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Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : Market Structure, Farm Constraints and Grass-root Institutions
Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas - 2017
food and cash crop sectors and whether these sectors can contribute to economic transformation and poverty reduction in … increase productivity and break out of a vicious cycle in which low productivity exacerbates vulnerability to poverty. In a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397470
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Marine Resource Conservation and Poverty Reduction Strategies in Tanzania
Sesabo, Jennifer Kasanda (contributor) - 2007
villages to have conservation-development policies/programs that lead to poverty reduction. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520679
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Economic Growth and Development in Ethiopia
Heshmati, Almas (ed.); Yoon, Haeyeon (ed.) - 2018
contributions” -- Chapter 2. Tsegaye Mulugeta, “Impacts of Improved Agricultural Technology Adoption on Rural Poverty: Evidence from … Rural Farmers: An Analysis based on Survey Data of Ethiopia” -- Chapter 8. Getu Tigre, “Multidimensional Poverty and its … and alleviating poverty in the country. The studies cover transition from rural agriculture to urban industry and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013256170
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Innovation, Human Capital and Trade Competitiveness : How Are They Connected and Why Do They Matter?
Weresa, Marzenna Anna (contributor) - 2014
Preface -- Part I Human Capital and Innovations vs. Competitive Advantages in Foreign Trade -- Chapter 1 Theoretical Grounds of the Development of Long-Term Competitive Advantages in International Trade -- Chapter 2 Human Capital and Innovation: Basic Concepts, Measures and Interdependencies --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017197
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Technological Change and Skill Development in Arab Gulf Countries
Nour, Samia Mohamed - 2013
This book discusses skill formation, upskilling of workers, and their interaction with technological change in Gulf countries. Heavy dependence on oil, the 'Dutch Disease', and the high incidence of unskilled foreign workers have caused serious structural imbalances in the labour market in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017276
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Poverty Alleviation Investment and Private Economy in China : An Exploration of The Guangcai Programme
Wang, Lin - 2014
Programme -- Chapter III：Theoretical Structure of the Guangcai Programme -- Chapter IV：The Guangcai Programme and the Poverty … Alleviation Mechanism of NGOs -- Chapter V：The Guangcai Programme and the Transformation of China's Poverty Alleviation -- Chapter … VI：The Guangcai Programme and Transformation of Poverty-Alleviation Model. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017196
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Financing the Family : Remittances to Central America in a Time of Crisis
Inchauste, Gabriela (ed.); Stein, Ernesto (ed.) - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Interest in learning how to make the most of the potential developmental benefits of remittance flows has grown worldwide. Financing the Family adds to that body of knowledge with a summary of recent research that emphasizes experimental approaches, focuses on Central America, and analyzes the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106401
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Policy Signals and Market Responses : A 50-Year History of Zambia’s Relationship with Foreign Capital
Barton, Stuart John - 2016
The study presents archival evidence to show how President Kaunda raised political and economic exclusivity in Zambia … in the early years of Zambia's independence, and how this retarded capital investment. Despite formal reforms and a new … government, this institutional mechanism still dominates and constrains Zambia's political economy today. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397232
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Efficiency of Elementary Education in India : Empirical Evidence Using a Nonparametric Data Envelopment Approach
Ghose, Arpita - 2017
poverty line and the density of population. The study covers the period 2005-06 to 2010-11 and all the states and union …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397109
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Developments in Islamic Finance : Challenges and Initiatives
Rizvi, Syed Aun R. (ed.); Saba, Irum (ed.) - 2017
This book presents empirical research that addresses the latest issues and innovative products in Islamic banking and finance around the world. Chapters from expert contributors cover a wide range of topics, including the various issues in stock markets, an overview of takaful, a roadmap for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397281