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Introduction this chapter is concerned with property regimes and property relations as they pertain to development projects undertaken in the interest of improving the management of natural resources. The influence of monetary and fiscal policy on aggregate demand. The golden thread narrative of the uk government, which emphasises secure property rights as a key element of promoting economic growth and development. Mergers between multinational companies are required to notify to competition authorities in several jurisdictions niels and kate, 2004, 1. In a perceptive discussion of the theory of economic policy, hansen 1963 emphasizes the central role of models in policy formulation. The text also includes many current examples, which are handled in a.
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