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: Eric Livny; Culture and Economics; 26 March 2018; Hits: 1864; Rating:

On Pepsi, McDonald’s and the Promised Land

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The introduction of capitalism to Russia and the rest of the communist block was spearheaded by the arrival of coveted Western consumer goods. Capitalism came in several flavors. I will never forget the peppermint gum...

Tags: Transition, Consumption, International Trade, Russia, Former USSR/CIS

: Eric Livny; Education; 19 February 2018; Hits: 1492; Rating:

Why Is Georgia Educating Future Unemployed?

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Today, many young Americans of subprime means and subprime academic abilities are trapped into mortgaging their lives in order to finance college degrees that serve no purpose other than avoiding a social stigma. Many a...

Tags: Social Policy, Education, General Education, Higher Education, Georgia

: Eric Livny, Giorgi Mzhavanadze and Davit Keshelava; Tourism; 04 December 2017; Hits: 1667; Rating:

Your Guest Is My Guest, or Why Tourism Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

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The share of “transit tourists” (those who continue from Georgia to a neigbor country) in the total is not very high -- about 16.9% in 2016, and 16.7% in the first 9 months of 2017....

Tags: Transition, Armenia, Tourism, Culture & Traditions , Transition and Development, Georgia

: Eric Livny, Yasya Babych and Giorgi Mzhavanadze; Democratic Governance; 30 October 2017; Hits: 1504; Rating:

Georgia’s Democracy: the Puzzle of a Red Country Turning Blue

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A major challenge for Georgia’s fledgling democracy is the opportunistic tendency of rural Georgians - and major parts of the business elite - to vote for and support whoever is currently in power (and quickly flip their...

Tags: Democracy, Democratic Governance, Former USSR/CIS, Georgia

: Eric Livny; Transition and Reforms; 04 September 2017; Hits: 1934; Rating:

Crime and Punishment. The Georgian Version

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Zero-tolerance and brutal punishment of crime, corruption, tax evasion, as well as non-payment of fines and utilities fees, may have been justified as part of a radical reform effort in 2004-6 that sought to restore...

Tags: Transition, Social Policy, Structural Reforms, Georgia, Israel

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On Pepsi, McDonald’s and the Promised Land

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Your Guest Is My Guest, or Why Tourism Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

Georgia’s Democracy: the Puzzle of a Red Country Turning Blue

Crime and Punishment. The Georgian Version

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