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Gender Inequality in Multidimensional Welfare Deprivation in West Africa : The Case of Burkina Faso and Togo

Agbodji, Ako??t?? Ega; Batana, Y??l?? Maweki; … - 2013

counting approach to examine gender issues in Burkina Faso and Togo using household surveys. Focusing on six dimensions … Burkina Faso, while the reverse situation is true in Togo. Gender inequality is observed in all dimensions since women always … contribution to gender inequality in Togo. There is also a positive correlation between multidimensional deprivation and women …

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Potential Impact of Higher Food Prices on Poverty : Summary Estimates for a Dozen West and Central African Countries

Wodon, Quentin; Tsimpo, Clarence; Backiny-Yetna, Prospere - 2012

Concerns have been raised about the impact of rising food prices worldwide on the poor. To assess the impact of rising food prices in any particular country it is necessary to look at both the impact on food producers who are poor or near-poor and could benefit from an increase in prices and...

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Corridors without Borders in West Africa

Lebrand, Mathilde - 2021

This paper estimates the welfare gains from upgrading several major regional corridors in West Africa. It uses a quantitative economic geography framework with trade within and across countries and mobility of people within countries to assess the economic impacts of the reduction in trade costs...

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A Systemic Analysis of Land Markets and Land Institutions in West African Cities : Rules and Practices--The Case of Bamako, Mali

Durand-Lasserve, Alain; Durand-Lasserve, Maylis; Selod, … - 2014

This paper presents a new type of land market analysis relevant to cities with plural tenure systems as in West Africa. The methodology hinges on a systemic analysis of land delivery channels, which helps to show how land is initially made available for circulation, how tenure can be formalized...

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Are There Lasting Impacts of Aid to Poor Areas? Evidence from Rural China

Chen, Shaohua; Mu, Ren; Ravallion, Martin - 2012

The paper revisits the site of a large, World Bank-financed, rural development program in China 10 years after it began and four years after disbursements ended. The program emphasized community participation in multi-sectoral interventions (including farming, animal husbandry, infrastructure...

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Income Diversification in Zimbabwe : Welfare Implications from Urban and Rural Areas

Ersado, Lire - 2012

The author examines, taking into account the urban-rural divides, the changes and welfare implications of income diversification in Zimbabwe following macroeconomic policy changes and droughts of the early 1990s. Data from two comparable national income, consumption and expenditure surveys in...

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Empowerment and Local Level Conflict Mediation in Indonesia : A Comparative Analysis of Concepts, Measures, and Project Efficacy

Gibson, Christopher; Woolcock, Michael - 2012

The notion of empowerment has been more often deductively claimed than carefully defined or inductively assessed by development scholars and practitioners alike. The authors define and assess empowerment through an in-depth examination of the extent to which a large community development project...

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Community-Based and Driven Development : A Critical Review

Mansuri, Ghazala; Rao, Vijayendra - 2013

Community-based (and driven) development (CBD/CDD) projects have become an important form of development assistance, with the World Bank's portfolio alone approximating 7 billion dollars. The authors review the conceptual foundations of CBD/CDD initiatives. Given the importance of the topic,...

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Export Commodity Production and Broad-Based Rural Development : Coffee and Cocoa in the Dominican Republic

Siegel, Paul B.; Alwang, Jeff - 2013

An estimated 80,000-100,000 Dominican farmers produce coffee and cocoa, nearly 40 percent of all agricultural producers. The sectors also provide employment for tens of thousands of field laborers and persons employed in linked economic activities. The majority of coffee and cocoa producers are...

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The Returns to Participation in the Nonfarm Sector in Rural Rwanda

Dabalen, Andrew; Paternostro, Stefano; Pierre, Ga??lle - 2013

In this paper, we investigate the differences in outcomes (earnings and consumption) between individuals (households) who participate in the non-farm sector and those who do not. We use propensity score matching methods, where we create appropriate comparison groups of individuals and...

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