prices of meat in the international and a nation's internal markets tend to be closely related to each other. this relation could be sometimes harmful and due to lagged responses, meat prices at the internal market would subsequently increase as input prices increase at either the internal or international market. price uncertainty and transmition are two important problems facing a nation...

Précis This debate article highlights the challenges of health situation in Iran and some influencing or relevant factors such as health sector, welfare system and social protection, social exclusion and civil society from the viewpoint of an international partner. Some advanced experiences in Iranian health system and the manner of system for international cooperation have also been discussed.

Over the last couple of decades, it has become a commonplace to claim that “institutions matter” for economic development. Yet, institutions are not exogenous but the result of human action. It is argued here that the values and norms held by substantial parts of society’s members are an important determinant of its institutions. It is further argued that values and norms have both a direct and...

regional information center for science and technology ( ricest ), located in fars state, is one of the international institutions of the ministry of science, research and technology which is active in the area of information production and dissemination. the following interview is aimed at providing the information societies as well as our respectable readers with useful information regarding ...

Social development undoubtedly requires people participation in different domains. It seems without participation, we cannot achieve a people-centered, inclusive and sustainable social development. In the social development process, all citizens with various ethnic and religious interests are able to affect on all the social phenomena and variables, based on their competencies and mental capaci...

regional library of science and technology (rlst), located in fars state, is one of the international institutions of the ministry of science, research and technology which is active in the area of information production and dissemination. the following interview is aimed at providing the information societies as well as our respectable readers with useful information regarding rlst.

In the last two decades, there has been a marked shift in the research on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from standard neoclassical analysis to new institutional economics (NIE). The increasing emphasis on NIE is reflected in a wide range of work by international financial institutions and scholars. However, the NIE approach retains fundamental limitations due to its narrow interpretation of institut...

The International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium is an informal association of University and Government economists interested in agricultural trade. Its purpose is to foster interaction, improve research capacity and to focus on relevant trade policy issues. It is financed by United States Department of Agriculture (ERS, and FAS), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the participating ...

précis this debate article highlights the challenges of health situation in iran and some influencing or relevant factors such as health sector, welfare system and social protection, social exclusion and civil society from the viewpoint of an international partner. some advanced experiences in iranian health system and the manner of system for international cooperation have also been discussed.