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Differences and similarities in the development paths taken by six East Asian economies (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, and Taiwan) provide a fertile ground for policy analysis from which important lessons are drawn and major challenges identified for the Indochinese...
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The devastating environmental effects of deforestation and the exploitation of other natural resources in the developing world have been well documented, yet their impact on local communities has received far less attention. This report looks at how land degradation and deforestation are being...
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Market liberalization, though an important element in economic reforms in developing countries in the past two decades, has been accused of harming the poor through higher food prices, layoffs in formerly state-owned enterprises, and the erosion of social safety net programs. Since the 1980s...
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Financial cooperatives and microfinance institutions (MFIs) are the two major sources of rural finance in Ethiopia …
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In recent years, microfinance institutions are seen as beacons of hope to help eradicate poverty through, among others … poverty. However, decades after the introduction of microfinance institutions into many rural areas, there are still questions … as to what extent such long-term benefits are realized. This is because evaluating the long-term impact of microfinance …
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How research can feed into the policy process in developing countries in general, and in Nigeria more specifically, is not very well understood. Yet, this understanding is a critical part of doing effective policy research. This has become especially critical for the International Food Policy...
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The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the … be done. Most microfinance institutions (MFIs) are still small and vulnerable to constraints on their resources and to … some MFIs. The overall goal was to clarify the conditions under which state investment in microfinance programs might …
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interventions, and microfinance programs—on women’s empowerment, nutrition, or both. …
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In this Food Policy Review, the authors take a fresh look at the role of rural financial policy in improving household food security and alleviating poverty. They develop a conceptual framework for relating access to financial services to food security and review empirical findings on household...
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