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  Poverty, inequality and growth in Zambia during the 1990s

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2000

  Paper reanalyses the household survey data from three out of four surveys carried out in Zambia in the 1990s, in order to chart the evolution of poverty and inequality during that decade.
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  Power crisis: beyond blame and blunder

  Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya, 2000

  Report on a forum held in response to the power crisis in Kenya. Rationing started in September 1999, intensified in May 2000 and rain failure for the second year led to an announcement in June 2000 of a more pronounced regime of power rationing for the whole country.
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  From Lome IV to Cotonou

  Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya, 2000

  Looks at the options open to Kenya after the withdrawal of Lome privileges.
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  Managing Tanzania's economy in transition to sustained development

  Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania, 1997

  The paper put forward the following main observations: The Tanzania economy so far has achieved modest growth recovery, price stability, improved consumer choice and enhanced civil liberties. However, high dependence on aid, deterioration of public services, low investment and institutional decay were noted.
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  Social impact of globalisation in Southeast Asia

  OECD Development Centre, 2001

  The paper focuses on four Southeast Asian economies, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. It looks at the underlying factors explaining the variance between the experience of these countries.
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  A framework for a national irrigation policy and the economic and social implications for future irrigation development programmes in Tanzania

  Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania, 1997

  This article addresses the importance on increasing the acreage of land under irrigation within Tanzania, in order to increase food output, poverty reduction and exports.Policy recommendations within the irrigation sub-sector:Sensitise policy-makers and stakeholders on the importance of irrigationEstablish an autonomous National Irrigation CouncilEstablish a National Irri
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  Diversity in the Tanzania business community: its implications for economic growth

  Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania, 1997

  This report is a synopsis of the proceedings of a Workshop held at the ESRF.
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  Aid, industrialisation and economic development in Tanzania: some new ideas and old debates

  Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania, 1997

  This article suggests that Tanzania, like most developing countries cannot count on any significant change in the international economic environment in so far as aid is concerned.
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  Raising production levels and alleviating poverty in Tanzania's rural areas: challenges of rural transformation

  Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania, 2000

  This article suggests that the crucial impetus for promoting agricultural productivity and non-farm employment, in Tanzania, would have to come from a technological transformation of the agricultural sector and rural industrialisation.Policies and strategies to be adopted, in this context:Improve the linkage between policy formulation and policy executionEstablish the minimum
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  Conditions of teaching and research in Economics: some preliminary findings

  Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan, 1999

  The paper focuses on the universities and research institutes directly involved in higher education and training of economists. Recent trends indicate a preference for the subject of Economics. Furthermore, the quality of teaching and research has also deteriorated.

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