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: globalisation, inequality and poverty; governance, civil society and poverty; and resource degradation, institutions and conflict … with these and other related questions. "Globalisation, Poverty and Conflict" examines the inter-relationships between … globalisation, poverty and conflict. It complements current debates in the field of development studies and, in an era in which …
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8: Religion and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Unbundling Relgious Institutions -- Chapter 9: Spatial Spillover Effects of …This book focuses on the role of economic and political institutions in economic development. The book offers fresh … Countries -- Chapter 5: Oil and Economic Development in the MENA Region: Why Institutions Matter -- Chapter 6: Do Remittances …
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This book seeks to clarify the positive and negative lessons in the experiences of late development under neoliberal globalization. Dic Lo explores competing theories, with a view to constructing an alternative synthesis that transcends neoliberalism, placing greater emphasis on solidarity and...
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During the past decade, cotton prices remained considerably below other agricultural prices (although they recovered toward the end of 2010). Yet, between 2000-04 and 2005-09 world cotton production increased 13 percent. This paper conjectures that biotechnology-induced productivity improvements...
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This paper provides a review of the literature on the development impact of migration and remittances on origin countries and on destination countries in the South. International migration is an ever-growing phenomenon that has important development implications for both sending and receiving...
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The global financial crisis has not only dealt a major blow to the global economy, but also shaken confidence in economic management in the developed world and the economic models that guide it. The crisis has revealed major market failures, especially in the housing bubble and its transmission...
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