economic cooperation organization (eco) is one of the institutions that have been established to help identify and resolve the problems faced by the region. in order to celebrate the eco day, a meeting was held at the center for graduate international studies, faculty of law and political science, university of tehran as attended by yahya maroufi, eco secretary-general, mr. taherian, eco under-...

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A central goal of most sustainable agriculture programs is to encourage growers to adopt practices that jointly provide economic, environmental, and social benefits. Using surveys of outreach professionals and wine grape growers, we quantify the perceived costs and benefits of sustainable viticulture practices recommended by sustainability outreach and certification programs. We argue that the ...

This paper surveys recent literature on the design of international institutions and applies the insights from it to the prospects for regional economic cooperation in the AsiaPacific. The political and economic heterogeneity of the region has served the process of regional economic integration. But this heterogeneity has limited the extent of institutional development and contributed to well-k...

Cooperation among players requires a realization of economic benefits to all players and a meeting of efficiency requirements through economically driven allocations. Cooperation among political (and sometimes hostile) players may not meet these requirements. Political considerations, usually ignored in economic analyses, can hinder or even block possible arrangements. A framework is proposed t...

Regulatory cooperation is far from new, and the transatlantic variety in particular has long been at the forefront of its development. Approaching regulatory cooperation as an effort solely to harmonize or mutually recognize existing rules risks foregoing learning opportunities that cooperation provides through variation across legal systems. With the need to adopt a dynamic approach to trade a...