuals working within the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) who are responsible for …
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Ab den 1980er Jahren entwickelte Amartya Sen eine neue Wohlfahrtstheorie: den Capability Approach (Sen, 1979; 1985; 1992; 1999; 2009). Dabei ersetzen Capabilities und Functionings, d.h. das, was Personen tatsächlich in der Lage sind zu tun und zu sein, den traditionellen Einkommensansatz. Armut ist im...
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Just like the blind men in the popular story of perceiving the elephant, the three major constituencies participating in the energy debate have greatly different perceptions of the problem. The constituency that is worried about climate change believes the energy problem is caused by profligate...
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Household expenditures serve as one of crucial indicators of living standard. Monitoring of its extent and its structure at regional level is source of information of particular importance – situation and quality of life of particular region´s population. The paper is focused on possibilities...
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microfinance in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan in transforming the lives and social behaviour of the poor people of …
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Ein Leben frei von Hunger ist ein bedeutender Bestandteil der Lebensqualität. Um die Ernährungssituation in Afrika südlich der Sahara (ASS) zu quantifizieren, bedient sich die Studie der Methoden der anthropometrischen Wirtschaftsgeschichte. Eine unzureichende Ernährung sowie ein hoher...
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Dissertationsschrift wird untersucht, inwieweit die Methodik der Messung der Altersrundungen (“Age Heaping“) geeignet ist, die langfristige … durchgängig zur Messung von Age Heaping angewandt. Es zeigt sich, dass Age Heaping doch eher grundlegende Zahlenfähigkeiten messen …
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