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This paper considers the impact of agriculture and international trade development on income distribution and economic …
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This piece synthesizes the development strategies of Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam and draws some relevant … institutions for productive investment in both agriculture and industry, avoidance of severe inequalities and political conflict …
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agriculture therein, and the pace of structural transformation in Africa over the last 50 years. The evolution has involved … shifting roles of industry vs. agriculture and that of government, and the public sector vs. markets and the private sector …. Government intervention in favour of industrialization in the 1960s-1970s resulted in the neglect of agriculture, poor growth …
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Although agriculture is important for the livelihood of most Africans, especially the poor, donors did not accord it a … high priority. Both volume and share of aid earmarked for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa not only remained low, around …
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accelerated growth of both agriculture and non-agricultural sectors. Vast challenges of still widespread poverty and food …
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used to achieve the joint objectives of development, mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in agriculture in the … developing world. The results show that agriculture is underinvested and foreign aid has not increased sufficiently to assist … developing countries achieve sustainable agriculture; substantial funds are needed to finance the wide range of measures for …
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We employ a novel approach to investigate the reasons for a low demand for agricultural insurance. We confirm that farmers systematically undervalue agricultural insurance. First, we find that private transfers, mainly from family members, explain under-valuation of agricultural insurance....
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We examine important changes in agriculture in Viet Nam in the context of ongoing structural changes in the economy. We … misallocation in agriculture during the period between 2006 and 2016. Despite rapid growth in agricultural productivity and a …
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Using survey data from rural Vietnam, this paper documents a statistically significant, positive effect of self …
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livelihood. Moreover, this agriculture has become increasingly commercialized over time. This paper uses the five wave VARHS …
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