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Remoteness and Unbalanced Growth: Understanding Divergence Across Indian Districts
Das, Samarjit; Ghate, Chetan; Robertson, Peter E. - eSocialSciences - 2013
The existing literature on Indian growth finds no evidence of convergence across states. This represents a puzzle given the relatively free flows of capital, labor and commodities across state borders. A new data set of district level income and socio-economic data is used to explore the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945451
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Asian Economic Integration ASEAN+3+1 or ASEAN+1s?
Batra, Amita - eSocialSciences - 2010
In this paper an attempt is made to evaluate the most efficient approach to regional economic integration in Asia. Given that ASEAN is an existing regional bloc in Asia, alternative approaches to the alignment of China, Japan, Korea and India with ASEAN for the formation of the ASEAN+4 trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008598647
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A Green Venture Fund to Finance Clean Technology for Developing Countries
Wheeler, David; Nassiry, Darius - eSocialSciences - 2011
A structure for the green venture fund (GVF) and explain the design rationale, operating principles and key parameters for two funds of funds for technology innovation and deployment is proposed. Some key issues to be considered, including differential treatment of public and private investors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002235
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China in Africa: A Macroeconomic Perspective
Christensen, Benedicte Vibe - eSocialSciences - 2010
In recent years, China has dramatically expanded its financing and foreign direct investment to Africa. This expansion … has served the political and economic interests of China while providing Africa with much-needed technology and financial … resources. This paper looks at China’s role in Africa from the Chinese perspective. [Working Paper No. 230]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008690940
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The Return of the Prodigy Son: Do Return Migrants Make Better Leaders?
Mercier, Marion - eSocialSciences - 2013
This paper investigates the impact of political leaders’ migration experience on the quality of their leadership. A database is constructed on the personal background of 932 politicians who were at the head of the executive power in a developing country over the 1960-2004 period. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133117
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Global Hunger Index 2013 - The Challenge of Hunger: Building Resilience to Achieve Food and Nutrition Security
eSocialSciences; International Food Policy Research … - 2013
. Across regions and countries, GHI scores vary considerably. South Asia and Africa south of the Sahara are home to the highest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133287
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Worldwide Incidence of Malaria in 2009: Estimates, Time Trends, and a Critique of Methods
Cibulskis, Richard E; Aregawi, Maru; Williams, Ryan; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
Measuring progress towards Millennium Development Goal 6, including estimates of, and time trends in, the number of malaria cases, has relied on risk maps constructed from surveys of parasite prevalence, and on routine case reports compiled by health ministries. A critique of both methods are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493975
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The Negative Consequences of Overambitious Curricula in Developing Countries
Pritchett, Lant; Beatty, Amanda - eSocialSciences - 2012
. Using data from three recent studies in South Asia and Africa, it is shown that a majority of students spend years of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010543506
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Hepatitis B and the Case of the Missing Women
Oster, Emily - eSocialSciences - 2005
In many Asian countries the ratio of male to female population is higher than in the West -- as high as 1.07 in China and India, and even higher in Pakistan. A number of authors (most notably Sen, 1992) have suggested that this imbalance reflects excess female mortality and, as a result, have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528169
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Enhancing Rural Livelihoods
Matthews, Paul; Young, John - eSocialSciences - 2007
country studies carried out with partners in Argentina, Uruguay, Tanzania, South Africa, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. ICT was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528305