Agricultural Strategy Development In West Africa The False Promise Of Participation
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Agricultural Strategy Development In West Africa The False Promise Of Participation
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Author : Danielle Resnick and Regina Birner IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 844 2008
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2009
Agricultural Strategy Development In West Africa The False Promise Of Participation written by Danielle Resnick and Regina Birner IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 844 2008 and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
Participation By Men And Women In Off Farm Activities An Empirical Analysis In Rural Northern Ghana
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Author : Nancy McCarthy, Yan Sun
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2009
Participation By Men And Women In Off Farm Activities An Empirical Analysis In Rural Northern Ghana written by Nancy McCarthy, Yan Sun and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
"Using survey data from the Upper East region of Ghana collected in 2005, the paper evaluates the household- and community-level factors influencing women's and men's decisions to participate in off-farm activities, either in the off-farm labor market or in local community groups, and the relationship with on-farm crop returns. Results indicate that crop returns are not affected by increased labor availability over a certain labor-land ratio. Female participation in off-farm labor markets increases at higher levels of labor availability, but participation in women's groups' only increases as labor scarcity is relaxed at lower levels. Alternatively, male participation in off-farm work increases over all levels of labor availability. Results also indicate that male labor is relatively more productive on-farm versus off-farm than female labor, and, though education increases the likelihood that both women and men will work off-farm (with no impact on crop revenues), the impact is greater for women. Finally, participation in off-farm work does not appear to be driven by the need to reduce exposure to risk or to manage risk ex post; wealthier households located in wealthier communities are more likely to participate in off-farm work. Evidence for participation in groups and risk is more complicated; wealthier households in wealthier communities are also more likely to participate, but so too are female-headed households with higher dependency ratios."--Authors' abstract.
Managing Africa S Natural Resources
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Author : K. Hanson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-09-23
Managing Africa S Natural Resources written by K. Hanson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-23 with Political Science categories.
The authors investigate well-known concerns in natural resource management in Africa while focusing on the capacity dimension of the problems. They examine dynamics of leadership, governance, criminality, structural transformation, as well as emerging issues such as green growth.
Hiv Aids Growth And Poverty In Kwazulu Natal And South Africa Integrating Firm Level Surveys With Demographic And Economywide Modeling
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Author : James Thurlow, Gavin George, and Jeff Gow
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2009
Hiv Aids Growth And Poverty In Kwazulu Natal And South Africa Integrating Firm Level Surveys With Demographic And Economywide Modeling written by James Thurlow, Gavin George, and Jeff Gow and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
Preferential Trade Agreements Between The Monetary Community Of Central Africa And The European Union
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Author : Guyslain K. Ngeleza, Andrew Muhammad
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2009
Preferential Trade Agreements Between The Monetary Community Of Central Africa And The European Union written by Guyslain K. Ngeleza, Andrew Muhammad and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
"This paper uses a computable general equilibrium approach to simulate two opposing views describing regional trade agreements either as building blocks for or stumbling blocks to multilateral trade liberalization. This study focuses on the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) and the European Union (EU). Results show that although a regional trade agreement may slightly raise welfare among the members of the agreement, the cost to nonmembers can be high. In this paper we argue that multilateral liberalization and a regional free trade agreement between the EU and CEMAC are not mutually exclusive. Regional trade agreements should be complementary and consistent with a multilateral agreement, not an attempt to replace it. The regional breakdown in our design considers 14 regions, allowing for country-specific analysis for one least-developed country (Democratic Republic of Congo) and one non-least-developed country (Cameroon). Multilateral liberalization amplifies welfare gain for Cameroon. The Democratic Republic of Congo, with its weaker institutional capacity, is affected negatively. An EU-CEMAC FTA without multilateralism produces gains for both Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The gain for Cameroon is, however, moderate compared with that achieved when the EU-CEMAC FTA is accompanied with a multilateral agreement."--Authors' abstract.
African Coalitions And Global Economic Governance
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Author : Michael Byron Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-09
African Coalitions And Global Economic Governance written by Michael Byron Nelson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09 with Political Science categories.
