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civil war (particularly in Africa) rather than ‘international’ wars. [Discussion Paper No. 2005/05]. …
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This paper discusses development policy objectives, noting how these have changed over the years, with a more explicit … difficulties that arise. It concludes that getting development policy right has the potential to lift millions out of poverty. …
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Much has changed in international finance in the twenty years since UNU-WIDER was founded. This paper identifies five broad contours of what we might expect in the next twenty years: the flow of capital from ageing societies to the more youthful economies of the South; the growth in the...
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This paper discusses development policy objectives, noting how these have changed over the years, with a more explicit … difficulties that arise. It concludes that getting development policy right has the potential to lift millions out of poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005031878
If the poor are to benefit from economic growth, then they need the skills that are in growing demand, and the capacity to raise their productivity as smallholder farmers and micro-entrepreneurs. Yet, the poor seldom receive a satisfactory education. Too little is spent on primary...
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To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its …, but also new risks as Africa's integration with the global economy evolves. Climate change is impacting productive sectors … within which official development assistance must operate and evolve if it is to remain useful. …
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This paper investigates China's influence on local economic development in 37 African countries between 1997 and 2007 … China's WTO Accession): it is not enough to assume, given Africa's high spatial inequality, that local economies will …
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