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: Eric Livny; Social Policy; 21 May 2019; Hits: 2849; Rating:

Up to the Georgian Mountains and Down to the Countryside

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Sachkhere-style investment in infrastructure and 50 foreign teacher volunteers won't change the equation for Georgia's small towns and villages. Couldn’t we be a little bit more innovative and ambitious when it comes to equalizing opportunities...

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: Eric Livny; Transition and Reforms; 15 April 2019; Hits: 4615; Rating:

The Unbearable Lightness of Doing Business in Georgia

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Georgia’s legal system is too slow and cumbersome to swiftly and effectively punish irresponsible behavior by Georgian companies. This may be good news for some (unscrupulous) companies but is very bad for their customers –...

Tags: Transition, Transition and Development, Reforms

: Eric Livny; Transition and Reforms; 01 April 2019; Hits: 5213; Rating:

Georgia Wants to be in Europe, But Without EU-style Bureaucracy

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In a rare about-face, the Georgian government announced today, 1 April, 2019, that it will impose a 9-month moratorium, effective immediately, on the further introduction of EU-style regulations. A new plan of regulatory approximation will...

Tags: European Union, Structural Reforms, Economic Reform, Reforms

: Eric Livny; Education; 18 March 2019; Hits: 2338; Rating:

Double Pay for Nothing?

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Money can be used to increase (double and even triple) wages of teachers. But will such a populist move change their motivation and students' learning outcomes? * * * The ruling Georgian Dream coalition’s recent plan to...

Tags: Education, General Education, Georgia

: Eric Livny; Education; 11 March 2019; Hits: 4329; Rating:

Education for the 21st Century: Broad, Deep, or Flexible?

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Modern public schools were invented less than 200 years ago as a means of promoting mass literacy. Public schools will retain this important function in the 21st century. However, learning beyond basic numeracy and literacy...

Tags: Education, Armenia, Vocational Education, General Education

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Up to the Georgian Mountains and Down to the Countryside

The Unbearable Lightness of Doing Business in Georgia

Georgia Wants to be in Europe, But Without EU-style Bureaucracy

Double Pay for Nothing?

Education for the 21st Century: Broad, Deep, or Flexible?

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