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Agricultural research, livelihoods, and poverty: Studies of economic and social impacts in six countries
Adato, Michelle (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752679
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Out of the shadow of famine: evolving food markets and food policy in Bangladesh
Ahmed, Raisuddin (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This book describes how Bangladesh transformed its food markets and food policies to free the country from the constant … and led to policy changes. The case of Bangladesh also has more general relevance as a study of the outcomes of a market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752690
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Food policy and market reform in Viet Nam and Bangladesh: essay in Annual Report
Ahmed, Raisuddin; Goletti, Francesco - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996830
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Factors affecting repayment rates in group-based lending
Sharma, Manohar; Zeller, Manfred - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
financial transactions. The authors cite successful endeavors including Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, SANSA in Sri Lanka and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996851
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Rapid assessments in urban areas
Garrett, James L.; Downen, Jeanne - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001
CARE's experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania suggest a number of ways that rapid assessment procedures can be strengthened …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997141
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Mother-father resource control, marriage payments, and girl-boy health in rural Bangladesh
Hallman, Kelly - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
The approach of this study is to examine the effects of household asset ownership patterns on the morbidity status of male and female preschoolers, measured as the number of illness days in the two weeks preceding the household survey.Section 2 of this study outlines the theoretical model....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997142
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Rapid assessments in urban areas
Garrett, James L.; Downen, Jeanne - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001
CARE's experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania suggest a number of ways that rapid assessment procedures can be strengthened …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997301
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Mother-father resource control, marriage payments, and girl-boy health in rural Bangladesh
Hallman, Kelly - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
The approach of this study is to examine the effects of household asset ownership patterns on the morbidity status of male and female preschoolers, measured as the number of illness days in the two weeks preceding the household survey.Section 2 of this study outlines the theoretical model....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997302
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Agriculture, trade and regionalism in South Asia:
DeRosa, Dean A.; Govindan, Kumaresan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1995
) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have taken steps toward forming a regional free trade area …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101452
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Repayment performance in group-based credit programs in Bangladesh
Sharma, Manohar; Zeller, Manfred - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996
This paper analyzes the repayment rates of credit groups belonging to three group-based credit programs in Bangladesh …: the Association for Social Advancement (ASA), the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), and the Rangpur Dinajpur …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037778