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    Evidence and gaps in evidence on the principle political economy constraints and opportunities to successful investment in inclusive agribusiness in Asia

    Evidence on Demand, 2016
    This report pays particular reference to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyz Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Tajikistan. The purpose is to inform a more detailed call down piece of work for DFID to scope the potential establishment of one or more investment platforms through which it would deploy investment capital in order to catalyse private investment in south and central Asia.
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    Dynamics of rural development: analytical and policy issues

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994
    This article aims to contribute to the understanding of the links among conceptual, empirical and policy issues relating to agricultural growth, rural development and overall Philippine economic growth. It discusses the nature of interaction between agriculture and rural nonfarm enterprises (RNEs) focusing on the demand stimulus generated by agricultural growth.
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    Old Images and New Challenges: Rethinking the mission of agricultural support systems in Asia

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994
    To speak of rethinking the mission of the agricultural support system is no easy task. It has already played crucial roles in Asia’s recent agricultural development.
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    Agricultural growth and rural incomes: Rural performance indicators and consumption patterns

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994
    This paper examines the farm-nonfarm linkages of agricultural growth and the mechanisms by which agricultural development changes the economic welfare of various groups of rural population. Parameter estimates of the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) utilizing Philippine data show substantial differences in the demand responses by various population groups to changes in household incomes.
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    Rural labor and rural non-agricultural activities in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994
    This discussion paper examines the different aspects of labour in the rural household economy. It identifies the factors that significantly determine the labour allocation decisions of rural households. Moreover, it looks at how the availability and growth of rural nonagricultural employment opportunities affect the rural household allocation of labour and the rural labour markets.
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    The outlook for agriculture and rural development in the Americas: a perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2013

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013
    Ever since the increase in food prices in 2007-2008 raised the alarm about the sustainability of global food security, agriculture has been a major focus of public attention.
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    Dynamics of rural development: Integrative report

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994
    The Dynamics of Rural Development Project attempts to examine the agricultural sector, which recently has been subjected to comprehensive agrarian reform and rural nonfarm enterprises (RNEs). This paper is an integration of the major findings of various studies under the second set of activities, which consist of collection and analysis of primary and secondary data.
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    Establishment of Algeria's national vision 2030

    Korea Development Institute, 2013
    2012 South Korean Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) with Algeria was carried out with the goal of providing a in-depth research based on the 2011 KSP program outcome, and propose a blue print of the national vision 2030. In order to complete given tasks, Korean experts who are most appropriate and have rich knowledge and experience on requested tasks for 2012 KSP were carefully selected.
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    The expropriation and compensation system in Korea

    Korea Development Institute, 2014
    For the last 60 years, the Korean economy has achieved an astounding development that is called “the Miracle of the Han River.” Korea was one of the world’s poorest countries at the time of the national liberation in 1945 and it went through a three-year long Korean War from 1950. However, it grew into one of the world’s leading trading powers.
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    The internalization of science and technology in the earlier stage of economic development in South Korea

    Korea Development Institute, 2013
    This report, produced as part of Sout Korea's Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) studies how science and technology emerged as one of the overriding tools in the beginning of economic development in South Korea, leading to the national institutionalization of science and technology.

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