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Human Development Index for Rural Andhra Pradesh

Bedi, Jatinder S.; Ramachandran, H. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

The method used to measure Human Development are reviewed in order to measure Human Development Index for rural AP by considering indicators such as economic attainment, longevity and education. Using UNDP method to estimate Human Development Index, which is predominantly normative approach to...

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Verifying the Accuracy of the Community Based Monitoring System in Targeting Poor Households Verification Results in Two Sample Villages

Akhmadi; Suryadarma, Daniel; Hastuti; Fillaili, Rizki - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

Targeting has been a recurring problem in implementing a program. The SMERU Research Institute has developed a data collection system based on the local community and the analysis is conducted objectively by utilizing the Principal Component Analysis method. The data collection system is known...

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Innovations as Response to Failures in Rural Financial Markets

Llanto, Gilberto M.; Gabrielle Roanne LaviÃƒÂ±a - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

The paper reviews the innovations developed by some financial institutions to meet the challenges of microfinance and …

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Impact of Microfinance on Rural Households in the Philippines

Kondo, Toshio; Aniceto Orbeta Jr.; Dingcong, Clarence; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

quasi-experimental design with incoming clients of randomly selected participating microfinance institutions as the … islands (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao) and 38 microfinance institutions consisting of three types - banks, cooperatives, and … for microfinance programs to be effective as a poverty-alleviation tool there is a need to review and constantly monitor …

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Risk Management for the Poor and Vulnerable

Perdana, Ari A. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005

should aim to provide access for the poor on saving, credit and insurance. Microfinance schemes have been applauded as a … successful best practice in providing access to saving and credit. However, microfinance institutions still have some room for …

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Better Together ââ‚¬â€œ or not? Community Participation, Consumption Smoothing and Household Head Employment in Indonesia

Begazo-Gomez, Tania; Fuchs, Alan; Perdana, Ari - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

This paper analyzes whether participation in formal and informal community activities helped household in Indonesia mitigating the impact of the 1998 economic crisis and increasing the probability of household head being employed. The paper uses the 1997 and 2000 round of Indonesian Family Life...

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Does it Pay to Participate?

Perdana, Ari; Matakos, Kostas; Radin, Elizabeth - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

This paper analyzes whether participation in formal and informal community activities helped household in Indonesia mitigating the impact of the 1998 economic crisis. The paper uses the 1997 and 2000 round of Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) to capture the impact of economic crisis on...

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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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