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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365150
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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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Asia and The G20
Drysdale, Peter; Willis, Sébastien - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
The industrial transformation of Asia is a development on a scale unprecedented in human history. Following the industrial revolution towards the end of the eighteenth century, Europe and North America each in turn came to dominate the world economy and global power. Now economic weight is...
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Joining Pre-existing International Production Networks : Implications for India’s Economic Integration to East Asia
Suh, Jeongmeen; Kim, Jong Duk - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This study provides a conceptual framework to explain what kinds of difficulties a late-follower will suffer from when it tries to join pre-existing International Production Networks (IPNs). We consider the total production cost minimization problem by a multinational company (MNC) in allocating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278003
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Impact of Production Linkages on Industrial Upgrading in ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, and India : Organizational Evidence of a Global Supply Chain
Machikita, Tomohiro; Ueki, Yasushi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This paper presents a simple model of industrial upgrading as a result of backward and forward information linkages between upstream and downstream relations. It also serves as an empirical investigation of the impact of mutual knowledge exchange on the knowledge production function using data...
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Fiscal Policy Issues for India after the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2010)
Kumar, Rajiv; Soumya, Alamuru - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The need for fiscal consolidation and sustainability is one of the key macroeconomic issues confronting Indian economy. This paper attempts to understand India’s current fiscal situation, its likely future development, and its impact on the economy in the context of a weak...
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Services as a New Engine of Growth for ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, and India
Shepherd, Ben; Pasadilla, Gloria - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and India (“the ACI countriesâ€), are no strangers to this underlying trend … regional economies such as India and the Philippines. There is clear scope for policymakers to support expansion of this kind … General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Conclusion of a services agreement with India could provide an additional spur …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278062
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Joining Pre-existing International Production Networks : Implications for India’s Economic Integration to East Asia
Suh, Jeongmeen; Kim, Jong Duk - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This study provides a conceptual framework to explain what kinds of difficulties a late-follower will suffer from when it tries to join pre-existing International Production Networks (IPNs). We consider the total production cost minimization problem by a multinational company (MNC) in allocating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278071