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Land Fragmentation, Cropland Abandonment, and Land Market Operation in Albania

Deininger, Klaus; Savastano, Sara; Carletto, Calogero - In: World Development 40 (2012) 10, pp. 2108-2122

to explore this quantitatively. We find no support for the argument that fragmentation reduces productivity. However …

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Malik, Adeel; Awadallah, Bassem - In: World Development 45 (2013) C, pp. 296-313

A singular failure of the Arab world is the absence of a private sector that is independent, competitive, and integrated with global markets. This paper argues that private sector development is both a political and regional challenge. In so far as the private sector generates incomes that are...

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Rural People’s Reliance on Forests and the Non-Forest Environment in West Africa: Evidence from Ghana and Burkina Faso

Pouliot, Mariève; Treue, Thorsten - In: World Development 43 (2013) C, pp. 180-193

Based on data from 1014 households in Ghana and Burkina Faso, we demonstrate that non-forest environmental products play a crucial role in rural livelihoods, especially for women and the poorest. Forest incomes are generally small but richer households and especially men from these derive...

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Do Developing Countries Invest Up? The Environmental Effects of Foreign Direct Investment from Less-Developed Countries

Zeng, Ka; Eastin, Joshua - In: World Development 40 (2012) 11, pp. 2221-2233

This paper examines the environmental effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) from less-developed countries (LDC). We hypothesize that rather than transferring poor home-country practices across borders, LDC FDI can increase the level of environmental stewardship of host-country firms. We...

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How Successful Transnational Non-governmental Organizations Set Themselves up for Failure on the Ground

Balboa, Cristina M. - In: World Development 54 (2014) C, pp. 273-287

This paper examines transnational non-governmental organization (TNGO) influence on global, national, or local policy arenas, as well as how a TNGO’s actions in one arena might aid or encumber its effectiveness in another. It expands Steinberg’s spheres of influence framework (2001, 2003) to...

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Equity in Climate Change: An Analytical Review

Mattoo, Aaditya; Subramanian, Arvind - In: World Development 40 (2012) 6, pp. 1083-1097

This paper presents an analytical framework to encompass contributions to the literature on equity in climate change, and highlights the consequences—in terms of future emissions allocations—of different approaches to equity. These include: progressive cuts relative to historic levels; equal...

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Aid with Blinkers: Environmental Governance of Uranium Mining in Niger

Larsen, Rasmus Kløcker; Mamosso, Christiane Alzouma - In: World Development 56 (2014) C, pp. 62-76

The role of development cooperation in fostering improved environmental governance of extractive industries in African …

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On the Interplay of Actors in the Co-Management of Natural Resources – A Dynamic Perspective

Fischer, Anke; Wakjira, Dereje Tadesse; Weldesemaet, … - In: World Development 64 (2014) C, pp. 158-168

as it is seen to enhance sustainability of resource governance. However, there is little empirical research to date that …

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Improving Governance for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals: Scenario Forecasting the Next 50years

Joshi, Devin K.; Hughes, Barry B.; Sisk, Timothy D. - In: World Development 70 (2015) C, pp. 286-302

Covering three fundamental governance transitions historically characteristic of modern states—the provision of … governance through the year 2060 for 183 countries utilizing a long-term, dynamic, integrated global futures modeling system … suggests that timely and effective interventions to strengthen governance and implement pro-poor development policies will …

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Formalizing Indigenous Commons: The Role of ‘Authority’ in the Formation of Territories in Nicaragua, Bolivia, and the Philippines

Larson, Anne M.; Cronkleton, Peter J.; Pulhin, Juan M. - In: World Development 70 (2015) C, pp. 228-238

Indigenous peoples have sometimes sought the formalization of their customary territories to ensure the enforcement of their borders. The process of formalization, however, generates new conflicts. The process of constituting collective territories is intimately related to the constitution of...

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