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China and India : country role models of development success?

Santos-Paulino, Amelia U. - 2010

The paper discusses views on China and India as country role models. In so doing the article recounts the economic and … jeopardize economic performance and development going forward, drawing lessons for other developing countries. -- China ; India …

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India's economic development since independence : an interpretative survey

Sen, Kunal - 2023

When India became a republic in 1950, the economy was primarily agrarian, with threefifths of output originating from … declining growth. In this paper, we describe India's economic foundation, paying particular interest to the processes of … independence. We then discuss the economic policies that have underpinned India's economic development. Next, we discuss the …

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Agro-industry, exports, and income distribution : a multiplier decomposition analysis for Myanmar

Seventer, Dirk van; Tarp, Finn - 2020

This paper considers the impacts of agro-industry development and international trade on income distribution in Myanmar, focusing on low-income rural households. We use a social accounting matrix multiplier (SAM) decomposition model featuring detailed economic linkages. After describing the...

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An economy-wide perspective on aspects of electricity supply in Myanmar

Seventer, Dirk van - 2021

Myanmar's economy has experienced political and economic transformations since 2011 by means of diverse economic reforms. However, the power sector is still struggling to fulfil electricity demand. This study will examine aspects of the electricity sector in an economy-wide perspective by means...

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Development and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Addison, Tony; Pikkarainen, Ville; Rönkkö, Risto; … - 2017

This paper puts sub-Saharan Africa's economic development into perspective. While much did not go as hoped for at independence, much of the region has been on a more promising development trajectory since the mid-1990s, as we illustrate using growth, poverty, and human development indicators. We...

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Lessons from post-colonial Malaysian economic development

Jomo Kwame Sundaram; Wee Chong Hui - 2010

Malaysian economic development has been shaped by public policy in response to changing national and external conditions. Public investments peaked in the 1970s and early 1980s, until the policy reversals driven by sovereign debt concerns and new policy ideology fads. Foreign investments...

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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 recovery to structural transformation. This paper reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of agriculture therein, and the pace of structural...

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Impact of sectoral allocation of foreign aid on gender equity and human development

Pickbourn, Lynda; Ndikumana, Léonce - 2013

While developing countries have made some progress in achieving human development since the turn of the century, many are still lagging behind in important human development goals such as education, health, nutrition and access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation. Moreover, gender...

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Aid to Africa : the changing context

Addison, Tony; Singhal, Saurabh; Tarp, Finn - 2013

To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its economy. Ongoing globalization - in trade, finance, and technology - opens up new possibilities for structural transformation, but also new risks as Africa's integration with...

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The ideal of gender justice and the UNSCR 1325 : two case studies ; Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Hellsten, Sirkku K. - 2013

The paper examines why the efforts to promote gender justice by development aid have not succeeded in dealing with deeply-rooted structural injustices which prevent the realization of social justice and gender equality. The study analyses the implementation of the UNSCR 1325 "Women, Peace, and...

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