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Chichilnisky-Heal, Natasha; Chichilnisky, Graciela - 2015

In "Bargaining to Lose: The Permeability Approach to Post Transition Resource Extraction" [1] Natasha Chichilnisky … state as a decision maker having the public good as an objective, and replaces it by the results of a bargaining game … of copper and gold mines in Mongolia and Zambia, and focuses on a bargaining game between the state and key financial …

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Global Software Users' Co-op

Latham, Mark - 2012

Software users can get a better deal on some software by organizing into a large buying group. Creating a consumer cooperative is a promising way to do this. Large group purchases can help solve problems in the software business, including monopoly power, the costs of intellectual "property"...

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Economic efficiency and the quest for a more just world

Tarko, Vlad - 2022

This paper revisits the debates about the meaning of economic efficiency, and the moral dilemmas associated with using Kaldor-Hicks efficiency or Pareto efficiency for policy analysis. I lay out the best case for efficiency as meta-value, and highlight that it still does not allow us to evade...

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Equitable representation in the councils of the United Nations : theory and application

Gould, Matthew; Rablen, Matthew - 2013

We develop a theoretical framework for equity in council voting games (CVGs). In a CVG, a fully representative voting body delegates decision-making to a subset of the members, as describes, e.g., the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Three equity concepts are proposed: ex-ante...

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The Rule of Law Under Extreme Conditions and International Law : A Law and Economics Perspective

Salzberger, Eli - 2014

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Managing momentum in climate negotiations

Carattini, Stefano; Löschel, Andreas - 2020

The Conference of the Parties (COP) has proven a valuable outlet to advance the climate agenda. The combination of high media coverage, extremely high expectations set by influential environmentalists, and unanimity rules has, however, started to limit its effectiveness. Technical issues can...

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Managing Momentum in Climate Negotiations

Carattini, Stefano; Löschel, Andreas - 2021

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Social Contracts, Civil Conflicts and International Peacemaking

Murshed, Syed Mansoob - 2008

The regularity with which peace deals break down and civil wars resume is well established. This briefing looks at the factors that drive violent conflicts, and the factors that may undermine peace deals, including those brokered and supported by international third parties. For peace to last,...

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North-South climate change negotiations : a sequential game with asymmetric information

Caparrós Gass, Alejandro; Pereau, Jean-Christophe; … - 2003

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North-South Climate Change Negotiations : A Sequential Game with Asymmetric Information

Caparrós Gass, Alejandro; Pereau, Jean-Christophe; … - 2003

This article determines the conditions under which the Southern countries should act together, or separately, while negotiating with the North about climate change policy and about the conditions for future Southern engagement. The paper models the international negotiations with complete and...

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