Agricultural growth has long been recognized as an important instrument for poverty reduction. Yet, measurements of this relationship are still scarce and not always reliable. The authors present additional evidence at both the sectoral and household levels based on recent data. Results show that ru[r]
In March 2001 the Government of Vietnam produced and Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and announced its intention to develop a Comprehensive Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (CPRGS) by the end of April 2002. In the IPRSP, the Government outlined its commitment to involve a broad range of sta[r]
Like many countries in SubSaharan Africa, Senegal has struggled to develop its industrial sector in the face of import competition. For basic food products, there is an implicit tradeoff between the objectives of maintaining employment and lowering the cost of living, both of which figure prominentl[r]
When women can develop their full labor marketpotential, economies grow (Loko and Diouf 2009;Dollar and Gatti 1999).Gender equality can help companies improve laborproductivity (Barsh and Yee 2012; CAHRS 2011;Klasen 1999) and can raise female labor force participat[r]
States to choose their own strategies formeeting these targets. However, thereare no specific targets for diversion ofplastic waste. An EEA review (Herczeget al., 2009) of the Directive in five EUFigure 2. Continued decoupling of plastic waste and landfill. From The Compelling Facts about Pla[r]
income today than 20 years ago, and surely this is partly the result of restrictive trade policies,defined broadly to include inefficient ports and customs.Thus, one of the key developments in this current wave of globalization is that the way inwhich many developing countries relate t[r]
The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programme is offering developing countries financial incentives by creating financial values for the carbon stored in forests. The main aim of this initiative is to combat climate change, deforestation and forest degradation. I[r]
In 1986, the Government of Vietnam initiated a transition from the existing centrally planned economy to a marketoriented economy where the Government would keep playing a leading role. These renovation (doi moi) policies were very successful at generating economic growth and reducing poverty. In th[r]
This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they repres[r]
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t took a Scottish moral philosopher with no training in economics to set the course of modern economics and challenge researchers to answer what is arguably the most fundamental question in public policy, namely: what is the recipe for growth, job creation, and poverty reduction?
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Preface, An Introduction to Sociology, Sociological Research, Culture, Society and Social Interaction, Socialization, Groups and Organization, Deviance, Crime, and Social Control, Media and Technology, Social Stratification in the United States, Global Inequality, Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Sex, an[r]