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  Export processing zones, special economic zones: do we really need to have more of them

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013

  Export processing zones (EPZs) are considered an important economic strategy to boost export promotion, attract foreign direct investments, and create employment opportunities for the domestic workforce.
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  Protocol for a systematic review: the impacts of business support services for small and medium enterprises on firm performance in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

  The Campbell Collaboration, 2014

  Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), defined in this review as businesses with up to 250 employees, are believed to be both an important tool in the fight against poverty and an important contributor to economic growth in developing countries.
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  Trade liberalization, local air pollution, and public health in Tunisia: assessing the ancillary health benefits of pollution abatement policy

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011

  Since the middle of the last century, Tunisia is embarked in an ambitious trade reform program aiming to improve its integration in the world economy; however, the risk is to amplify output in sectors intensive in energy in a country where energy is still subsidised.
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  Agricultural input subsidies for productivity, farm incomes, consumer welfare and wider growth in low- and middle- income countries: a systematic review

  The Campbell Collaboration, 2013

  Adequate inputs are important to achieving agricultural productivity in developing countries.  But there is a strong concern that the inputs and technologies needed to achieve increased productivity are financially unaffordable or unattractive to many poor farmers.
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  Promoting fnancial inclusion for inclusive growth in Africa

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  Financial inclusion is central to economic empowerment in rural communities, as it forms the foundation for the sustainable economic development of the less privileged in society. By engaging in economic activities where goods and services are traded for cash, people become part of economic clusters.
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  Regional integration in Africa: a study on the East African community

  Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2013

  As economic growth continues to slump around the world, it
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  India-Japan economic partnership agreement: gains and future prospects

  Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2014

  Economic relations between India and Japan have improved in recent years. The signing in February 2011 of the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Ehas further enhanced bilateral trade and investment relations between the two Asian giants.
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  The impact of export processing zones on employment, wages and labour conditions in developing countries

  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014

  Export processing zones (EPZs), also called free trade zones, are one of the most common instruments of industrial policy in developed and developing countries. Despite their proliferation and spread across all countries in the world, there is little evidence about the impact that EPZs have on employment and wages.
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  India-US defence relations: in search of a direction

  Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2011

  The strong reactions to the non-inclusion of American firms in a major Indian military procurement tender, in the backdrop of the proposed aggressive weapons sales by the Americans, paint a contrasting picture that could influence India-US defence relations in the near future. At the same
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  Alliances towards a common goal: the role of public-private partnerships in rural development In Latin America

  Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014

  In Latin America, public-private partnerships have proven to be a successful tool for promoting rural development. Adequate coordination and involvement of stakeholders at the local level has been fundamental in achieving positive results.

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