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Worker retraining and transfer payments: The political economy of social protection
Jain, Sanjay - 2017
redistribution and retraining - that arguably characterize many reform packages. We analyse the interaction of compensatory … redistribution and retraining programmes, and demonstrate that the provision of redistributive programmes might distort incentives …. Conversely, it may be possible for an economic reform to win political support in the absence of compensatory redistribution …
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The experimented society: Interventions, social science, and the failure of post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan
Murtazashvili, Jennifer Brick - 2024
This paper critically examines the shortcomings of post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021, arguing that an overemphasis on measurable results and causal inference led to overly narrow, community-driven development interventions that failed to appreciate the complex...
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Personalistic policy-making in a vibrant democracy: Senegal's fragmented response to the 2007/08 food price crisis
Resnick, Danielle - 2013
Since independence, Senegal has been highly reliant on international markets to meet its food needs, and this tendency has only increased with rapid levels of urbanization in recent decades. Poor domestic cereal harvests prior to 2007 exacerbated this import-dependence during a time of high...
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"Delangokubona" and the distribution of rents and opportunity: An exploration of tensions over race-based policies of redress and redistribution in South Africa
Cawe, Ayabonga - 2022
Capital spending on infrastructure presents a significant counter-cyclical tool, however contested it might be in a society as unequal as South Africa. The history of racial capitalism, racebased exclusion from economic participation, and an enduring political economy based on the concentration...
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The political economy of food price policy in Nigeria
Olomola, Aderibigbe S. - 2013
The food crisis of 2008 in Nigeria was influenced by price changes in the world market and the escalation of the price of imported fuel into Nigeria which led to sharp increases in the prices of agricultural inputs and transportation cost. The soaring prices of food staples benefited the...
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Political economy and governance
Dietsche, Evelyn - 2017
This paper reviews the political economy of extractive resources and the associated resources sector governance agenda. The consensus that good sector governance improves the developmental impacts of extractive resources exploitation is premised on the understanding that institutions matter for...
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The dynamics of state-business relations between the Ethiopian state and Chinese private firms: A case study of the Eastern Industrial Park
Chen, Weiwei - 2021
Despite the Ethiopian government's commitment to attracting foreign direct investment to its emerging manufacturing sector and its shared interests with Chinese private businesses in building profitable investments, relations between Chinese private businesses and the Ethiopian government are...
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Political economy synthesis: The food policy crisis
Watson, Derrill D. - 2013
The food price crisis revealed contradictions in creating food policy. Much of the common policy response can be explained by a benevolent, unitary government. To understand the variance between countries, however, requires understanding fractured government decision-making, path dependency, and...
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The political economy of food pricing policy in China
Huang, Jikun; Yang, Jun; Rozelle, Scott - 2013
The overall goal of this paper is to analyse the political economy of food price policies in China during the global food crisis. The results show that given China's unique economic and political context and the nature of its agricultural markets, the government's reaction to the crisis was...
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Smoothing food price trends in Nigeria: Political economy issues and policy vistas
Olomola, Aderibigbe S. - 2015
This study reviews the political economy issues surrounding the 2008 food crisis in Nigeria; the lessons learned from management of the crisis; analyses the performance of policies aimed at stabilizing prices; and proffers policy measures for preventing future occurrence. The study finds that the...
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