WP 12 - Politico-economic institutions and the informal sector in Albania [PDF]
When formal institutions are unfavorable for the development of a free market economy, one reaction in many countries is a spontaneous development of informal economies. This study analyzes the conditions for the informal sector to emerge in a transition
Klarita Gërxhani
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Surveying and mapping strategy for supporting the emerging land market in Albania [PDF]
, 1997 iv, 15 p.Moving toward a market-oriented economy involves the development of various types of markets. One of the first steps of the transition in Albania has been the property privatization process, that is, the transformation of state property into ...
Lamani, Spiro +4 more
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Body weight patterns in a country in transition: a population-based survey in Tirana City, Albania. [PDF]
, 2003 OBJECTIVE: This paper reports the distribution and determinants of body mass index (BMI) and obesity in Tirana City (Albania). DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey conducted in mid-2001. SETTING: Tirana City.
Shapo, Laidon +4 more
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Eqrem bej Vlora: Building Albanian International Relations Identity [PDF]
InclusivityOne argument asserts that international relations (IR) were constructed to serve the identity of a particular state and remain so today. In Albania, IR was initially considered an "alien species," but later became an important instrument for shaping ...
Islam Jusufi
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Elections related cycles in publicly supplied goods in Albania [PDF]
The phenomena of manipulation of the economy by the incumbent for electoral purpose are called Political Business Cycles (PBC), introduced by Nordhaus (1975).
Imami, Drini +2 more
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Private Sector and Labour Market Developments in Albania: Formal versus Informal [PDF]
This paper examines the structure of the formal and informal sectors in Albania. The paper outlines the size and development of the formal private sector in Albania, and assesses the obstacles faced by businesses, especially in the SME sector, and how ...
Peter Sanfey +3 more
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Civil Society’s Role in Albania’s Policymaking Process and EU Enlargement [PDF]
Collection Regional Law ReviewCivil Society is considered to be one of the key actors that ensure participatory democracy and promote the values and needs of the categories they advocate for.
Andrea Mazelliu, Megi Gjoni
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Pancreatitis in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: A five-year experience
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2017 Introduction: Pancreatitis is a rare complication of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). The causative agents of HFRS are hantaviruses, which belong to the genus Hantavirus, family Bunyaviridae.
Edmond Puca +9 more
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How has internal migration in Albania affected the receipt of transfers from family and friends? [PDF]
Social networks of family and friends are very important in providing economic and social support to households. The massive internal migration flows towards the big cities in the transition countries like Albania can seriously affect such networks, and ...
Hagen-Zanker, Jessica, Tomini, Florian
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Nomadic PeoplesThis study, part of a request for UNESCO to protect the practice of transhumance, provides a reflection carried out by shepherds in dialogue with pastoral agents who have accompanied them for several years.
Martine Wolff
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