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CARP Institutional Assessment in a Post-2008 Transition Scenario : Towards a new Rural Development Architecture
Adriano, Fermin D. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The main objective of the paper is to explore possible institutional arrangements among the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) implementing agencies in a post-2008 transition scenario for CARP. There were three reasons cited for the implementation of the agrarian reform program, namely...
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Agricultural Diversification and the Fruits and Vegetables Sub-Sector : Policy Issues and Development Constraints in the Philippines
Briones, Roehlano M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Fruits and vegetables comprise a large and dynamic sub-sector within Philippine agriculture. However the countrys agricultural development strategy continues to emphasize traditional crops. Evidence points to a significant role for fruits and vegetables in agricultural diversification and rural...
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The Limited Promise of Agricultural Trade Liberalization
Wise, Timothy A. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
It has become an article of faith in international trade negotiations that farmers in developing countries have much to gain from agricultural trade liberalization. This paper assesses the evidence for such claims. It concludes that the promise of agricultural trade liberalization is overstated,...
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Agricultural Demand Linkages and Growth Multiplier in Rural Indonesia
Suryahadi, Asep; Suryadarma, Daniel; Sumarto, Sudarno; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
In a fast urbanizing Indonesia, the rural sector still plays an important role in the countrys economy. Although declining, the majority of the population still live and find employment in rural areas. However, rural areas lag behind urban areas in many aspects. As a result, around 80% of all...
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On Managing Risks Facing the Indian Economy : Towards a Better Balance between Public and Private Sectors
Agarwala, Ramgopal - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
countries (including India) should be prepared for : (a) medium term stagnation in their exports to the developed countries, (b … considerable underemployment and where additional demand can create its own additional supply, (b) mobilize domestic savings for … study of financial risks of the corporate sector. If India is to achieve a steady growth of 8-9 per cent per year over the …
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Why Does Japan’s Saving Rate Decline So Rapidly?
Katayama, Kentaro - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The saving rate in Japan has declined rapidly. Analyzing the possible four factors that could affect the saving rate in general, compared with theoretical implications, the data suggest that all elements might have a negative impact on the saving rate during the late 90s and early 00s. Such a...
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Financing Asia’s Infrastructure : Modes of Development and Integration of Asian Financial Markets
Bhattacharyay, Biswa Nath - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
, telecommunications, water, and sanitation during 20102020 (ADB/ADBI 2009). Asia has large savings, significant international reserves … infrastructure companies could be further developed and integrated to mobilize Asian and other regions savings for financing priority …
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Assessing the Experience of South Asia–East Asia Integration and India’s Role
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
integration process has been led by India and Pakistan with limited participation of smaller South Asian economies. Tackling key … most gains for South Asia and that India has an incentive to include its neighbors in such an arrangement rather than going …
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Assessing the Experience of South Asia–East Asia Integration and India’s Role
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
integration process has been led by India and Pakistan with limited participation of smaller South Asian economies. Tackling key … most gains for South Asia and that India has an incentive to include its neighbors in such an arrangement rather than going …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011147329
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Industrializing West Bengal? The case of institutional stickiness
Chakravarty, Deepita; Bose, Indranil - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
While there is a clear policy shift towards large-scale industrialization in the state of West Bengal (WB) during the early 1990s, not much improvement can be discerned in the performance of the manufacturing output. Moreover, contrary to the Indian experience, more than half of the...
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