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Rebuilding the State in Areas Affected by Political Violence: The Case of Rural Communities in Ayacucho, Peru

Velazco, Jackeline - EconWPA - 2004

During the 1980s, the Peruvian society was deeply affected by two significant events: a) the economic crisis that ended in recession and hyperinflation and, b) the spread of political violence, in particular in Ayacucho, in the central Andean highlands. Taking this into account, the conditions...

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Uganda: l'allievo modello della Banca Mondiale? Le nuove contraddizioni della cooperazione allo sviluppo

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2004

Nell’ultimo Rapporto sullo Sviluppo Umano delle Nazioni Unite, si afferma che gli Obiettivi di Sviluppo del Millennio potranno essere raggiunti solo se acquisteranno significato per i miliardi di individui per i quali sono stati concepiti. La gestione diretta degli aiuti internazionali da...

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Che cosa è il capitale sociale

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2004

Attraverso una rassegna critica della letteratura, questo articolo vuole fornire una prima introduzione al concetto di capitale sociale - con particolare riferimento alla sua rilevanza nello studio dei processi di sviluppo - e dare conto del dibattito in corso su questo tema da più di un...

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A Comprehensive Analysis of Economic Community in East Asia: Japan's Leadership in the Regional Development on both Economic and Financial Sides

Kitagawa, Masaomi - EconWPA - 2005

common market among ASEAN, China, South Korea, and Japan by establishing a free trade area covering the entire region. As the … two major countries in the region, in the arrangement, China and Japan would have centered roles in promoting economic … cooperation in East Asia. However, it is practically impossible to decide either China or Japan is capable of taking the …

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HIPC and Trade Policy Reform: Some Early Observations

Walkenhorst, Peter - EconWPA - 2004

The HIPC Initiative requires countries receiving debt relief to undertake a Poverty Reduction Strategy programme involving elements of trade policy reform. This study reviews country experiences with respect to the impact of reforms of trade and trade-related policies on economic performance,...

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Uganda: l'allievo modello della Banca Mondiale? Le nuove contraddizioni della cooperazione allo sviluppo

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2004

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Comment on “Trade, Growth, and Poverty--A Selective Survey,” by Andrew Berg and Anne Krueger, and “Doha and the World Poverty Targets,” by L. Alan Winters

Nogues, Julio J. - EconWPA - 2005

Andrew Berg and Anne Krueger present a review of an abundant literature, showing that there is a link between trade liberalization and poverty reduction that works mainly through the growth-inducing effects of trade. The existence of this link, therefore, becomes an important argument for...

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Inequality-Driven Growth: Unveiling Aggregation Effects in Growth Equations

Albuquerque, Pedro H. - EconWPA - 2005

. The accelerated growth episodes observed in Brazil and China demonstrate that the increase in income inequality may have …

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Half a World: Regional inequality in five great federations

Milanovic, Branko - EconWPA - 2004

The paper studies regional (spatial) inequality in five most populous countries in the world: China, India, the United … issue of overall inequality as perceived by citizens within a nation. China and India show rising inequality in terms of … vs. Bihar, and Shandong vs. Sichuan provide nice examples of such outcomes in India and China. Higher inflation and …

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Does China have an impact on foreign direct investment to Latin America?

Garcia-Herrero, Alicia; Santabarbara, Daniel - EconWPA - 2005

We analyze empirically whether the emergence of China as a large recipient of FDI has affected the amount of FDI … find a substitution from Latin American inward FDI to China, when other relevant factors are taken into account. However …, concentrating on the last few years (from 1995 to 2001), when FDI boomed worldwide and negotiations for China’s WTO membership …

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