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The state and development
Evans, Peter B.; Heller, Patrick - 2018
development, defined as enhanced well-being and human flourishing, and democracy, defined as accountability to the deliberatively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913165
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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : Bolivia country study
Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015
During the 2000s Bolivia experienced moderate economic growth and improved all labour market indicators. The economy … suffered a slowdown as a consequence of the international crisis of 2008, but Bolivia sustained positive growth rates during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334075
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Migration and inheritance practices in the Bolivian Altiplano
Michels, Anne - 2011
collected at both ends of the migration link in Bolivia, we are able to show that migrant children significantly influence the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009231288
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Informality and pension reforms in Bolivia : the case of Renta Dignidad
Canelas, Carla; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2021
examining the effect of Bolivia's Renta Dignidad, a universal non-contributory old-age pension that covers all Bolivians aged 60 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550146
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Governance and COVID-19 in Bolivia
Hummel, Calla; Velasco Guachalla, V. Ximena; … - 2022
original daily data on COVID-19 cases, deaths, movements, and policies at the subnational level from Bolivia's nine departments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013203108
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Schooling and labour market impacts of Bolivia's Bono Juancito Pinto
Canelas, Carla; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2018
In 2006, the Bolivian government introduced a large-scale cash transfer programme, Bono Juancito Pinto (BJP). Exploiting the exogenous variation of the programme expansion, this paper examines the impact of BJP on schooling and child labour. The analysis suggests that the transfer increases the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011808874
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The state and the "legalization" of illicit financial flows : trading gold in Bolivia
Brugger, Fritz; Proksik, Joschka; Fischer, Felicitas - 2022
to permit the formal export of gold shipments that have been illicitly sourced or transferred. Evidence from Bolivia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013479554
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Does the African middle class defend democracy? : evidence from Kenya
Cheeseman, Nic - 2014
Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010381387
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Aid and governance in vulnerable states : Bangladesh and Pakistan since 1971
Khan, Mushtaq H. - 2013
Bangladesh and Pakistan had very divergent experiences with aid after 1971. Politics in Pakistan was less inclusive in terms of opportunities for intermediate class political entrepreneurs. In this context, the significant role of military aid to Pakistan had very negative effects on its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010200375
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The impact of democracy on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, 1982 - 2012
Masaki, Takaaki; Van de Walle, Nicolas - 2014
Does democracy promote economic growth? There is still an ongoing debate over the economic implications of democracy … 43 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period of 1982-2012, we find strong evidence that democracy is positively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010252703