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Why engendering PRSPs reduces poverty, and the case of Rwanda

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The gender employment gap : the effects of extended maternity leave policy in Viet Nam

Tu Thi Ngoc Le; Ngoc Thi Bich Pham - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2021

This study seeks to determine the effect on the gender employment gap and women's employment of the extension of … extensions of maternity leave and the gender employment gap in Viet Nam. The findings show that, on average, the new law did not … exacerbate the gender employment gap, and there was a narrowing of the gap in the formal jobs sector compared to the waged jobs …

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Mining for change : natural resources and industry in Africa

Page, John M. (ed.); Tarp, Finn (ed.) - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2020 - First edition

For a growing number of countries in Africa the discovery and exploitation of natural resources is a great opportunity, but one accompanied by considerable risks. This book presents research on how to better manage the revenues and opportunities associated with natural resources.

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Patriarchy and economic development : women's positions at the end of the twentieth century

Moghadam, Valentine M. (ed.) - 1996

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Manufacturing transformation : comparative studies of industrial development in Africa and emerging Asia

Newman, Carol (ed.); Page, John M. (ed.); Rand, John (ed.); … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2016 - First edition

While it is possible for economies to grow based on abundant land or natural resources, more often structural change-the shift of resources from low-productivity to high-productivity sectors-is the key driver of economic growth. Structural transformation is vital for Africa. The region's...

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The developer's dilemma : structural transformation, inequality dynamics, and inclusive growth

Alisjahbana, Armida S. (ed.); Sen, Kunal (ed.); … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2022

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Mining for change : natural resources and industry in Africa : a study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Page, John M. (ed.); Tarp, Finn (ed.) - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2020 - First edition

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Growth, structural transformation, and rural change in Viet Nam : a rising dragon on the move : a study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Ec...

Tarp, Finn (ed.) - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2017

"Many developing countries--Viet Nam included--continue to struggle to raise incomes per capita. A common feature of the growth and development process is a fundamental change in the pattern of economic activity, as households reallocate labour from traditional agriculture to more productive...

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Industries without smokestacks : industrialization in Africa reconsidered

Newfarmer, Richard S. (ed.); Page, John M. (ed.); … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2018

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The practice of industrial policy : government-business coordination in Africa and East Asia

Page, John M. (ed.); Tarp, Finn (ed.) - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2017 - First edition

This work examines how African policy makers might develop better coordination between the public and private sectors to identify the constraints to faster structural transformation, and to design, implement, and monitor policies to remove them

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