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: Eric Livny and Giorgi Kelbakiani; Regional Policy; 30 November 2012; Hits: 2337; Rating:

Does Georgia Need More and Larger Cities?

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To become more productive, Georgia should build larger and better cities (in plural!). Yet, for the inevitable process of urbanization not to result in the creation of “bad” cities plagued by congestion, unemployment, crime, and drug abuse,...

Tags: Rural Development, Urban Planning, Georgia

: Eric Livny; Agriculture; 26 November 2012; Hits: 1988; Rating:

Agricultural Productivity in Georgia and Armenia, a Sequel

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Why agricultural productivity has grown by nearly 200 percent in Armenia since 1992, while it has declined in Georgia since then? And why are Armenian farmers in Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti region far more productive than their...

: Eric Livny; Democratic Governance; 12 November 2012; Hits: 1889; Rating:

Price Stability: the Lull before the Storm?

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Having survived a peaceful and orderly transition of power, Georgia has become more democratic than in any previous period in its history. The challenge is to sustain this achievement: address demands for redistribution while resisting...

Tags: Transition, Democracy, Georgia

: Eric Livny and Lasha Labadze; Democratic Governance; 22 October 2012; Hits: 1728; Rating:

The "Elections Effect" on the Georgian Bread Prices

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Despite global wheat and flour prices going through the roof since the beginning of May 2012, domestic prices stayed put until the October 15 parliamentary elections. The task of cleaning up the Augean stables –...

: Eric Livny; Democratic Governance; 08 October 2012; Hits: 2094; Rating:

Democracy and Economic Growth

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Georgia under Saakashvili seemed to provide an alternative model of development, one that combines economic liberalism with freedom of political expression. In reality, Georgia's democracy was not particularly democratic. Thus, the 2012 parliamentary elections may...

Tags: Transition, Democracy, Economic Growth, Georgia

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Does Georgia Need More and Larger Cities?

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