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jeopardize economic performance and development going forward, drawing lessons for other developing countries. …
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Africa.s improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from … recovery to structural transformation. This paper reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of …
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studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies ….Leadership. is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent …
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Governments can play great roles in their countries, regions, and cities; facilitating or leading the resolution of festering problems and opening new pathways for progress. Examples are more numerous than one might imagine and raise an important question
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This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms actively and consistently for three decades now, and has produced many laws, processes and structures that are .best in class. in Africa (and
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trends. We evaluate the implications of climate change for overall growth and development prospects to 2050. We focus on …Malawi confronts a development imperative in a context of rising temperatures and deep uncertainty about precipitation …
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Public sector reforms are commonplace in developing countries. Much of the literature about these reforms reflects on their failures. This paper asks about the successes and investigates which of two competing theories best explain why some reforms exhibi
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This study links a multi-sectoral regionalized dynamic computable general equilibrium model of Ethiopia with a system of country-specific hydrology, crop, road and hydropower engineering models to simulate the economic impacts of climate change towards 2050. In the absence of externally funded...
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The Chilean development story of the last two to three decades is a mix of successes in the macro, growth, poverty and … trade fronts but also of failure in reducing chronic inequality of income and wealth. In addition, the current growth … development model include urban insecurity and rising crime, pollution, pressure on natural resources, congestion and social …
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development of the Swiss economy in the nineteenth and twentieth century. We describe how Switzerland evolved from a relatively … markets as well as a high degree of competition were crucial for the development of the Swiss economy. In addition, the Swiss …
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