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Showing 1 to 20 of 186 for “"Policy options"”.
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Post unified Korean foreign policy options : regional implications
… Korea will be able to redefine its foreign policy options. Currently, given the predominance of the ongoing war on terrorism, the foreign policy options of a unified Korea are not a top consideration for Washington. This permits the People's Republic of China to play a larger role in the …
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Three essays on energy economics: Policy options and evaluation
… both the magnitude and the direction of each policy's effects on various economic and environmental outcomes. It consists of three chapters with studies in the context of both developed and developing countries. Rebates that reward economic agents if they meet a minimum conservation threshold …
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Exploring design and policy options for orbital infrastructure projects
… sustainability of such a project. Finally, the policy implications for both infrastructure concepts are discussed, with a heavy focus on options for the funding and development regimes employed to implement the infrastructures, as well as the major political and legal implications expected to …
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Organ Donation and Transplantation: Considering International Policy Options for Canada
… regime, their compatibility with the current policy framework, their legal viability and their ethical considerations. The operating principles are also assessed for their efficacy in improving the supply of donor organs. The reciprocal altruism operating principle carries too many legal and …
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Energy system transformation : an evaluation of innovation requirements and policy options
… recovery methods are spurring debate on energy policy options. An important focus of this debate is the role of innovation in reducing carbon emissions while also maintaining the affordability of energy supplies. The scale of the required transition to a low-carbon energy system is large. A …
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Trade and agriculture policy options to improve the wheat subsector in Afghanistan
… international and regional grain markets. Afghan policy responses have focused on self-sufficiency (which could bring greater instability) and stockpiling in commercial centers.</p> <p>In this research we assess the impacts of trade and stockholding policies on market outcomes in Afghanistan. …
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Policy options for the sustainable development of the power sector in Zambia
… such as coal and oil are still viable supply options even with a carbon price of $50 per tonne. Only low and base-case growth scenarios need an explicit diversification policy since least cost policy in the high growth scenario (the middle income growth trajectory) leads to a diverse supply …
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Extreme rainfall, flood scaling and flood policy options in the United States
… damage mitigation requires sound and integrated policy making. We review the flood disaster mitigation situation in the U.S., carry out policy analysis and recommend options for a successful and sustainable flood disaster policy in the U.S.
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A farm-level model to evaluate the impacts of current energy policy options
… models that are used to analyse the effects of policy on an agricultural economy. A literature survey (Chapter 2) illustrates many applications of the aggregated approach to the problems that scarce or costly energy will pose for agriculture. It is argued that viewing potential responses to such …
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Exchange rate policy options for Sri Lanka in the context of financial integration
… trinity" shows financial integration, monetary policy, and exchange rate policy are interrelated issues. Accordingly, with increasing financial globalisation countries should opt for either exchange rate flexibility or fixity. Following the Asian financial crisis a new twist was added into these …
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Clean development pathways for India : evaluating feasibility and modeling impact of policy options
… is a central challenge in India. Proposed policy solutions should be evaluated according to their impacts on the energy system and the economy to identify efficient policies. I have developed an energy-economic model for India that provides a comprehensive foundation for analyzing energy …
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Hunting a Black Swan : Policy Options for America's Police in Preventing Radiological/Nuclear Terrorism
… threat. This thesis will examine the broad policy options for law enforcement agencies pursuing a Preventive Radiological Nuclear Detection (PRND) program. The examination will look at four options (1) taking no action and leaving the PRND mission to federal agencies, (2) a single agency …
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Policy options for climate change loss and damage: A case study from Fijian agriculture
… this thesis aims to identify institutional and policy gaps in the understanding of L&D and critically evaluate opportunities for policy, planning, and funding mechanisms for anthropogenic climate change L&D within the sugar industry of Fiji. Through a grounded theoretical lens, qualitative …
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Free or co-ordinated markets? education and training policy options for a future South Africa
… study of competing education and training (ET) policy options in South Africa today. The thesis examines the economic and ET policy proposals of the South African state, and in particular, the recently published National Training Strategy and Education Renewal Strategy. These documents are both …
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A quantitative measurement of policy options to inform value-added tax reform in South Africa
… in obtaining these revenues. Changes to tax policy should take into account the requirement for additional revenue and the challenges faced and also be well-motivated and theory based. To this end, South African policy makers could well consider policy changes to the Value-Added Tax (VAT). In …
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Fiscal and regulatory state policy for private schools in South Africa : (a policy options analysis)
This paper explores possible future policy options for a democratically elected South African government as regards private schools. The paper establishes the context of contemporary and historical state policy for private schools in South Africa in combination with a comparative international …
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Technology and policy options for reducing industrial air pollutants in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area
… operation & maintenance cost. Second, the policy cost includes direct cost and the cost of foregone production due to policy of deindustrialization.
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Telecommunication technologies development in countries of the former Yugoslavia : history, needs and policy options for the future
… is heavily used for the derivation of a set of policy recommendations and options that government officials should consider for advancing the development of the telecommunications technologies in the countries of the former Yugoslavia. Strategies for telecommunications sector development, their …
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Evidence to Inform Policy Options for the Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus in First Nations Populations in Ontario
… thesis is to generate evidence that can inform policy options for HCV elimination efforts in First Nations populations in Ontario. In Ontario, recent negotiations have allowed for partnerships between academic researchers and First Nations organizations to perform First Nations-directed research …
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