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Agricultural extension in Ethiopia through a gender and governance lens:
Mogues, Tewodaj; Cohen, Marc J.; Birner, Regina; Lemma, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Drawing on a household survey collected in eight woredas in seven Ethiopian regions in 2009, as well as on qualitative fieldwork in four of the eight woredas, this paper provides analysis of agricultural extension delivery in Ethiopia. While overall extension services are relatively accessible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933115
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Evaluating the Contributions of Regional Trade Agreements to Governance of Services Trade
Stephenson, Sherry; Robert, Maryse - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
), as of June 2011. This paper discusses how RTAs support or debilitate the GATS in its governance function as the keeper of … governance by focusing on four different issues : architecture; compliance; ability to promote reforms; and actual impact of RTAs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653138
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Evaluating the Contributions of Regional Trade Agreements to Governance of Services Trade
Stephenson, Sherry; Robert, Maryse - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
), as of June 2011. This paper discusses how RTAs support or debilitate the GATS in its governance function as the keeper of … governance by focusing on four different issues : architecture; compliance; ability to promote reforms; and actual impact of RTAs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653166
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Common-pool resources, livelihoods, and resilience: Critical challenges for governance in Cambodia
Ratner, Blake D. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
, poverty reduction, and environmental sustainability. This paper examines strategic policy choices and governance challenges … initiatives depends on more systemic governance reforms that address issues of stakeholder representation, mechanisms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395596
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Bangladesh Vision 2021
East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER); The … - 2012
Bangladesh came into being following more than two decades of political struggle culminating in the war of independence in 1971. This struggle was inspired by a vision for a democratic, non-communal, prosperous, and equitable society. After 15 years of parliamentary democracy, it is reasonable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647688
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Bangladesh Vision 2021
East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER); The … - 2012
Bangladesh came into being following more than two decades of political struggle culminating in the war of independence in 1971. This struggle was inspired by a vision for a democratic, non-communal, prosperous, and equitable society. After 15 years of parliamentary democracy, it is reasonable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647708
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Policy Reforms and Institutional Weakness : Closing The Gap.
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Gonzalez, Eduardo T. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
The promise and potential of the Philippine economy has remained unrealized notwithstanding the countrys talented labor force, skilled professionals and relatively abundant resources. What ails the Philippines? This paper argues that the incompetence and downright corruption of Philippine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363275
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Keeping Dictators Honest : the Role of Population Concentration
Doy, Quoc-Anh; Campante, Filipe R. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
In order to explain the apparently paradoxical presence of acceptable governance in many non-democratic regimes … propose that population plays a similar role in guaranteeing the quality of governance and redistribution. We argue and … threat to a dictatorship, inducing it to yield to more redistribution and better governance. We bring this centered concept …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363276
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The State of Local Governance and Public Services in the Decentralized Indonesia in 2006 : Findings from the Governance and Decentralization Survey 2 (GDS2)
Widyanti, Wenefrida; Suryahadi, Asep - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The Governance and Decentralization Survey (GDS) aims to evaluate the implementation of local governance and … Governance Reform Project (ILGRP), and Urban Sector Development and Reform Program (USDRP), which were accommodated in the GDS2 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363302
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Governance, Institutions, and Regional Infrastructure in Asia
De, Prabir - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This study is a comprehensive, empirical analysis of the linkages between governance, institutions, and regional … infrastructure. The empirical results indicate that governance and institutions are crucial for regional infrastructure development … : every one point improvement in governance results in a 1 to 1.5 point rise in regional infrastructure. Countries (and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363303