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: Eric Livny; Tourism; 01 April 2016; Hits: 1455; Rating:

Georgia continues to surprise the world with its “Fly to Georgia” program

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The new “Fly to Georgia” program will cost Georgian taxpayers about $70mln in rebates for tourists flying to Georgia in the off-season period. According to PM Kvirikashvili, Georgia is willing to take this risk in...

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: Eric Livny; Culture and Economics; 28 March 2016; Hits: 2851; Rating:

Why Georgia is not South Korea (or Israel)?

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Whereas imitation is most effective in Korean-style vertically integrated firms in which every worker religiously follows instructions, the best context for innovation is Israeli-style "culture of disagreement and debate", and a system of incentives that...

Tags: Culture & Traditions , Economic Growth, Georgia, Israel

: Eric Livny and Rati Kochlamazashvili; Agriculture; 14 March 2016; Hits: 1774; Rating:

A Portrait of a Tushetian Farmer as an Entrepreneur

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In 2013, as his plastic windows business started winding down, Gogi Elanidze hit upon a new idea: a goat milk farm. He’s read about the health benefits of organic goat milk. He’s heard of French...

Tags: Agriculture, Rural Development, Georgia

: Eric Livny; Transition and Reforms; 07 March 2016; Hits: 2617; Rating:

Building a Strong and United Nation: Learning from the Israeli Experience

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Georgians tend to cluster in family groups and clans, and many of the country’s challenges – in business, politics and government – stem from its inability to let go of these primitive parochial bonds. Instead...

Tags: Social Policy, Transition and Development, Georgia, Israel

: Eric Livny; Agriculture; 22 February 2016; Hits: 1833; Rating:

A Georgian Man without Land Is Nobody?

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Not selling their tiny plots of land and not moving out of agriculture may be a rational strategy for most Georgian smallholders given the low level of selling prices and the lack of suitable employment...

Tags: Agriculture, Rural Development, Georgia

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Georgia continues to surprise the world with its “Fly to Georgia” program

Why Georgia is not South Korea (or Israel)?

A Portrait of a Tushetian Farmer as an Entrepreneur

Building a Strong and United Nation: Learning from the Israeli Experience

A Georgian Man without Land Is Nobody?

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