February 2002
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1 Feb 2002
The Assignment of Tasks in an Evolving European Union
Author: Guido Tabellini
Publisher:
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper discusses how tasks should be divided between the EU and its member states and what institutional reforms are needed to insure that these tasks are efficiently performed by the EU.
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Feb 2002
The Unified Social Tax and its Impact on Social Policy in Putin's Russia
Author: Susanne Nies, Gesa Walcher
Publisher:
Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
This working paper presents an analysis of the introduction of the Unified Social Tax (UST) in Russia and looks at the implications and effects of UST in the fields of pensions, health and employment.
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Feb 2002
French, UK, and US Policies to Support Peacekeeping in Africa: Current Status and Future Prospects
Author: Eric G Berman
Publisher:
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
This study reports on the US, UK and French peacekeeping policies toward Africa with a focus on implemented programs and future plans.
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Feb 2002
Geography and Growth - some Empirical Evidence
Author: Per Botolf Maurseth
Publisher:
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
This research paper explores the relationship between economic growth and geography using a simple exogenous growth model with technology diffusion through trade in capital goods.
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Feb 2002
Kan valg av eksportmarked forklares med teorien om investeringer under usikkerhet?
Author: Elisabeth Aarseth
Publisher:
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
I denne artikkelen gjøres det rede for hvordan teorier for investeringer under usikkerhet kan anvendes til å forklare bedrifters eksportbeslutninger.
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Feb 2002
Constitutional Reform and the 'Spirit' of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Author: Valery Perry
Publisher:
European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
This paper discusses reform options for the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), focusing on the shortcomings of the Dayton peace accords and the reform of BiH's constituent units' constitutions.
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Feb 2002
External Advisors & Privatization in Transition Economies
Author: John Nellis
Publisher:
Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper analyzes privatization and enterprise reform in Poland, Czechoslovakia (subsequently the Czech Republic), and the Soviet Union (subsequently Russia).
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1 Feb 2002
Die Zukunft der Arbeitsteilung in der EU
Author: Claus Giering
Publisher:
Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP)
Vor dem Hintergrund einer geplanten grundlegenden Revision der EU Grundlagenverträge diskutiert dieses Papier den Aufbau dieser EU Verträge und macht Vorschläge hinsichtlich einer reformierten Aufgabenzuordnung.
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Feb 2002
The New Craft of Intelligence
Author: Robert D Steele
Publisher:
Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This paper examines paradigm shifts in relation to general threats and intelligence methods.
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Feb 2002
Missile Defence, Deterrence and Arms Control: Contradictory Aims or Compatible Goals?
Author: Wilton Park
Publisher:
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
This report reflects on the discussions at a UNIDIR meeting in February 2001 on missile defense, deterrence and arms control.
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