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also dialectically reshaped the goals and patterns of development during the post-Second World War period. The region is …This paper identifies historic patterns in the dialectic between nationalism and development across various East, South …, and Southeast Asian nations. Nationalism as the rationale for development is used by regimes to achieve high levels of …
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immediate post-colonial period. The paper further looks at industrialisation during the liberal phase. The current structure … policy to industrialization has not been adequate to propel industrial development in Uganda. State withdrawal from direct … involvement in industrial development was prematurely done and should be revisited …
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explore whether women who have achieved some agency from their work gain a stronger capacity for intra-household bargaining … jobs. Analytically, we draw on Amartya Sen's (1987) discussion on cooperative conflicts and on discussions of agency …
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This study represents the first attempt at an integrated approach to assessing the potential impacts of climate change on the national economy of South Africa via a number of (but not necessarily all) impact channels. The study focuses on outcomes by about 2050. The results show the multiple...
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Recent years have seen a proliferation of ‘composite indicators’ or ‘indexes’ of governance. Such measures can be useful tools for analysing governance, making public policy, building scientific knowledge, and even influencing ruling elites, but some are better tools than others and some...
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Malawi confronts a development imperative in a context of rising temperatures and deep uncertainty about precipitation … trends. We evaluate the implications of climate change for overall growth and development prospects to 2050. We focus on …
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recently been called the 'capability trap' in development - which results in many interventions producing new forms that are …
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The World Bank is uniquely positioned to identify and disseminate innovative development practices. Based on his thirty … Bank focusing on dominant development paradigms, client and stakeholder relationships and the organization's operational …
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. Whilst US aid has correctly been cited as key factor in explaining the rapid post-war development of South Korea and Taiwan …
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recovery to structural transformation. This paper reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of …-based strategies exemplified under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). …
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