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Foreign aid, urbanization and green cities
Li, Jun - 2013
Rapid urbanization, and particularly the associated problems of urban poverty, unsustainable development and environmental degradation, pose an enormous challenge to many developing countries. In the last decade more foreign aid has been diverted to urbanization and green city development. This...
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Employment, unemployment, and underemployment in Africa
Golub, Stephen S.; Hayat, Faraz - 2014
This paper documents and analyses the predominance of informal employment in Africa and shows that lack of demand for … economy and exports of labour-intensive products are vital to boosting the demand for labour in Africa. Africa has some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230912
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How do we increase the share of aid to agriculture in Africa?
Quartey, Peter - 2014
African countries. Thus, any policy initiative targeted towards poverty reduction in Africa should consider the agricultural ….5 per cent, and humanitarian 11.9 per cent. Using secondary data and country-case studies from Africa, the study …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010233568
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Foreign aid and sustainable agriculture in Africa
Umbadda, Siddig; Elgizouli, Ismail - 2013
high priority. Both volume and share of aid earmarked for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa not only remained low, around …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009789056
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The theory and practice of agriculture, growth, and development in Africa
Badiane, Ousmane; Makombe, Tsitsi - 2014
Africa's improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from … agriculture therein, and the pace of structural transformation in Africa over the last 50 years. The evolution has involved …-based strategies exemplified under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). …
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The political economy of food price policy : the case study of India
Ganguly, Kavery; Gulati, Ashok - 2013
India did not experience any food price spikes during 2007-08 when global food prices erupted. It was partly due to India's ban on exports of wheat and common rice. But the fiscal stimulus that the government provided in 2009 in the wake of G8 countries' call to avert economic recession, coupled...
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Food policy volatility and EU policies
Swinnen, Johan F. M.; Knops, Louise; Van Herck, Kristine - 2013
Changes in global food prices have affected EU producers and consumers and have triggered policy reactions through the EU's political process. In particular, the EU and member states responded by social policies to protect their consumers, attempts to regulate 'speculation' on agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009725749
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Climate variability and agricultural productivity in MENA region
Drine, Imed - 2011
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is particularly vulnerable to climate change. The severity of climate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009408857
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The political economy of food price policy : the case of Zambia
Chapoto, Antony - 2012
dealing with future food crises. -- food crises ; political economy ; maize grain ; Zambia ; Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009671860
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Climate change, agriculture, and food security in Tanzania
Arndt, Channing; Farmer, Will; Strzepek, Ken; Thurlow, James - 2011
The consequences of climate change for agriculture and food security in developing countries are of serious concern. Due to their reliance on rain-fed agriculture both as a source of income and consumption, many low-income countries are generally considered to be most vulnerable to climate...
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