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The social costs of success : the impact of World Trade Organization rules on insulin prices in Bangladesh upon graduation from least developed country status

Islam, Md. Deen; Kaplan, Warren A.; Wirtz, Veronika J.; … - In: Asian development review : studies of Asian and pacific … 39 (2022) 1, pp. 239-279

In 2021, the United Nations Committee on Development Policy adopted a resolution that Bangladesh would graduate from least developed country (LDC) status after a period of 5 years. This means that in 2026 Bangladesh would have to forego its exemption to intellectual property (IP) provisions of...

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The incidence of high medical expenses by health status in seven developed countries

Baird, Katherine - 2016

Health care policy seeks to ensure that citizens are protected against excessive out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses. Yet rising health care costs are pressuring private and social insurance schemes to shift toward more cost-sharing measures. This paper uses household surveys from seven countries to...

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Cost of illness of breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review

Siew Wei Yeong; Sit Wai Lee; Ong, Siew Chin - 2024

This systematic review explores the cost of illness (COI) studies on breast cancer in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs). Studies in Cochrane, Proquest Thesis, PubMed and Scopus were considered. The reporting criteria were evaluated using the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation...

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Exposure to pesticides, ill-health and averting behaviour: costs and determining the relationships

Wilson, Clevo - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) December, pp. 1020-1034

Purpose – Farmers' exposure to pesticides is high in developing countries. As a result many farmers suffer from ill … related to high incidence of ill health among farmers using pesticides. Originality/value – The results of this study are … high levels of direct exposure to pesticides among farmers and farm workers using hand sprayers. Farmers' exposure to …

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Exposure to pesticides, ill‐health and averting behaviour: costs and determining the relationships

Wilson, Clevo - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 12, pp. 1020-1034

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Agricultural trade, biodiversity effects and food price volatility

Bellora, Cecilia; Bourgeon, Jean-Marc - 2015

incomplete under free trade because of the decrease in land productivity. Pesticides allow farmers to reduce these biodiversity … pesticides are generally more stringent than under autarky. As a result, trade increases the price volatility of crops produced …

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Are remittances good for your health? : remittances and Nepal's national healthcare policy

Chezum, Brian; Bansak, Cynthia; Giri, Animesh - In: Eastern economic journal 44 (2018) 4, pp. 594-615

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Conflict dynamics in a dam construction project: a case study

Kishor Mahato, Braj; Ogunlana, Stephen O. - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 1 (2011) 2, pp. 176-194

interviews conducted on the Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Project (MMHEP) dam project in Nepal. Causal loop diagrams on the …

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Diaspora entrepreneurs as institutional change agents: The case of Thamel.com

Riddle, Liesl; Brinkerhoff, Jennifer - In: International Business Review 20 (2011) 6, pp. 670-680

Diasporans are migrants and their descendants who maintain a relationship to their country of origin (Safran, 1991). Diasporans who establish new ventures in their countries of origin comprise a special case of international ethnic entrepreneurship.

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Conservation and welfare: Toward a reconciliation of theory and facts

Yergeau, Marie-Eve; Boccanfuso, Dorothée; Goyette, Jonathan - EcoMod Network - 2014

Reducing extreme poverty and protecting the environment are two of the eight Millennium Development Goals (UN, 2012). Approximately 60% of the ecosystems currently used to produce goods and services are being exploited in an unsustainable manner. The establishment of protected areas is a...

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