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arguments for this form of government intervention: a lack of market integration stemming from inadequate infrastructure, the … absence or inadequacy of risk-mitigating institutions and markets, and the need to protect the world's poorest communities … convincing, that the programs are not cost-effective and do not allocate resources optimally, and that private institutions are …
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Ghana has made considerable progress over the last 20 years in sustaining economic growth and reducing poverty. The Government of Ghana has declared its new development goal of reaching middle-income status by 2015. Achieving this goal will require Ghana to double its per capita income over the...
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not address the issue of integration between the world food market and local markets. Instead, they assume a complete … heterogeneity across Ethiopia. We also applied the Johansen test for market integration over 95 local maize markets and found that …
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This paper reviews the central role of institutions for climate-smart agriculture (CSA), focusing on the role of … institutions in promoting inclusivity, providing information, enabling local level innovation, encouraging investment, and offering … role of state, collective action, and market institutions at multiple levels, with particular attention to the importance …
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land tenure security in the cycle of assets, activities, and income is explored to identify the importance of institutions …
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document change over time and differences across villages in local public goods provision, market institutions, and land use …
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commitment to follow through with project recommendations. Against this backdrop, we consider the role of various institutions in …
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institutions block effective use of ICTs? (3) Have ICTs been adapted to low-income countries, and have they had an impact on SMEs …
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This Food Policy Report explains why there is a need to place even higher priority on food security-related policies and programs in conflict-prone countries, and offers insights for policymakers regarding how to do so. To understand the relationship between conflict and food security, this...
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