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Impact of fertilizer subsidies on the commercial fertilizer sector in Nigeria:: Evidence from previous fertilizer subsidy schemes

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Deb, Sayon - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

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Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead?

Kolavalli, Shashi; Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z.; Diao, Xinshen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

In the context of the Ghanaian governmentâ€™s objective of structural transformation with an emphasis on manufacturing, this paper provides a case study of economic transformation in Ghana, exploring patterns of growth, sectoral transformation, and agglomeration. We document and examine...

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Targeted Subsidies and Private Market Participation: An Assessment of Fertilizer Demand in Nigeria:

Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Though input vouchers are being publicized as a mechanism to simultaneously target subsidies and develop demand in private markets, limited empirical evidence of their effect on private input demand exists. Few empirical studies, if any, exist on the effect of targeted subsidies on private input...

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Agricultural mechanization in Ghana: Is specialization in agricultural mechanization a viable business model?

Houssou, Nazaire; Diao, Xinshen; Cossar, Frances; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

Even though the intention of the government is to promote private sector-led mechanization, findings suggest that the AMSEC model is unlikely to be a profitable business model attractive to private investors even with the current level of subsidy. The low tractor utilization rate as a result of...

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The dragon and the elephant: Agricultural and rural reforms in China and India

Gulati, Ashok (contributor); Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nationsâ€™ economies … capita incomes in China and India have quadrupled and doubled, respectively. This book investigates the reasons for these … to China and Indiaâ€™s economic development, such as the need to ensure growth that is sustainable, equitable, and …

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2012 Global Food Policy Report

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2013

This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...

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China's Innovation System and the Move Toward Harmonious Growth and Endogenous Innovation

Gu, Shulin; Lundvall, Bengt-Åke - DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of … - 2006

Observers around the world are impressed by the rapid growth of China’s economy. While outside observers tend to focus … on the success story of unprecedented growth policy documents and recent domestic debates in China have pointed to the …’. This paper attempts to capture the current characteristics of China’s production and innovation system; how they were …

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Asymmetric property rights in China's economic growth:

Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

drivers of China's rapid economic growth. But the same factor can veer those individuals being deprived of land into violence … and social unrest, which may undermine China's social stability and long-term sustainable growth." from Authors' Abstract …

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