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The Role of Rural–Urban Migration in the Structural Transformation of Sub-Saharan Africa

de Brauw, Alan; Mueller, Valerie; Lee, Hak Lim - In: World Development 63 (2014) C, pp. 33-42

sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we attempt to describe the present state of rural–urban migration from several … and migration policy in Africa. …

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Can Cities or Towns Drive African Development? Economywide Analysis for Ethiopia and Uganda

Dorosh, Paul; Thurlow, James - In: World Development 63 (2014) C, pp. 113-123

Rapid urbanization is an important characteristic of African development and yet the structural transformation debate focuses on agriculture’s relative merits without also considering the benefits from urban agglomeration. As a result, African governments are often provided conflicting...

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Unpacking the Meaning of ‘Market Access’: Evidence from Rural Kenya

Chamberlin, Jordan; Jayne, T.S. - In: World Development 41 (2013) C, pp. 245-264

This paper critically examines the dimensions of market access. Using farm panel survey data from Kenya, we investigate changes in ten indicators of market access during the 1997–2010 post-liberalization period. We find major improvements in certain market access conditions and little change...

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African Agriculture in 50Years: Smallholders in a Rapidly Changing World?

Collier, Paul; Dercon, Stefan - In: World Development 63 (2014) C, pp. 92-101

For economic development to succeed in Africa in the next 50years, African agriculture will have to change beyond … poverty reduction. We question the evidence base for an exclusive focus on smallholders, and argue for a much more open … frameworks, and not just a narrow focus on smallholders. …

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Poverty Reduction During the Rural–Urban Transformation – The Role of the Missing Middle

Christiaensen, Luc; Todo, Yasuyuki - In: World Development 63 (2014) C, pp. 43-58

As countries develop, they restructure away from agriculture and urbanize. But structural transformation and urbanization patterns differ substantially, with some countries fostering migration out of agriculture into rural off farm activities and secondary towns, and others undergoing rapid...

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“Going Global in Groups”: Structural Transformation and China’s Special Economic Zones Overseas

Bräutigam, Deborah; Tang, Xiaoyang - In: World Development 63 (2014) C, pp. 78-91

structural transformation in Africa. …

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Correlates of Maize Land and Livelihood Change Among Maize Farming Households in Mexico

Eakin, Hallie; Appendini, Kirsten; Sweeney, Stuart; … - In: World Development 70 (2015) C, pp. 78-91

We use classification tree analysis to identify the primary predictors of a suite of maize land use and livelihood outcomes for smallholder farmers in three regions of Mexico (Sinaloa, Mexico state, and Chiapas). Our analysis identifies regionally specific correlates with change in maize area,...

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Globalization and Smallholders: The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-Traditional Export Crops in Guatemala

Carletto, Calogero; Kirk, Angeli; Winters, Paul C.; … - In: World Development 38 (2010) 6, pp. 814-827

diffusion processes of non-traditional exports (NTX) among smallholders. Based on the analysis, NTX production appeared to have … delivered less prosperity to adopters than initially promised. Smallholders may lack capacity to overcome difficulties that …

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Forests, Livelihoods, and Conservation: Broadening the Empirical Base

Wunder, Sven; Angelsen, Arild; Belcher, Brian - In: World Development 64 (2014) S1, pp. 1-1

More than 10,000years after the Agricultural Revolution started, millions of rural smallholders across the developing …

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Exposure to large-scale farms increases smallholders' competitive behavior and closes the gender gap

Khadjavi, Menusch; Sipangule, Kacana; Thiele, Rainer - In: World Development 176 (2024)

We investigate how exposure to large-scale farms affects smallholders’ competitive behavior. Based on lab …-in-the-field experimental measures covering more than 900 smallholders and 400 children in Zambia, we find that smallholders who are … effect is especially pronounced for female smallholders and closes the gender gap associated with competitiveness. This …

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