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While policies and institutional arrangements aimed at intensification and growth of the Indian agriculture sector are inevitable for the livelihoods and food security of the country's vast population, the inclusion of land-constrained farmers especially women, therein requires certain...
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Poverty and health are inextricably linked as the poor are always the first to suffer from degraded soil, water, and environment. For poor farmers in developing countries, inappropriate use of pesticides is known to be a serious problem. To investigate if adoption of organic agriculture leads to...
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globalization and economic integration in East Asia, there is significant potential for the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector …
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. SME policies must encourage diversification and collaboration that cut across traditional industry groupings to form a …
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global financial crisis on the PRC's SMEs, focusing the discussion on the causes of and resulting problems from SME … development of SMEs and puts forward relevant measures in the context of an SME credit guarantee, the expansion of financing …
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Supply chain management in Asia is a relatively new topic but is a key challenge for all Asiabased manufacturers and traders trying to integrate into the "global market." The purpose of this paper is to describe key supply chain issues faced in Asia. Many of these issues are related to the...
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This paper surveys studies of the importance of Central Asian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the economy …
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Confronted by the current global economic crisis, Taipei, China's economy has suffered much like its neighbors. However, Taipei, China is different from other East Asia economies in several aspects. First, Taipei, China's industrial organization is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises...
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Germany's bank-based financial system provides a high level of financial inclusion, measured by bank outreach and use of financial services. However, the most vulnerable individuals and small enterprises in Germany tend to be excluded or credit constrained. The quality of financial inclusion is...
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Many reforms have taken place in Indonesia following the Asian financial crisis of 1997 - 1998. The government has embarked upon institutional transformation, making the country one of the region's most vibrant democracies. In social, economic, and political areas, Indonesia has seen much...
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