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The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Egypt

Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012

The study focuses on the period 2004.09 during which Egypt experienced food crisis. The political economy context on …

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Risk experiments in gains and losses: A case study for Benin

Gheyssens, Jonathan; Gunther, Isabel - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012

The aim of this paper is to expand our knowledge on risk aversion among the poor by conducting experiments that do not only test risk aversion in small and large stakes but also in risky gains and risky losses. To our knowledge, this is the first attempt

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Innovative Delivery Mechanisms for Increased Aid Budgets

Clarke, Matthew - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011

The Australian government will double its Official Development Assistance by 2015 (over 2010 levels). Innovative delivery mechanisms will be required to ensure aid is spent efficiently. In addition to traditional delivery mechanisms.bilateral, multilateral.the Australian government has piloted a...

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Market Reforms and Women Workers in Vietnam: A Case Study of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Moghadam, V.M. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1993

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Creation-Date: 2010

Wolf, Alison - World Institute for Development Economic Research …

to the ‘early’ industrializing countries of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It shows that women are far more … greater equality is rooted in educational opportunities; and argues that both educational provision, and women’s entry into …

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Women and Landed Property in Urban India: Negotiating Closed Doors and Windows of Opportunity

Baruah, Bipasha - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

conducted in Ahmedabad in collaboration with the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA). The author describes the formal and …

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Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries

Minniti, Maria; Naudé, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

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Urbanization and the South Asian Enigma: A Case Study of India

Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb; James, K. S. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

women in South Asian societies. This paper examines this tenet in the context of India, with particular emphasis on possible … policies relating to women’s empowerment against a backdrop of rapid urbanization. …

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Can We Eradicate Hunger?

Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008

World hunger is prevalent yet receives relatively less attention compared to poverty. The MDGs have taken a step to address this with the resolution of halving the number of starving people in the world by 2015. A substantial and sustainable reduction in hunger will also greatly improve the...

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Ethics, Rhetoric and Politics of Post-conflict Reconstruction: How Can the Concept of Social Contract Help Us in Understanding How to Make Peace Work?

Hellsten, Sirkku K. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006

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