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Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh : Sustaining Poverty Reduction

World Bank Group - 2016

The rural economy in Bangladesh has been a powerful source of economic growth and has substantially reduced poverty, especially since 2000, but the remarkable transformation and unprecedented dynamism in rural Bangladesh are an underexplored, underappreciated, and largely untold story. The...

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Dynamics of rural growth in Bangladesh : sustaining poverty reduction

Gautam, Madhur; Faruqee, Rashid - 2016 - Online-Ausg.

Introduction -- The dynamic rural economy -- Agricultural growth and its drivers -- The evolving structure of agriculture -- Growth of the non-farm sector and its drivers -- Connecting farmers to markets : trading in high-value products -- Prospects for food and nutrition security -- Priority...

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Innovation patterns and their effects on firm-level productivity in South Asia

Cirera, Xavier; Cusolito, Ana P. - 2019

This paper describes and benchmarks innovation activities for a sample of countries in the South Asia region, as well as the impact of these activities on firm-level productivity. The evidence gathered suggests that countries in the South Asia region can be divided into two groups, in terms of...

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Stitches to riches? : apparel employment, trade, and economic development in South Asia

López Acevedo, Gladys; Roberson, Raymond - 2016 - Online-Ausg.

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A Glass Half Full : The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia

Kathuria, Sanjay - 2018

Trade has played a critical role in global poverty reduction. In harnessing the potential of trade, some of the most successful countries have developed strong trade relationships with their neighbors. However, many South Asian countries have trade regimes that often offset the positive impact...

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Stock Taking of Lithuania's Science, Technology and Innovation System

Thorn, Kristian - 2009

This report documents the progress of Lithuania in science, technology and innovation (STI) in areas singled out by …

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Technology within and across firms

Cirera, Xavier; Comin, Diego; Cruz, Marcio José Vargas da - 2020

sample of firms in Vietnam, Senegal, and the Brazilian state of Ceara. The analysis finds a large variance in technology … sophistication across the business functions of a firm. The within-firm variance in technology sophistication is greater than the … countries. The paper documents a stable cross-firm relationship between technology at the business function and firm levels …

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Poverty and Social Impact Assessment of Systematic Registration on Rural Romania

World Bank Group - 2016

The objective of this Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is to assess the impact of systematic registration on vulnerable individuals, in general, and Roma, in particular. Specifically, this PSIA focuses on the systematic registration approach piloted under the Complementing EU Support...

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Resilience or Resignation : Facing Droughts and Floods in Rural, Poor Bolivia

World Bank Group - 2017

Bolivia is a country with a vast geographical diversity, from a high plateau (altiplano) that reaches 3,000 meters above sea level to valleys at mid-altitude and tropical plains. During the last decade, the magnitude of Bolivia's weather patterns has undergone significant changes; extreme...

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No One Left Behind : Rural Poverty in Indonesia

World Bank Group - 2020

Indonesia has sustained robust growth over a long period, and this has enabled millions of citizens to move out of poverty. Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) has risen at an average 5 percent a year since 1990 and 5.3 percent a year after the Asian financial crisis at the end of the...

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