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Economica, Volume 90, Issue 357, Page 285-314, January 2023., 2023 It has long been argued that market economies feature an inherent advantage over centralized economies because they are subject to fewer information processing needs. However, very little work has investigated the role of these needs in explaining differences in optimal production decisions between centralized and market economies.
Dominik Naeher
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Case Summary: PT Hann Chang (Indonesia) [PDF]
, 2008 WRC report on its investigation of labor conditions at a PT Hann Chang factory in ...
Worker Rights Consortium
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Standard of Living and Disability in Cambodia
Journal of Development Studies, 2018 Little is known about the extra costs faced by households with disabled members in low resource settings and the impact of these costs on living standards.
M. Palmer, Jenny Williams, B. McPake
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The dominant narrative has traditionally framed the Global North as the source of effective political and economic development, with knowledge and expertise flowing unidirectionally to the Global South. However, the rise of the Global South has fostered institutionalized South‒South exchanges, enabling nations to move beyond aid‐recipient ...
Celia Lee, Hong Liu, Thi Van Cao
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The impact of IPSAS adoption on corruption in developing countries
Financial Accountability &Management, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 103-124, February 2023., 2023 Abstract This paper investigates whether the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) is a potential enabler or constrainer of corruption in developing countries. We employ the System Generalised Method of Moments on a sample of 77 developing countries between 2005 and 2017.
Vincent Tawiah
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Trade and Environmental Sustainability in Cambodia: A Case Study of Rice, Cassava, and Fish [PDF]
This report, prepared by a team of young Cambodian researchers assembled under the Trade-Related Assistance for Development and Equity (TRADE) project,1 examines the possible environmental impact to result from intensified production and international ...
Ministry of Commerce and UNDP Cambodia trade project
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"Mission" to Cambodia July 23-28 2001, Community Legal Education Center [PDF]
, 2001 A notebook containing Ann Seidman's notes while on a trip to Cambodia, visiting the Community Legal Education Center in Phnom ...
Seidman, Ann
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Highly localised traditional knowledge of Mien medicinal plants in Chiang Rai, Thailand
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The Mien ethnic people have migrated from China to Thailand over centuries and traditionally settled in remote areas of northern Thailand. They relied extensively on the local ecosystem for construction, food, fodder, and medicine. There are only a few studies of Mien traditional knowledge in China and Nan, Thailand.
Methee Phumthum +3 more
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Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages reveal extensive degradation of the world's rivers
Global Change Biology, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 355-374, January 2023., 2023 The biological condition of rivers was assessed for 64 study regions of the world, based on macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages collected at 72,275 and 37,676 river sites, respectively. Globally, only 50% of macroinvertebrate sites and 42% of fish sites were in Good condition, whereas 21% and 29% were Severely Impaired. In some regions less than 25%
Maria João Feio +29 more
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Trends in Market‐Based Blue Carbon Projects
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The integration of blue carbon (BC) into the voluntary carbon market promotes BC ecosystem management through financial incentives. We analysed 70 BC projects and present a comprehensive knowledge synthesis on a multifaceted BC sector and its contribution toward sustainable development. Currently, market‐based BC projects are located across 29
Nipuni S. Perera +3 more
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