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Urbanisation and rural development in developing countries: A review of pathways and impacts
Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu - 2022
This paper reviews the current state of literature on the impacts of urbanization on rural development in developing … pathways through which urbanization can impact rural (economic) development: Production and consumption linkages, labor …, and communities is needed. Finally, as many African countries continue to experience rapid urbanization (mostly urban …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013186621
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Can cities or towns drive African development? Economy-wide analysis for Ethiopia and Uganda
Dorosh, Paul; Thurlow, James - 2012
Rapid urbanization is an important characteristic of African development and yet the structural transformation debate … foreign trade) and benefits from urbanization (internal migration and agglomeration effects). Simulations suggest that urban … national growth. Given these trade-offs, we conclude that the urbanization's benefits argue against an agro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319945
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The impact of urbanization on CO2 emissions: evidence from developing countries
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2008
This paper analyzes the impact of urbanization on CO2 emissions in developing countries, taking into account the … different for upper, middle, and low- income countries, urbanization, demonstrate a very different impact on emissions for low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264421
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A general framework for estimating CO2 emissions
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2009
This paper proposes a new analytical framework with which to analyze the determinants of global CO2 emissions. It contributes to the existing literature by examining the determinants of CO2 emissions using a flexible functional form (transcendental logarithmic model), taking into account the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281814
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The impact of socio-ecological transition on employment structure and patterns in the context of (non) rural regions
Najman, Boris; Neumann, Alexander; Styczynska, Izabela - 2013
paid to the effects of urbanisation. Based on the European Labour Force Survey (ELFS), the authors mobilize micro … urbanization transition might express some positive effects on the labour market in the medium-term for several reasons. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430917
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The Transformation of Rural Labour Systems in Colonial and Post-Colonial Northern Nigeria
Kohnert, Dirk - In: Journal of Peasant Studies 13 (1986) 4, pp. 258-271
The study attempts to highlight the interrelation between three central points in the ongoing debate on the political economy of development: viability, surplus, and class-formation. A case study of the development of rural labour systems in Northern Nigeria is meant to provide both a better...
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Export diversification effects of aid for trade in sub-Saharan Africa
Masunda, Stein - In: Journal of African Trade 7 (2020) 1/2, pp. 29-36
This paper uses panel data of 42 sub-Saharan Africa countries from 2005 to 2015 to examine the effect of aid for trade (AfT) on export diversification. The average Hirschman-Herfindahl index measure of 0.77 indicates that the export basket of sub-Saharan African countries is very narrow. This is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470697
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Importance of Animation Actions in the Operation of Hungarian Local Action Groups
Katona-Kovács, Judit; High, Chris; Nemes, Gusztáv - 2011
The EU LEADER initiative has been running for 20 years and plays an important role in the development of European rural areas, however, in countries joining to the EU after 2004 it is still a relatively new phenomenon. In Hungary, for example, the LEADER+ programme was launched in 2005 with an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494478
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Rural Electrification and Fertility – Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire
Peters, Jörg; Vance, Colin - 2010
Using household-level survey data from Côte d'Ivoire, this paper investigates the determinants of fertility with a particular focus on the effect of electrification. Based on count data regression models, our analysis suggests a highly significant relationship between fertility and electricity,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269976
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Qualitätsstandards für Obst und Gemüse: Treiber oder Hemmschuh ländlicher Entwicklung?
von Schlippenbach, Vanessa; Teichmann, Isabel - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 21, pp. 338-347
Der Gartenbau hat sich zu einem der weltweit dynamischsten Agrarsektoren entwickelt. Der Anbau von Obst und Gemüse birgt insbesondere für Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer ein erhebliches Potential, um landwirtschaftliche Einkommen zu steigern und die ländliche Armut zu reduzieren....
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