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Agribusinesses, smallholder tenure security, and plot-level investments: Evidence from rural Tanzania
Sipangule, Kacana - 2017
The last decade has witnessed an increase in the interest in agricultural land in developing countries. While a great deal of attention has been paid to understanding the impacts of this increased interest in agricultural land, very little is known about how local smallholder communities are...
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The impact of commercialization of rice on household welfare in rural Viet Nam
Cazzuffi, Chiara; McKay, Andrew D.; Perge, Emilie - 2018
The past 30 years have seen a consistent increase in agricultural commercialization in rural Viet Nam, at the same time when rural residents have moved increasingly into non-agricultural activities. The contribution of the latter to welfare improvement and poverty reduction is well known; in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943935
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The rise of a middle class in East and Southern Africa: Implications for food system transformation
Tschirley, David; Reardon, Thomas; Dolislager, Michael; … - 2014
We examine the implications of the rise of a middle class in East and Southern Africa for food consumption patterns and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494241
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Youth in Tanzania's urbanizing mining settlements: Prospecting a mineralized future
Bryceson, Deborah Fahy - 2014
the current and future development of mining. Focusing on Tanzania as typical of the emerging new mineralizing Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343199
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Is small beautiful? Small Enterprise, aid and employment in Africa
Page, John; Söderbom, Måns - 2012
Africa, but they also have higher failure rates. Ignoring firm exit exaggerates net employment growth. Using panel data for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319821
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A re-examination of the relation between democracy and international trade: The case of Africa
Balding, Christopher - 2011
Scholars and policy makers believe that democracy will bring prosperity through integration into the global economy via increased international trade. This study tests two theories as to why democracies might trade more. First, political freedom may be correlated with economic freedom, thus...
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Populist strategies in African democracies
Resnick, Danielle - 2010
strategies by political parties during recent presidential elections in Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia. Specifically, the paper … argues that the nature of party competition in Africa, combined with rapid urbanization and informalization of the labour … Africa intersect with voting behaviour and political party development. …
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Poverty and wellbeing impacts of microfinance: What do we know?
Maîtrot, Mathilde; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017
Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against poverty. Yet, the question of whether access to credit leads to poverty reduction and improved wellbeing remains open. To address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943793
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Do tax administrative interventions targeted at small businesses improve tax compliance and revenue collection? Evidence from Ugandan administrative tax data
Jouste, Maria; Nalukwago, Milly I.; Waiswa, Ronald - 2021
This paper conducts an impact evaluation of the effects of two tax administration interventions-a taxpayer register expansion and education programme, and a new electronic filing system for presumptive tax-on the number of small business taxpayers and presumptive tax revenues in Uganda. Using a...
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An assessment of presumptive tax in Uganda: Evaluating the 2020 reform and four alternative reform scenarios using UGAMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda
Waiswa, Ronald; Lastunen, Jesse; Wright, Gemma Clare; … - 2021
Presumptive tax, a final tax on business income, was introduced in Uganda in 1997. The latest reform to the regime in July 2020 sought to make the system more progressive, simpler and fairer to small firms. In this work, we evaluate the reform, focusing on its revenue implications based on...
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