Rents from extracting natural resources (minerals and roundwood) were equivalent to a fifth or more of gross domestic savings in at least one year during 1970-92 in nearly all countries in a sample of fourteen from Asia. This was the case even in China and India, which are not usually thought of...

The main focus of this study is on improving the policy regime in Africa to stimulate agricultural growth. It examines the state of agricultural incentives in Sub-Saharan Africa, taking stock of the current policy environment and its recent evolution, to update knowledge and to help develop a...

This paper reviews recent institutional change and innovative mechanisms for funding of agricultural research in Latin America, including commercialization of research results through joint public- private sector ventures, competitive funds, research foundations, farmer-managed levies on...