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The study evaluates the behaviour construct of self help group (SHG) members. Data were solicited from randomly selected 100 SHG members of Patna district, Bihar, India at two point of time (in before and after situation), i.e., during 2008 and 2013. The behaviour construct developed, consisted...
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Small Help Groups, often known as SHGs, are comprised of both male and female members who come together to form a group of ten to twelve people. They put aside a modest sum on a regular basis and provide members who are struggling with loans. In the past, financial institutions such as banks did...
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We examine the labour market impacts of the largest livelihoods programs in the world, India's Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). A key aspect of this program is to mobilize rural women into self-help groups (SHGs). We combine administrative data on SHG...
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There is some scepticism about Korea as role model of development as the Korean model involved a considerable degree of …'s catch-up development, arguing that the real lesson from Korea is not the role of government but the fact that it was able to …
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Why do soft budget constraints exist and persist? In this paper we argue that the prevalence of soft budget constraints can be best explained by the political desirability of softness. We develop a political economy model where politicians cannot commit to policies that are not ex post optimal....
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industrial learning and the development of capabilities of indigenous firms in Mexico and China in order to shed light on why …-developmental.” Mexico’s hands-off approach to learning has resulted in a lack of development of endogenous capacity of domestic firms …
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Research findings of the latest round of the wiiw-GDN project on development in the Balkans are surveyed. Historical … and structural deficiencies of development in the Balkan countries are discussed in detail with emphasis of the role of … the policy framework biased towards rigidity, and having in mind the needed structural adjustment, development policies …
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by answering two critical questions: what are the linkages between the ease of doing business and economic development … ease of doing business and economic development is discussed in six main strands, namely: wealth creation and sharing …; opportunities of employment; balanced regional and economic development; Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP per capita; standards …
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often portrayed in an overly simplified manner as the main factor hindering agricultural development, African countries are … of state centralisation for agricultural development, so that African partners can fully take advantage of the …
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China's Industrial Transfer Policy (ITP) is a novel place-based development policy of unprecedented scale. The policy … industries in targeted cities show no development in terms of output, pollution or production strategies. The ITP expands the …
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