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-economic factors influencing low agricultural productivity in the developing world. Agricultural productivity has long been regarded as … stagnated and low agricultural productivity in developing countries. This book goes beyond the traditional discussion of low … productivity being primarily determined by technological factors, and addresses the more complex determinants. Special attention is …
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The importance of agricultural growth to poverty reduction is well known, but the specific channels through which the poor can take advantage of growth require further research. Beyond Food Production takes on this challenge, investigating four important channels: rural labor markets, farm...
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agriculture. Agriculture, Trade and the Environment discusses quantitative methods for the assessment of agriculture …
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The definition and measurement of productivity in services raises important conceptual, methodological and strategic …pt. 1. Productivity : definitions and methods of measurement -- pt. 2. Productivity : determinants and strategies … problems. This book aims to provide a critical review of the main debates on productivity in the domain of services. The first …
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1. Introduction and overview -- 2. Performance measurement in management literature -- 3. Perspectives of … practice -- 6. Measurement concepts and implications -- 7. Developing a generalizable model for measuring organizational …
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This book considers the impact of economic reforms on manufacturing performance and explores policy options for promoting manufacturing. Using country-specific case studies spanning Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America, the authors examine the evidence for and against both trade...
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Choice Experiments in Developing Countries is an invaluable one-stop presentation of the best-practice case studies implementing the choice experiment method in developing countries. It highlights the theoretical and practical issues that should be taken into consideration when applying this...
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supply, agriculture, coastal resources, timber, and energy demand) as well as ecosystems and biodiversity. An integrated … hydrologic-agriculture model is developed to explore how the region would adapt to changes in water flows. Interactions between …
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The Chinese insurance industry has experienced rapid development during the past decade. This original book is the first English language study in the literature to address the efficiency issue of the Chinese insurance sector, and presents a comprehensive review on alternative methodologies for...
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. Chakravarty, Nachiketa Chattopadhyay, and Jacques Silber -- 3. Concepts and measurement of vulnerability to poverty and other …
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