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: Eric Livny; Transition and Reforms; 25 February 2019; Hits: 2740; Rating:

Given Enough Rope Regulators Will Hang Us All

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PROLOGUE – GREEN SPACE CAFÉ Green Space Café is a tiny business on the outskirts of Tbilisi, next to the Ford Service Center in Dighomi. It is far less prominent than TBC Bank, and, therefore, few...

Tags: European Union, Georgia, Reforms

: David Aprasidze; Democratic Governance; 11 February 2019; Hits: 2293; Rating:

In Big Men Georgians Trust!

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While we don’t trust each other and people who are supposed to represent us (political parties and NGOs are the least trusted Georgian institutions), we do seem to believe in strong authority embodied in Georgia’s...

Tags: Democracy, Democratic Governance, Georgia

Why Do We Need so Many (Standard) Exams for?

: Eric Livny; Education; 04 February 2019; Hits: 2545; Rating:

What Do We Need so Many (Standard) Exams for?

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A professional violinist by training, Keti Kipshidze is probably one of the best guitar teachers in Tbilisi. Having graduated from Erik Arakelov’s class at the Tbilisi Conservatorium in 1994, she auditioned for the Tbilisi Opera...

Tags: Education, General Education, Higher Education, Georgia

: Eric Livny, Rezo Surguladze, and Vato Surguladze; Education; 28 January 2019; Hits: 10155; Rating:

Georgia's Medical Education: a Party Soon Coming to an End

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The number of foreign students attending medical schools in Georgia nearly trippled in just three years. Georgia does not have enough hospitals for clinical training, but with an average tuition rate of 6,000 dollars per...

Tags: Education, Higher Education, Georgia

: Eric Livny and Rezo Surguladze; Trade and Industrial Policy; 21 January 2019; Hits: 8079; Rating:

It's Russia, Stupid!

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Georgia’s current account balance turned positive in Q3 2018 for the first time in its modern history. This could be interpreted as evidence of greater self-sufficiency driven by improved (customs-free) access to European markets. But, upon...

Tags: Economic Growth, Political Economy, Georgia, Trade

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