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Networks of micro and small enterprise banks: A contribution to financial sector development

Schmidt, Reinhard H.; Von Pischke, John D. - 2005

The paper is a follow-up to an article published in Technique Financière et Developpement in 2000 (see the appendix to the hardcopy version), which portrayed the first results of a new strategy in the field of development finance implemented in South-East Europe. This strategy consists in...

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Aid and governance in vulnerable states: Bangladesh and Pakistan since 1971

Khan, Mushtaq H. - 2013

about the relationship between aid, good governance and security: better policy requires understanding the relationship …

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Neocolonialism or Balanced Partnership? Reframing Agricultural Relations Between the EU and Africa

Lungu, Ioana - 2017

The media narratives with respect to EU external policies and their effects on developing countries generally paint a picture of unequal power dynamics and negative externalities, particularly with respect to international trade and land grabbing. In this paper, I use trade data to argue that...

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A quick indicator of effectiveness of "capacity building" initiatives of NGOs and international organizations

Lempert, David - In: European Journal of Government and Economics (EJGE) 4 (2015) 2, pp. 155-196

governance. The breadth of the field of "capacity building" also allows this indicator to be used, with some modifications, for a …

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Exploring the link between social participation, functional health, and depression among older adults

Mishra, Raman; Rahut, Dil Bahadur; Timilsina, Raja Rajendra - 2024

respondents from India aged 50 and above. The results revealed that considering functional health (WHODAS) as a mediator, it is …

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Pathways to sustainable grassland development in China: Findings of three case studies

Li, Yingming; Wang, Yi; Schwarze, Reimund - 2014

Grassland development serves as an important part of the national sustainable development strategy in China. This paper defines the strategic objectives of grassland development in China based on the national strategy, the current status of grassland development in China and the status of...

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Land Ceiling Legislations, Land Acquisition and De-industrialisation: Theory and Evidence from the Indian States

Pal, Sarmistha; Chowdhury, Prabal Roy; Saher, Zoya - 2021

. India's land ceiling legislations of 1960s and 1970s imposed a ceiling on maximum land holdings and redistributed above … reduce transactions costs of land acquisition, policies that we claim are also applicable beyond India. …

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Long-term effects of land reform on human capital accumulation: Evidence from West Bengal

Deininger, Klaus; Jin, Songqing; Yadav, Vandana - 2011

villages to explore gender-differentiated impacts of land reform on human capital accumulation at the individual level. While …

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Healthy urban rivers as a panacea to pandemic-related stress: How to manage urban rivers

Shinde, Victor R.; Kumar, G. Asok; Joshi, Dheeraj; … - 2022

During the lockdown imposed due to the first wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, there were several media reports of citizens flouting the lockdown rules in the United States. Upon closer investigation it was found that the rules were flouted mostly so that people could spend...

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India's emerging connectivity with Southeast Asia: Progress and prospects

De, Prabir - 2014

investment. The potential gains from closer connectivity between South Asia and Southeast Asia are no doubt large. India …'s regional integration with Southeast Asia has been advancing well and several projects are being implemented at present. India …'s regional connectivity with Southeast Asia has been evolving on two pillars: northeast India for multimodal and intermodal …

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