Author: Matthew Addison / Publishing Institution: United States Agency for International Development

Author:: Steve Gale and Matthew Addison
Publication Date:: 08-2001
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: United States Agency for International Development
Abstract:: A USAID project in the Czech Republic confronted air pollution at two levels: nationally, through a state environmental fund, and locally, through direct support to municipalities. The national approach proved to be far more effective. Results in Poland, though, suggest regional funds may be the ideal.
Topic:: Economics, Environment, Human Welfare, Politics, and Science and Technology
Political Geography:: Eastern Europe, Poland, and Czech Republic

Author:: Matthew Addison, Mark Hodges, Steven Gale, and Nick Wedeman
Publication Date:: 07-2001
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: United States Agency for International Development
Abstract:: Since the official dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has moved forward to make the difficult transition to open markets and more democratic institutions. The journey toward a complete restructuring of the Russian economy and an adoption of wide-ranging political reforms has been perilous. Political instability continues, crime and corruption have become more widespread, and economic conditions show little sign of improving quickly. Efforts to privatize state-held industries, initially seen as wildly successful, have now met with resistance, and full citizen involvement in government is far from complete.
Topic:: Development, Economics, Environment, Human Welfare, and Science and Technology
Political Geography:: Russia, Europe, and Asia

Author:: Matthew Addison, Steven Gale, Keith Forbes, and Michael Gould
Publication Date:: 04-2001
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: United States Agency for International Development
Abstract:: In 1995 USAID Launched the Environmental Action Program Support Project. EAPS grew out of a 1993 international conference held in Lucerne, Switzerland, to develop a joint environmental action program. The project sought to decrease environmental degradation in six central and eastern European countries that were making the transition from centrally controlled economies and authoritarian governments to open markets and more democratic institutions. The Czech Republic was the first USAID-assisted country where EAPS was implemented.
Topic:: Development, Economics, Environment, and Government
Political Geography:: Eastern Europe, Switzerland, and Czech Republic

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