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    Methodologies and tools for integrated infrastructure planning and rural development in South Africa

    Korea Development Institute, 2012
    As the sole member of G20 from the African continent, South Africa boasts with the biggest market among the 53 countries in Africa. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of South Africa accounts for approximately 25% of total GDP in Africa and its trade represents 20% of the total African market.
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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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    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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    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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    Technical seminar on measuring rural women's empowerment: key issues and challenges

    2015
    Global success for policy actions on poverty reduction have been patchy over the last 15 years; East and South Asia have seen significant advances, but in other regions the story is different, in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa where poverty has actually deepened.
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    Empowering drylands women

    Drylands Development Centre, UNDP, 2014
    The Integrated Drylands Development Programme (IDDP) is a global UNDP initiative to promote sustainable development in the drylands, and advance the implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This topic brief highlights the important role that gender plays in this context of sustainable development, in particular the role of women in the Arab States and Africa.
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    Land reform and changes in land ownership concentration: evidence from rice-growing villages in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006
    Land reform has been the main policy response of government to correct the sharp inequalities in the distribution of land ownership in the Philippines. The historical records show that the process of disposal of State lands has heavily favored households with economic and political power.

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