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Responding to the financial crisis: better off without the IMF?: The case for Jamaica
Finance and Development Research Programme, DFID, 2002Looks at the experience of Jamaica in its response to the adverse economic and social effects of the financial crisis in the 1990s.DocumentExtension, poverty and vulnerability: the scope for policy reform. Final Report of a study for the Neuchatel Initiative
Overseas Development Institute, 2002This paper reviews pro-poor agricultural extension policies, building on an earlier inception report of the same study. Based on a livelihoods approach, the authors argue that policies towards agriculture, rural development and extension have focused exclusively on increased productivity of land, as opposed to enhancing labour productivity, employment creation and vulnerability reduction.DocumentPro-Poor Growth in India: what do we know about the employment effects of growth 1980-2000?
Overseas Development Institute, 2002This paper aims to assess the extent to which economic growth in India has been pro-poor.DocumentWhen economic reform goes wrong: cashews in Mozambique
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2002This paper is a case study into the impact of an export liberalization programme on cashew farmers in Mozambique. The authors argue that opponents of the reform felt that the policy did little to benefit poor cashew farmers while bankrupting factories in urban areas.DocumentReal exchange rate price and agricultural supply response in Ethiopia: the case of perennial crops
African Economic Research Consortium, 1999This paper looks at how devaluation affects Real Exchange Rate (RER) agricultural price and supply of coffee in Ethiopia.It challenges the view of economists who argue that; unlike farmers in developed countries, small-scale farmers in developing countries are risk averse especially in the long run and may not respond to price incentives in the same way.Like many African countries, the macroDocumentThe state of Malawi’s poor: agriculture and making a living from the land
National Statistical Office of Malawi, 2000Briefing on agriculture/poverty linkages found by analysis of the Malawi Intergrated Household SurveyFindings include: Cropping patterns do not differ greatly between poor and non-poor.DocumentAgricultural marketing in developing countries: the role of NGOs and CBOs
Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2001Reviews the experiences of non-governmental and community-based organizations (NGOs and CBOs, respectively) in agricultural marketing initiatives. Many NGOs target the rural poor, whose ability to access remunerative markets is a critical determinant of incomes and well-being.DocumentFighting famine in Southern Africa: steps out of the crisis
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002Briefing paper on policy approaches that IFPRI research in Africa has shown to be effective in fighting famine.DocumentCan a strategic grain reserve be justified in Malawi?
2000Paper which examines the arguments for and against the holding of grain reserves by the Malawi government during a period of increased market liberalisation and reduced intervention.The paper provides background information and historical context to explain the current policy before looking into the arguments from four perspectives:The Governmentlacks confidence in the privateDocumentAn analysis of the implementation and stability of Nigerian agricultural policies,1970-1993
African Economic Research Consortium, 2000This study documents and identifies discontinuities in agricultural policies in Nigeria through the period 1970-1993.The results of the study show the concerns that private agents have about policy discontinuities are legitimate. Agricultural policies were relatively more stable before than after adjustment suggesting that the major policy shift of 1985-1986 heightened policy instabilitPages