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Are neighbours equal? Estimating local inequality in three developing countries
Elbers, Chris; Lanjouw, Peter; Mistiaen, Johan; Özler, Berk - 2003
Based on a statistical procedure that combines household survey data with population census data, this paper presents estimates of inequality for three developing countries at a level of disaggregation far below that allowed by household surveys alone. We show that while the share of...
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Local embeddedness and economic and social upgrading in Madagascar's export apparel industry
Staritz, Cornelia; Morris, Mike - 2013
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Madagascar is different to the other main SSA low-income country (LIC) apparel … instability that led to the loss of AGOA status at the end of 2009. This paper assesses the development of Madagascar's export … industry. The paper concludes that, despite the contraction in the exportoriented apparel industry post-AGOA, Madagascar is …
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The political economy of relief aid allocation: evidence from Madagascar
Francken, Nathalie; Minten, Bart; Swinnen, Johan F.M. - 2009
major cyclone (Gafilo) hit Madagascar in March 2004. Relief was provided by the Government of Madagascar as well as local …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010313247
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Measuring food security using respondents' perception of food consumption adequacy
Migotto, Mauro; Davis, Benjamin; Caretto, Gero; Beegle, … - 2006
: Albania, Indonesia, Madagascar and Nepal. Simple descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, contingency tables and …
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An Ordinal Regression Model using Dealer Satisfaction Data
Staus, Alexander - 2007
This article analyses dealer satisfaction data in the agricultural technology market in Germany. The dealers could rate their suppliers in the ?overall satisfaction? and in 38 questions which can be summarized in 8 dimensions. An ordinal regression model which is also known as the proportional...
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Revenue effects of participation in smallholder organic cocoa production in tropical Africa: A case study
Gibbon, Peter; Lin, Yumiao; Jones, Sam - 2009
This paper examines the revenue effects of certified organic contract farming and of use of organic farming methods in a tropical African context. These are compared with 'organic by default' conventional farming systems without contractual relations. Survey data from a medium-size cocoa-vanilla...
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Rice contract farming in Lao PDR: Moving from subsistence to commercial agriculture
Leung, PingSun; Sethboonsarng, Sununtar; Stefan, Adam - 2008
Poverty is prevalent among small farms in transition economies such as the Lao PDR, where market failures prevail and subsistence production is the norm. Contract farming is emerging as a promising tool to facilitate market linkages and provide the necessary supports that enable small farms to...
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Rice contract farming in Cambodia: Empowering farmers to move beyond the contract toward independence
Cai, Junning; Ung, Luyna; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; … - 2008
From the farmer's perspective, contract farming provides stable market access, credits, extension services, infrastructure and other benefits, but has drawbacks such as limiting the flexibility of farming and marketing. Based on a survey of rice contract farming for export in Cambodia, this...
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Global partnership in poverty reduction: Contract farming and regional cooperation
Setboonsarng, Sununtar - 2008
With globalization, market liberalization, and the rapid development of rural infrastructure, new market opportunities for high-value crops and livestock production are expanding in both developed and developing countries. This has translated into increased use of contract farming to establish...
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Contractual Arrangements in Philippine Fisheries
Carnaje, Gideon P. - 2007
Economists have begun the quest for explanations of contractual choices in developing countries and especially for pervasiveness of informal credit and insurance arrangements and interlinkages observed in agricultural and fishing contracts. In the case of fisheries, what is needed is an in-depth...
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