This book examines the strategic implications of fragmented global governance by institutions for African states and their coalitions.
Evaluating The Impact Of Land Tenure And Titling On Access To Credit In Uganda
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Author : Carly K. Petracco, John Pender
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2009
Evaluating The Impact Of Land Tenure And Titling On Access To Credit In Uganda written by Carly K. Petracco, John Pender and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
"The theorized impact of land tenure and titling on access to credit has produced mixed results in the empirical literature. Land tenure and titling is hypothesized to increase access to credit because of the enhanced land security provided and the newfound ability to use land as collateral. Using land as collateral and obtaining access to credit are paramount concerns in Uganda and in all of Africa, as greater emphasis is placed on the need to modernize the agricultural system. This paper uses a new approach in evaluating whether land tenure and titling have an impact on access to credit for rural households in Uganda. The new approach includes comparisons across four categories: (1) households who have customary land with versus without a customary certificate, (2) households who have freehold land with versus without a title, (3) households with a title or certificate having freehold versus customary tenure, and (4) households without a title or certificate having freehold versus customary tenure. Each comparison is then evaluated for the impact on access to any form of credit, formal credit, and informal credit. This analysis allows for an in-depth look into which element, tenure or title, is impacting access to credit and to which type of credit, formal or informal. To conduct this analysis, matching techniques are used, including propensity score matching and the Abadie and Imbens matching method. These two methods contain both strengths and weaknesses that allow the results to support to one another. The only significant finding of the matching was a positive impact on access to credit of freehold without title over customary without certificate. Results imply that tenure, not title, impacts credit access for rural households in Uganda."--Authors' abstract.
Do Institutions Limit Clientelism A Study Of The District Assemblies Common Fund In Ghana
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Author : Afua Branoah Banful
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2009
Do Institutions Limit Clientelism A Study Of The District Assemblies Common Fund In Ghana written by Afua Branoah Banful and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
"Analyses of how coveted central-government resources in Africa are shared have shown widespread patronage, ethnic cronyism, and pork-barrel politics. While some governments have attempted to rectify the situation by establishing revenue-sharing formulas, a key unanswered question is whether such institutions are able to achieve this goal. This paper presents an empirical investigation of a pioneering formula-based system of resource allocation from the central government to local governments in Ghana--the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF). The evidence is consistent with governments being able to politically manipulate resource allocation within the confines of the formula-based system. Nevertheless, this does not suggest that the DACF completely fails to limit political influence. It indicates that other guiding structures of a formula-based system--in particular, how and when the formula can be altered--are important determinants of how well a program such as the DACF is able to resist political pressures."--Authors' abstract.
The Evolution Of Chinese Entrepreneurial Firms Township Village Enterprises Revisited
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Author : Chenggang Xu, Xiaobo Zhang
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2009
The Evolution Of Chinese Entrepreneurial Firms Township Village Enterprises Revisited written by Chenggang Xu, Xiaobo Zhang and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
"Township-village enterprises (TVEs) were a major engine of China's rapid rural industrialization in the past three decades. TVEs also played a key role in fostering entrepreneurship and served as a major stepping-stone for institutional changes when legal protections of private property rights were not in place and the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) were slow to react to changing market demand. As private ownership was gradually recognized legally, TVEs lost their edge in competing with private firms. In the past two decades, industrial clusters with a concentration of private entrepreneurial firms coordinated by local governments have emerged rapidly in many areas. The structures of such firms as TVEs and the subsequent clustering modes of production are an outcome of interaction with other local and macro environments. As the environment changes, a firm's organization and organizational structure may change as well."--Authors' abstract.
Measuring Agricultural Innovation System Properties And Performance Illustrations From Ethiopia And Vietnam
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Author : David J. Spielman, Dawit Kelemework
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2009
Measuring Agricultural Innovation System Properties And Performance Illustrations From Ethiopia And Vietnam written by David J. Spielman, Dawit Kelemework and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.