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Norberg-Hodge, Helena; Gorelick, Steven - 2004

The authors have studied the effects of global economic development on individuals and cultures for the last three decades and have concluded that the most strategic and effective way of building a more positive future is through economic localisation. Fundamentally, localisation is about...

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Will an asymmetrical system of fiscal decentralisation resolve the conflicts in the republic of Georgia?

Kirn, Tanja; Khokrishvili, Elguja - 2008

This paper discusses the problems regarding the decentralisation of a formerly communist country. In Georgia, the first … steps towards decentralisation failed, since the transition process led to a power vacuum that escalated in bloody conflicts … unsolved. This may be one of the reasons why the most recent attempts of decentralisation are rather hesitant. It is far from …

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Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Growth in Central and Eastern Europe

Andr??s Rodr??guez-Pose and Anne Kr??ijer - 2009

The majority of the literature on fiscal decentralization has tended to stress that the greater capacity of decentralized governments to tailor policies to local preferences and to be innovative in the provision of policies and public services, the greater the potential for economic efficiency...

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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 structural reforms in this country and the specific results that have to date been accomplished in the electricity industry. It is mostly interested in exploring whether the...

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Migration, Remittances, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: Reflections on Some South Asian Developments

Ballard, Roger - 2005

This report presents a global account of the historical relationship between migration, industrialization and economic growth, and then goes on to present an empirical examination of the dynamics immigration from Mirpur (Pakistan) and Jullundur (India) to the UK. It closes by considering the...

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Soziale Sicherung und informeller Sektor : Stand der theoretischen Diskussion und kritische Analyse der Situation in den arabischen Ländern unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Kl...

Loewe, Markus - 2004

Verbreitete Armut ist nach wie vor eines der zentralen Probleme der arabischen Entwicklungsländer, das nicht nur auf begrenzte Erwerbsmöglichkeiten und geringe Einkommen zurückgeht. Große Teile der Bevölkerung verarmen auch deshalb immer wieder, weil sie keinen adäquaten Zugang zu...

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Off-Grid Electricity Access and its Impact on Micro-Enterprises: Evidence from Rural Uganda.

Muhoro, Peter N. - 2010

The history of development shows convincingly that no country has substantially reduced poverty without massively increasing the use of electricity. The development of micro-enterprises in rural areas of Uganda is linked with increased access and useof electricity services. In this study, I...

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Does Employment Generation Really Matter for Poverty Reduction?

Paci, Pierella - 2007

In this paper we analyze whether the employment/productivity profile of growth as wellas its sectoral pattern matter for poverty reduction. We also identify some conditions of the labor market which are associated with employment intensive growth or specific sectoral growth.We find that, in the...

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Search for effective poverty reduction interventions by corporates in South Africa

Mogano, Reuben Mogato - 2012

Poverty remains a defining feature of the South African socio-economic landscape. The single most important issue facing South Africa 16 years after the transition to democracy is improving the lives of the rural and urban poor and promoting socio-economic opportunities for self-reliance.The...

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS): 1 AND 5 –COMPLEMENTARY TOWARDS FULFILLMENT OF GOALS THROUGH BNF GRANT: AN ANALYSIS AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES

ALI, Muhammad Mahboob; HOSSAIN, Md. Kamrul; CHOWDHURY, … - 2017

The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has established Bangladesh NGO Foundation (BNF) to support the NGOs, with a view to associate the Non-Governmental Organizations and assigned to take up socio- economic development activities and poverty alleviation. The country has also been...

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