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Regulation of the Electricity Industry in Bolivia: Its Impact on Access to the Poor, Prices and Quality

Bojanic, Antonio; Krakowski, Michael - 2003

This paper takes stock with the results of utility privatization in Bolivia. This paper deals with the process of … electricity industry has indeed lessen poverty levels in urban Bolivia by making this utility more accessible to larger segments … of the urban population. The same cannot be said, however, about rural Bolivia. The results show that coverage has …

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Bolivien: Armut schweißt zusammen

Winter, Johannes - 2007

Die Verstaatlichungspolitik der sozialistischen Regierung spaltet die bolivianische Gesellschaft. Generell ist der Andenstaat ein Land voller Gegensätze: Das Nebeneinander unterschiedlicher Ethnien, starke ökonomische und regionale Disparitäten und die trotz Ressourcenreichtum verbreitete...

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Estimating the Opportunity Cost of Lithium Extraction in the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Aguilar-Fernandez, Rodrigo - 2009

is the key factor. The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia holds the largest source of lithium in the world; however, its …

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POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF NATIONALIZATION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY IN LATIN AMERICA

Cabezas, Brian F. - 2007

past few years, Venezuela and Bolivia have announced plans to renationalizetheir oil and natural gas industry.The first … focusing specifically on four countries – Bolivia,Venezuela, Mexico and Nigeria. There are various components influencing the …

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A Reappraisal of the Role of Agriculture in Economic Growth in Melanesian Countries

Fleming, Euan M.; Fleming, Pauline - 2006

Fortunes in the agricultural sectors of four of the largest South Pacific countries are traced in recent decades by estimating the single factoral terms of trade index. The single factoral terms of trade are measured for agriculture in four Melanesian countries-Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon...

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Organic farming and fair trade in developing country as a new agribusiness paradigm: Evidence from Mali

Sinaba, Famory; Dessein, Joost; Lauwers, Ludwig; … - 2011

valorise the small peasants agriculturein Africa and include the smallholders in global markets. Certification and labelling … systemsaccompany these chains in developed countries. The aim of this article is to analyze thechallenges for smallholders of this new …

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Commercialization of Smallholders: Is Market Participation Enough?

Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Jaleta, Moti - 2010

The literature on commercial transformation of smallholders makes little distinctionbetween market orientation …

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Market outlet choices in the context of changing demand for fresh meat: implications for smallholder inclusion in pork supply chain in Vietnam

Lapar, Ma. Lucila A.; Toan, Nguyen Ngoc; Que, Nguyen Ngoc; … - 2009

This paper reports on the findings of a study to investigate market outlet choice decision-making of urban consumers in Vietnam with regards to fresh pork purchases and generate empirical evidence on factors that influence these choices. Data from a survey of 600 consumers in Hanoi and Ho Chi...

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Non-Traditional Export Crops and Household Livelihood Strategies: Panel Data Evidence from Guatemala

Kilic, Talip; Carletto, Calogero - 2009

This study uses a unique panel dataset that spans a 20-year period (1985-2005), and estimates the effect of household non-traditional agricultural export (NTX) adoption on changes in livelihood orientation and participation in non-farm employment in Santiago Sacatepéquez municipality of...

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Non-Traditional Export Crops in Guatemala: Short-Term Tool or Long-Term Strategy for Poverty Alleviation?

Carletto, Calogero; Kilic, Talip; Kirk, Angeli - 2009

This study is the first to document the long-term welfare effects of household non-traditional agricultural export (NTX) adoption. We use a unique panel dataset, which spans the period of 1985-2005, and employ difference-in-differences estimation to investigate the long-term impact of NTX...

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