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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363545
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363591
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365273
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The Economics of Price Scissors : An Empirical Investigation for China.
Lin, Justin Yifu; Yu, Miaojie - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
agricultural rationing, we first check if the model stands up to China's data from 1949-1992, we find that the importance of … consumption is also less than that of investment. Such findings are consistent with the reality of China. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363296
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How Much Do We Know about the Impact of the Economic Downturn on the Employment of Migrants?
Meng, Xin; Kong, Sherry Tao; Zhang, Dandan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The employment shock of late 2008 in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) may have been a product of three different …
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Estimating the impacts of demographic and policy changes on pension deficit : a simple method and application to China
Yi, Zeng - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
employment rate. Our illustrative application to China shows that gradually increasing the current low minimum age of retirement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363357
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CHINA’S PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS
Tian, Huifang; Whalley, John - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
In the paper we discuss China's participation in both the 2009 Copenhagen negotiations on a post-Kyoto global climate … change regime currently under way and out beyond Copenhagen in further negotiations likely to follow. China is now both the …. In the Copenhagen negotiation, there will be strong pressure on China to take on emissions reduction commitments and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363371
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Bangladesh Apparels Export to the US Market - An Examination of Her Competitiveness vis-à-vis China
Rahman, Mustafizur; Anwar, Asif - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The rise of China has major repercussions for a country such as Bangladesh which has emerged as an important player in … more than one player. Evidently, impact and implications of competition from China will have to be examined and scrutinized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363373
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Recent trends in China’s trade
Wang, Alice - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
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