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		<title><![CDATA[Why Differences In The Extent Of Regulation Across Countries Exist?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=316281]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Governments usually use regulations in order to better align both public and private interests in markets. Interestingly, international comparisons show that large cross-country differences exist in the overall macro extent of regulation of the economy. In this context, the main purpose of the paper is to investigate why such differences...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toward Solutions - Sustainable Development in the Energy Sector]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=111190]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Social improvement and economic growth are inextricably linked. Energy remains a strategic commodity, and ensuring its availability is one important aspect of governments' ultimate responsibility for national security and economic growth. However, the paper states that growth is sustainable only if there is a reliable, uninterrupted supply of energy in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Transitioning to a Renewable Energy Future: New White Paper Outlines Policies for Sustainable Development and Environmental Preservation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=101867]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[At a time when pressure is growing for government at all levels to provide a vision of an affordable and socially responsible transition to sustainability and clean energy, the International Solar Energy Society has produced a white paper that clearly shows where smart governments are investing their efforts: Renewable Energy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Efficacy Of Regulation In Developing Countries]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=316277]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The receding role of direct state intervention coupled with a consensus on private sector-led growth and development has led to a reduction in economic regulation of industries. Most developing countries have undertaken liberalization and privatization as a first step toward free market regimes, though progress has been uneven. Although the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Protecting the Environment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=116897]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses about Government's Sustainable Development Strategy to improve energy efficiency. Economic and social progress must be achieved while protecting and, where possible, enhancing the environment. The Government is pursuing a long-term strategy to tackle climate change, improve air quality, regenerate towns and cities, and protect the countryside and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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