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Cotton-Textile-Apparel sectors of Pakistan: Situations and challenges faced

Cororaton, Caesar B.; Salam, Abdul; Altaf, Zafar; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"Cotton, textiles, and apparel are critical agricultural and industrial sectors in Pakistan. This study provides descriptions of these sectors and examines the key developments emerging domestically and internationally that affect the challenges and opportunities they face. One-quarter of...

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Equitable access to land as a means of poverty reduction in rural china

Hao, Yan - Abteilung "Ungleichheit und soziale Integration", … - 2011

In China, as in many developing countries, poverty is primarily a rural phenomenon. Considerable efforts have been made over the last few decades to reduce poverty in China's rural areas; and indeed, the poverty rate in these areas has fallen from 30.7% in 1978 to 3.8% in 2009. This paper begins...

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Rural Poverty in Developing Countries; Issues and Policies

Khan, Mahmood Hasan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews some important aspects of rural poverty and draws key implications for public policy. He presents a policy framework for reducing poverty, taking into account the functional...

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2nd Forum on Irrigation and water for sustainable development: 15 –16 December, 2008 Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Erkossa, Teklu; Balcha, Yodit - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2008

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Critical Surveys Edited by STEPHEN ROPER

Leichenko, Robin; Solecki, William - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 2, pp. 241-253

Leichenko, R. M. and Solecki, W. D. (2005) Exporting the American dream: the globalization of suburban consumption … landscapes, Regional Studies 39 , 241-253. This paper examines how cultural, economic and political aspects of globalization …. Drawing evidence from the current literature, the paper demonstrates that globalization processes influence the housing …

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Globalization and human capital formation

Andersson, Frederik; Konrad, Kai A. - Abteilung "Marktprozesse und Steuerung", … - 2001

second-best tool. Globalization that increases labor mobility reduces governments’ incentives to provide subsidized education … and increases private individuals’ incentives for investment in their human capital. Globalization can improve welfare …. Globalisierung erhöht die Mobilität der produktiven Individuen. In der Folge bestehen geringere Anreize für die Regierungen …

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