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The Bangladesh economy has undergone significant structural changes over the last four decades. The share of agriculture in GDP has declined, while the significance of industry and service sectors has increased. These structural changes have been associated with persistent challenges such as...

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Understanding Mozambique's growth experience through an employment lens

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Over the past twenty years, Mozambique has achieved remarkable progress in promoting macroeconomic growth and stability. Nonetheless, poverty rates remain high and labour market activity is dominated by smallholder farming. We use recent household survey data to dig into these trends and provide...

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Socio-economic development in South Asia : the past 50 years

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Data and Dogma : The Great Indian Poverty Debate

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Transformation of Indian economy to achieve high growth with equity : issues and way forward

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Transforming the Philippine Economy : 'Walking on Two Legs'

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With a strong recovery from the global crisis, the Philippines' policy focus will shift again to a long-term development agenda. Despite favorable initial conditions, the Philippines' long-term growth performance has been disappointing. Over the decades, the economy has suffered from high...

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Industrialization in developing countries : is it related to poverty reduction?

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Agricultural and rural transformations in Asian development : past trends and future challenges

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Over the past sixty years, most Asian countries have undergone relatively rapid agricultural transformations that helped jumpstart broader economic development. However, the changes have differed markedly in nature and speed across countries of the region. In much of East and Southeast Asia, the...

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