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    The Limited Impact of ICTs on Microenterprise Growth: A Study of Businesses Owned by Women in Urban India

    Information Technologies and International Development, 2011
    This article is presented as a response to the increasing need for rigorous impact assessment in ICT4D. The research reported here empirically examines whether ICTs enable microenterprise growth, to what degree, and under what conditions. We created two theoretical models that predict relationships between selected antecedents of ICT access, ICT use, and business growth.
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    Health financing for the rural poor: Findings from a survey study

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1995
    This study deals with the health care needs of rural poor in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. Focusing on small-scale farmers and fishermen, landless laborers, women-headed households and disadvantaged minority groups, this paper investigates their attitudes and financing behavior towards health care.
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    Estimation of total factor productivity of Philippine manufacturing Industries: The estimates

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1995
    This paper provides productivity estimates for the manufacturing industries in the Philippines over the period 1956-1992. This paper decomposes this industry productivity growth into technical progress and technical efficiency. It also analyzes the patterns of industry productivity through results of regression method.
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    Macro policy framework for sustainable development in Mongolia

    Korea Development Institute, 2012
    2011 marks the first year of the South Korean Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) with Mongolia as a Strategic Development Partner Country (SDPC). This is part of an effort to maintain and further enhance the close ties between Korea and Mongolia, which has definitely strengthened and is one of the highly appreciated accomplishments of the KSP with Mongolia in 2010.
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    Industrial development and export promotion policy for Uzbekistan

    Korea Development Institute, 2005
    Uzbekistan is one of the closest countries to Korea in view of geographical and economic manner. Compared to other CIS countries, Uzbekistan’s economic performance was relatively strong with a modest decline in output by transition economy standards. In the early 1990s, the decline in GDP was estimated to be only half the average of the Baltic states and former Soviet republics.
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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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    Strengthening Lao PDR's research capacity in macroeconomic stabilization measures in the time of the crisis

    Korea Development Institute, 2011
    2010 KSP with the Lao PDR was initiated in April 2010 when the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the National Economic Research Institute (NERI) of the Government of the Lao PDR submitted a written Demand Survey Form. The form was officially channeled through the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Lao PDR and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF).
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    National economic development of Equatorial Guinea in horizon 2020

    Korea Development Institute, 2012
    In 2011, South Korea launched the first Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) with Equatorial Guinea (República de Guinea Ecuatorial), which is located in the mid-west of Africa. The KSP is a policy consultation project that aims to share Korea’s development experience of transforming into one of the world’s largest economies in a very short period of time with partner countries.
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    Establishment of an innovative national development framework and orientation of a new development strategy for DR Congo

    Korea Development Institute, 2011
    Since the end of its civil war, the Democratic Republic of Congo has established its national vision and strategy from a long-term perspective by recognizing the need to lay down the foundation for sustainable national development through social stability and economic growth.
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    Policy agenda for Cambodia in growth, finance, industry and trade

    Korea Development Institute, 2011
    Cambodia experienced civil war for more than three decades, and it had to undergo the economic embargo imposed in 1979. Today, however, Cambodia has made giant strides in development owing to the adoption of democracy, market economy, and open economic system.

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