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– Rethinking our approach to the world’s most fragile states

David Carment, Yiagadeesen Samy - UNU-WIDER , 2017 - Helsinki, Finland

Those fragile states whose stagnation is so tenacious despite generous aid programs, and substantial and costly interventions, are stuck in a ‘fragility trap.’ Caught in a low-level equilibrium, trapped states appear to be in a perpetual political and economic limbo that can last for years and in...

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A geospatial evaluation of timely access to surgical care in seven countries

Lisa M Knowlton, Paulin Banguti, Smita Chackungal, Traychit Chanthasiri, Tiffany E Chao, Bernice Dahn, Milliard Derbew, Debashish Dhar, Micaela M Esquivel, Faye Evans, Simon Hendel, Drake G LeBrun, Michelle Notrica, Iracema Saavedra-Pozo, Ross Shockley, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, Boualy Vannavong, Kelly A McQueen, David A Spain, Thomas G Weiser - Bulletin of the World Health Organization , 2017 - Geneva, Switzerland

Part of Journal Special Issue Measuring quality of care

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A geospatial evaluation of timely access to surgical care in seven countries

Lisa M. Knowlton, Paulin Banguti, Smita Chackungal, Traychit Chanthasiri, Tiffany E. Chao, Bernice Dahn, Milliard Derbew, Debashish Dhar, Micaela M. Esquivel, Faye Evans, Simon Hendel, Drake G. LeBrun, Michelle Notrica, Iracema Saavedra-Pozo, Ross Shockley, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, Boualy Vannavong, Kelly A. McQueen, David A. Spain, Thomas G. Weiser - UNU-WIDER , 2017 - Helsinki, Finland

Methods: In 2010–2014, we used a situational analysis tool to collect data at district and regional hospitals in Bangladesh (n = 14), the Plurinational State of Bolivia (n = 18), Ethiopia (n = 19), Guatemala (n = 20), the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (n = 12), Liberia (n = 12) and Rwanda (n = 25...

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An ASEAN-EU FTA, Regional Production Sharing, and Regional Cohesion, Focus on Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar

Lurong Chen, Ludo Cuyvers, Philippe de Lombaerde, Wahyu Mukti Kusumaningtias - South African Journal of Economics , 2011

Part of Journal Special Issue South-South and North-South Trade Agreements

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Trade Liberalization, Economic Reform and Poverty Reduction in Lao PDR

George Fane - Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy , 2006

Part of Journal Special Issue Well-being Achievements in Pacific Asia

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The Challenges Posed by Globalization for Economic Liberalization in Two Asian Transitional Countries

– Laos and Vietnam

Nick J. Freeman - , 2002

From the book: Globalization, Marginalization and Development

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The Challenges Posed by Globalization for Economic Liberalization in Two Asian Transitional Countries

– Laos and Vietnam

Nick J. Freeman - UNU-WIDER , 2001 - Helsinki, Finland

This paper examines the impact of globalization on two transitional economies in Asia. Both countries have undergone a radical economic reform process over the past decade, assisted by increases in external trade flows, foreign investment activity, and external assistance. However, the pace of...

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The State and Economic Reform in Vietnam and the Lao DPR

Brian van Arkadie - , 1995

From the book: The Role of the State in Economic Change

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