within the rural or agricultural sector is extremely diverse, even among regions starting from similar levels of development … appears to be increasingly vulnerable to rising inequality and jobless growth patterns. Africa presents a divergent pattern of … food-price inflation, it may also provide new development possibilities through greater political empowerment, lower …

"This paper analyzes the role of social cohesion in economic and institutional development and, broadly, the creation … capital and inequality. Using data and literature on Latin America, the paper argues that low interpersonal trust and … entrenched inequality interfere with cohesion. The paper develops and introduces an exploratory index of cohesion structured …

Economic development transforms an economy from one that is largely agricultural to one that is largely manufacturing …

integration of climate change in national development strategies, agricultural and rural policies, and disaster risk management …

"Trade liberalization is expected to act positively on development and poverty reduction... The traditional argument in …