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Francois, Joseph F.; Hoekman, Bernard - 2009

Since the mid-1980s a substantial body of research has taken shape on trade in services. Much of this is inspired by the WTO or regional trade agreements, especially the EU. However, an increasing number of papers focus on the impacts of unilateral services sector liberalization. The literature...

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Cultural assimilation, cultural diffusion and the origin of the wealth of nations

Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2007

This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion,...

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Early starts, reversals and catchup in the process of economic development

Chanda, Areendam; Putterman, Louis - 2004

Early states like China, India, Italy and Greece have been experiencing more rapid economic growth in recent decades than have later-comers to agriculture and statehood like New Guinea, the Congo, and Uruguay. We show that more rapid growth by early starters has been the norm in economic...

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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations

Ashrafy, Quamrul; Galorz, Oded - 2011

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Community Development in Trinidad and Tobago: 1943-1973 : from welfare to patronage

Craig, Susan E. - 1974

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Mainstreaming Migration in Development Agendas : Assessment of South Asian Countries

Wickramasekara, Piyasiri - 2015

There has been increased emphasis on the linkages between international migration and development at international, regional and national levels in the past two decades. This recognition of migration as a developmental tool has generated calls for mainstreaming migration in development with some...

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Centenary Rural Development Bank, Uganda: A Flagship of Rural Bank Reform in Africa

Seibel, Hans Dieter - 2003

areas than any other institution in Uganda. With minimum deposits of $6 and minimum loans of $30, access barriers are low … Uganda as a trust fund in 1983, it developed a strength in savings mobilization but performed poorly as a financial … the most successful financial intermediary in Uganda. This has made the bank the African flagship of rural and …

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Women And Men In Rural Microfinance: The Case Of Uganda

Seibel, Hans Dieter; Almeyda, Gloria - 2002

Uganda, where 85 % of the population live in rural areas, has experienced a rapid rise of rural and microfinance over … expansion of sustainable financial services to women is best achieved in Uganda not through women-only programs, but by a broad … MFIs and banks; and the development of gender-sensitive strategies in different culture areas of Uganda based on the …

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Uganda Microfinance Union (Umu): A Case Study

Almeyda, Gloria - 2002

The Uganda Microfinance Union (UMU) has become one of Uganda?s leading microfinance institutions. It began four years …

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Centenary Rural Development Bank, Uganda: A Flagship of Rural Bank Reform in Africa

Seibel, Hans Dieter - 2002

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