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Adaptation to climate variability and change in Uganda: Are there gender differences across households?

Guloba, Madina - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014

This paper hypothesizes that adaptation to climate change is influenced by the gender of the decision maker of the household. Using a two-wave household panel survey dataset, choice of adaptation strategies employed by female- and male-headed households a

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A Macro Policy for Poverty Eradication through Structural Change

Sobhan, Rehman - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2005

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Household Financial Assets in the Process of Development

Honohan, Patrick - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006

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Finance and Growth: An Empirical Assessment of the Indian Economy

Das, Pranab Kumar; Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2007

between the financial development, output growth and allocation of credit which makes sense from the standpoint of economic …

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Vulnerability, Trust and Microcredit: The Case of China?s Rural Poor

Turvey, Calum G.; Kong, Rong - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008

investigates the role of microcredit in China. It is argued that in China the conventional wisdom is to provide credit using … China. It explains why, in the absence of trust, rural credit corporations do not make loans to the very poor. Furthermore …, the model explains how Central party policies on rural credit can actually crowd out micro finance institution (MFI) and …

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Political Connections and Investment in Rural Vietnam

Tarp, Finn; Markussen, Thomas - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011

development: if households without connections could obtain equally strong property rights and accessto credit and insurance as …

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Botswana as a Role Model for Country Success

Robinson, James A. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009

I argue that the economic success of Botswana can be explained by the historical development of its institutions which is related to the trajectory of the Tswana states over the past 200 years. These institutions created a much more stable and accountable government than elsewhere in Africa...

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Who really leads development?

Andrews, Matt - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013

.Leadership. is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies focused on individua

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How do governments become great? Ten cases, two competing explanations, one large research agenda

Andrews, Matt - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013

Governments can play great roles in their countries, regions, and cities; facilitating or leading the resolution of festering problems and opening new pathways for progress. Examples are more numerous than one might imagine and raise an important question

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Overcoming the limits of institutional reform in Uganda

Andrews, Matt; Bategeka, Lawrence - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013

This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms actively and consistently for three decades now, and has produced many laws, processes and structures that are .best in class. in Africa (and

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