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This paper discusses the recent literature on the role of the state in economic development. It concludes that government incentives to enact sound policies are key to economic success. It also discusses the evidence on what happens after episodes of economic and political liberalizations,...
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This paper throws new light on the relationship between income and democracy. Using data for 162 countries over 1960-2018, we show that the causal relationship between political and economic development is U-shaped: "intermediate" political regimes significantly lead to inferior economic...
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According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Le Treut et al. 2007, 96), climate is defined as average weather over a period of time, ranging from months to millions of years. Climate is usually described in terms of the mean and variability...
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population that largely relies on rainfed agriculture, Zambia is vulnerable to the impacts of rainfall variability, which pose … most parts of Zambia. The objective of the chapter is to help policymakers, researchers, and country negotiators better … understand and anticipate the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture and on vulnerable households in Zambia, given that …
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