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The Little Data Book on Gender in Africa 2012/2013
World Bank - 2013
The Little Data Book on Gender in Africa 2012/13 provides a summary collection of gender statistics on Africa available … • Health • Labor force and wages • Women’s empowerment. Designed to provide all those interested in Africa with quick reference … occurring in Africa. For free access to Africa Development Indicators online, please visit http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog …
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Market integration and structural transformation in a poor rural economy
Söderbom, Måns - 2009
"By developing a simple theoretical model of the impact of market integration on sectoral output and employment in a poor rural setting, this paper demonstrates that trade can induce asymmetric growth. Under certain, plausible, assumptions, the non-farm sector will grow much faster than the...
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Small enterprise growth and the rural investment climate : evidence from Tanzania
Kinda, Tidiane - 2008
"This paper analyzes characteristics of nonfarm enterprises, their employment growth patterns, and constraints in doing business in rural Tanzania. Using unique survey data, the authors describe a low-return sector struggling to compete in a difficult business environment. However, about...
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The returns to participation in the nonfarm sector in rural Rwanda
Paternostro, Stefano - 2004
"Dabalen, Paternostro, and Pierre investigate the differences in outcomes (earnings and consumption) between individuals (households) who participate in the nonfarm sector and those who do not. They use propensity score matching methods where they create appropriate comparison groups of...
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Russian views of the transition in the rural sector : structures, policy outcomes, and adaptive responses
Norsworthy, L. Alexander (contributor) - 2000
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Ethiopia - Diversifying the Rural Economy : An Assessment of the Investment Climate for Small and Informal Enterprises
World Bank - 2012
Ethiopia's rural non-farm sector is significant and participation is increasing. The sector is particularly important for women and poorer households. Non-farm enterprises provide income-earning opportunities to those lacking alternative options and supplementary income for farming households....
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Results of the Rural Investment Climate Assessment (RICA) in Indonesia : Final Report
World Bank - 2012
The Rural Investment Climate Survey (RICS) carried out in 2006 sampled more than 2,500 predominantly very small firms in six rural districts in Indonesia [Labuhan Batu (North Sumatra), Kutai (East Kalimantan), Barru (South Sulawesi), Malang Java), Badung (Bali), Sumbawa (NTB)]. It compiled...
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Tanzania - Pilot Rural Investment Climate Assessment : Stimulating Non-Farm Microenterprise Growth
World Bank - 2012
Tanzania's Pilot Rural Investment Climate Assessment (RICA) measures the economic environment of non-farm entrepreneurs. The pilot assessment has three key objectives: it aims to better understand the rural non-farm economy in Tanzania, shed light on rural enterprise dynamics and business...
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Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 1. Summary Report
World Bank - 2013
The major constraints to RNF growth, according to a large survey of rural entrepreneurs,' include (1) flood and natural disasters; (2) access to electricity; (3) road conditions, (4) access to finance and (5) transportation to markets. Bangladesh's vulnerability to frequent floods and other...
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Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 2. Main Report
World Bank - 2013
The major constraints to RNF growth, according to a large survey of rural entrepreneurs,' include (1) flood and natural disasters; (2) access to electricity; (3) road conditions, (4) access to finance and (5) transportation to markets. Bangladesh's vulnerability to frequent floods and other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559312