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The quality of government
TL;DR: The authors investigated empirically the determinants of the quality of governments in a large cross-section of countries and found that countries that are poor, close to the equator, ethnolinguistically heterogeneous, use French or socialist laws, or have high proportions of Catholics or Muslims exhibit inferior government performance.
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Greed and Grievance in Civil War
Paul Collier,Anke Hoeffler +1 more
TL;DR: Collier and Hoeffler as discussed by the authors compare two contrasting motivations for rebellion: greed and grievance, and show that many rebellions are linked to the capture of resources (such as diamonds in Angola and Sierra Leone, drugs in Colombia, and timber in Cambodia).
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Cross-National Prevalence and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation, Plans, and Attempts
Matthew K. Nock,Guilherme Borges,Evelyn J. Bromet,Jordi Alonso,Matthias C. Angermeyer,Annette L. Beautrais,Ronny Bruffaerts,Wai Tat Chiu,Giovanni de Girolamo,Semyon Gluzman,Ron de Graaf,Oye Gureje,Josep Maria Haro,Yueqin Huang,Elie G. Karam,Ronald C. Kessler,Jean Pierre Lepine,Daphna Levinson,María Elena Medina-Mora,Yutaka Ono,Jose Posada-Villa,David R. Williams +21 more
TL;DR: There is cross-national variability in the prevalence of suicidal behaviours, but strong consistency in the characteristics and risk factors for these behaviours.
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
TL;DR: The End of Poverty: Economic possibilities for our time as discussed by the authors is a book review of the book written by Jeffrey Sacks (2005), an American renounced economist and director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University.
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Global estimates of the value of ecosystems and their services in monetary units
Rudolf de Groot,Luke Brander,Sander van der Ploeg,Robert Costanza,Florence Bernard,Leon Braat,Michael Christie,Neville D. Crossman,Andrea Ghermandi,Lars Hein,Salman Hussain,Pushpam Kumar,Alistair McVittie,Rosimeiry Portela,Luis C. Rodriguez,Patrick ten Brink,Pieter van Beukering +16 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented an overview of the value of ecosystem services of 10 main biomes expressed in monetary units and showed that most of this value is outside the market and best considered as nontradable public benefits.
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The Effects of Education Quality on Income Growth and Mortality Decline
TL;DR: The authors showed that higher levels of education quality (as measured by international student achievement tests) increases growth rates of national income and showed that improved education quality increases the rate of decline in infant mortality.
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Climate-related natural disasters, economic growth, and armed civil conflict
Drago Bergholt,Päivi Lujala +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, it is predicted that such climate change will increase the severity and frequency of climate-related disasters like flash floods and hurricanes, such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts.
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Economic Freedom of the World 2001 Annual Report
TL;DR: The EFW index as discussed by the authors measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom, including personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to enter markets and compete, and security of the person and privately owned property.
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Design and implementation of a health management information system in Malawi: issues, innovations and results
Chet N Chaulagai,Christon M Moyo,Jaap Koot,Humphrey B M Moyo,Thokozani C Sambakunsi,Ferdinand M Khunga,Patrick D Naphini +6 more
TL;DR: The conclusion is that, no matter how good the design of an information system, it will not be effective unless there is internal desire, dedication and commitment of leadership to have an effective and efficient health service management system.
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Accounting for Growth: Comparing China and India
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the recent economic performances of China and India using a simple growth accounting framework that produces estimates of the contribution of labor, capital, education, and total factor productivity for the three sectors of agriculture, industry, and services as well as for the aggregate economy.