the possibility of ethnic patronage in accessing public goods. Nevertheless, it is a central issue as patronage is common …, as a consequence of caste patronage. It also shown that polarization is irrelevant as social antagonisms do not seem to …

framework matches numerous observations reported in the sociological and anthropological literature dealing with patronage …

systems, 2) the constraints farmers are facing within these food systems and, 3) the benefits that they can expect from market … development based model in Brazil, but underlined that there is a critical lack of support for farmers included in the commercial … and Faith-based organizations to support these farmers, we call for efforts to be made to provide a policy framework to …

towards China's decentralization of environment policy implementation as well as its fiscal arrangements. …

Since the inception of economic reforms, China in 1978 and Vietnam in 1986, both countries have become successful … between China and Vietnam?" through a comparative study of the FDI determinants. In other words, this paper revisits the … determinants of FDI into China and Vietnam by employing an augmented gravity model and using a panel dataset containing information …

R&D and innovation have become much more strategic than ever before for the growth of China as well as for its global … perspective explaining the legacy of the past in today's choices. In the second part, we illustrate China's catching up strategy …

rural household survey conducted in Wuwei county (Anhui province, China) in 2008. We apply two complementary approaches : a …

This paper analyzes the changes in public-private sector earnings differentials for local residents in urban China …

The chapter describe the global value chain of China made jeans trousers. It shows the relation between the different …