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The evolution of an industrial cluster in China:

Fleisher, Belton; Hu, Dinghuan; McGuire, William; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"We use two rounds of surveys, taken in 2000 and 2008 in the Zhili Township children's garment cluster in Zhejiang … Province, to examine in depth the evolution of this industrial cluster. Firm size has grown on average in terms of output and … among firms in the cluster. Although the investment amount needed to start a business has more than tripled, this amount …

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Finance and cluster-based industrial development in China:

Ruan, Jianqing; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

the conventional wisdom. By studying a cashmere sweater cluster in China, this paper argues that rural industrial …

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The evolution of Chinese entrepreneurial firms: Township-village enterprises revisited

Xu, Chenggang; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"Township-village enterprises (TVEs) were a major engine of China's rapid rural industrialization in the past three decades. TVEs also played a key role in fostering entrepreneurship and served as a major stepping-stone for institutional changes when legal protections of private property rights...

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“Made in China”: Crisis begets quality upgrade

Ruan, Jianqing; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

The quality of manufactured products made in China has improved tremendously in the past several decades. In this paper, we argue that crises are instruments for the upgrade of Chinese manufactured goods. We first develop a theoretical framework to show that a crisis, if used wisely, could...

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Micro-level practices to adapt to climate change for African small-scale farmers:

Below, Till; Artner, Astrid; Siebert, Rosemarie; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

management and technology; farm financial management; diversification on and beyond the farm; government interventions in …

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Diversification in Indian agriculture towards high-value crops: The role of smallholders

Birthal, Pratap Singh; Joshi, P.K.; Roy, Devesh; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

"Agricultural diversification towards high-value crops can potentially increase farm incomes, especially in a country …-dominated subsistence farm economy to diversify into riskier high-value crops. Here, we present evidence that the gradual diversification of …

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Land institutions, investments, and income diversification : Pathways to economic development for Brazilâ€™s quilombo communities

Bowser, William; Nelson, Carl H. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Efforts to distribute land titles to low-income rural Afro-Brazilian communities, known as quilombos, have been disappointing despite the provision of ample government resources. Until now, research on the implications of Brazil s land reform policies has not considered quilombo communities in...

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Effects of extension services on technology adoption and productivity among female and male farmers: Summary of ESSP working paper 49

Ragasa, Catherine; Berhane, Guush; Tadesse, Fanaye; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

This study contributes new empirical evidence on the gender difference in access to extension services in Ethiopia and how this translates to observed differences in technology adoption and agricultural productivity. Our results suggest that female house-hold heads and plot managers are less...

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