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Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipients
Knack, Stephen F. - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523116
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Institutional Constraints in Promoting IK : Community Access to Social Networks and Formal Institutions
World Bank - 2012
In recent years, many international development agencies and non-government organizations have renewed their efforts to provide and promote indigenous knowledge orientation in development planning and practice. These efforts emphasize local knowledge systems and practices as valuable resources...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012555873
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The impact of remittances on poverty and inequality in Ghana
Adams, Richard H. Jr - 2008
"This paper uses a new, 2005/06 nationally-representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty and inequality in Ghana. To control for selection and endogeneity, it uses a two-stage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521027
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Remittances and poverty in Ghana
Adams, Richard H. Jr - 2006
"The author uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty in Ghana. With only one exception, he finds that both types of remittances reduce the level,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522222
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Remittances, household expenditure and investment in Guatemala
Adams, Richard H. Jr - 2005
"The author uses a large household data set from Guatemala to analyze how the receipt of internal remittances (from Guatemala) and international remittances (from the United States) affects the marginal spending behavior of households on various consumption and investment goods. Contrary to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522667
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A curse of comparison? : Evidence on reference groups for relative income concerns
Kuegler, Alice - 2009
"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a reference point for new sample data from Venezuela....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394114
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Turkey - Performance Based Contracting Scheme in Family Medicine : Design and Achievements
World Bank - 2014
overall family medicine program. It describes and assesses Turkey's performance based payment scheme in family medicine with … feasible. Three focus groups were conducted with Family Medicine Practice (FMP) doctors, FMP health personnel and division …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560551
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Uruguay : Family Agriculture Development
World Bank - 2013
of the present report are: a) to analyze the main characteristics of family agriculture as well as its development … measures aimed at reducing vulnerabilities and increasing development opportunities for family producers; and d) contribute to … presenting a set of policy recommendations and measures to support an economic and environmentally sustainable family agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557325
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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
World Bank - 2011
The livelihoods of the world's poor rise and fall with the fate of agriculture. Enhancing the ability of smallholders to connect with the knowledge, networks, and institutions necessary to improve their productivity, food security, and employment opportunities is a fundamental development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247500
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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
World Bank - 2013
The livelihoods of the world's poor rise and fall with the fate of agriculture. Enhancing the ability of smallholders to connect with the knowledge, networks, and institutions necessary to improve their productivity, food security, and employment opportunities is a fundamental development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557925