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"Asia"
March 2003
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Mar 2003
Tribal Traditions and Crises of Governance in North East India, with Special Reference to Meghalaya
Author: Apurba K Baruah
Publisher:
Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper stresses the need for consideration of the workings of traditional institutions in order to understand the conflict between traditional values and those of modern democracies.
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Mar 2003
The Dynamics of Achieving 'Power' and 'Reform' as a Positive-Sum Game
Author: Manoj Srivastava
Publisher:
Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This initial report on ethnographic research into politics and governance in Madhya Pradesh is based upon preliminary interviews with a broad cross-section of the population, from policymakers down to the grassroots.
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Mar 2003
FPS & FAPSI – RIP
Author: Gordon Bennett
Publisher:
Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)
This publication examines the structural reform of Russia’s internal security agencies after the Russian Constitutional Court ruled that the establishment of a Ministry of Security and Internal Affairs was illegal.
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Mar 2003
The Putinite System
Author: Mark A Smith
Publisher:
Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)
This publication examines changes to the Russian political system since the accession of President Vladimir Putin.
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Mar 2003
Climbing Down From the Summit: Eatonia's Road Towards NATO
Author: Mel Huang
Publisher:
Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)
This publication examines Estonia’s path to NATO and subsequent EU membership in foreign policy terms and outlines continuing foreign policy challenges.
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Mar 2003
US - India Technology Cooperation and Capability Building
Author: Rakesh Basant
Publisher:
East-West Center (EWC)
This paper shows that the market-driven increase in alliances between Indian and US enterprises has also significantly enhanced the variety of linkages between public and private entities in both countries.
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Mar 2003
R&D Services and Global Production Networks
Author: Shin-Horng Chen, Meng-Chun Liu, Hui-Tzu Shih
Publisher:
East-West Center (EWC)
In this working paper, the authors determine in what ways, and to what extent, the research and development (R&D) facilities of multinational corporations (MNCs) in Taiwan interact with its indigenous innovation capabilities in the IT industry.
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Mar 2003
Daily Exposure to Air Pollution in Indoor, Outdoor, and In-vehicle Micro-environments
Author: Raj Kumar Prasad, V Ravi Shankar, Sumeet Saksena
Publisher:
East-West Center (EWC)
This working paper is concerned with estimating the daily integrated exposure of urban residents in Delhi to carbon monoxide (CO) and respirable suspended particulates (RSP).
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Mar 2003
Results-Oriented Public Expenditure in Cambodia
Author: Catherine Dom, Tim Ensor, Leon B Suy
Publisher:
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper assesses the extent to which Cambodia has defined the results anticipated from government's broad development policies and programs.
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Mar 2003
Educational Production in East Asia
Author: Ludger Wössmann
Publisher:
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper examines how family background and schooling policies affect student performance in five high-performing East Asian economies.
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