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    2014 African Transformation Report: Growth with depth

    African Center for Economic Transformation, 2014
    This report from the African Center for Economic Transformation presents the state of economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa, lessons learned from African countries and selected comparators from Asia and Latin America. IT also discusses how this transformation can be sustained for the long run.
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    AFRREV STECH: An International Journal of Science and Technology

    African Research Review (AFRREV) is the publishing arm of the International Association of African Researchers and Reviewers (IAARR).
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    Social protection and wellbeing: food security in Adivasi communities, Chhattisgarh, India

    Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways, University of Bath, 2014
    Despite economic growth, persistent levels of absolute poverty remain across the world. Social protection is an important response to this, guaranteeing a basic level of income support. The state of Chhattisgarh, India, provides an interesting model, as government commitment and people?s action combine to buttress food security in communities with historically high levels of disadvantage.
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    Asset values: why are some households doing better than others?

    Chars Livelihoods Programme, 2014
    Research shows that two groups of previous participants of Chars Livelihoods Programme in Bangladesh (CLP) have substantially different amounts of assets. One group built up significant assets while the other group did not, and, in some cases, fell back to being assetless.
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    Rwanda land tenure regularisation case study

    Evidence on Demand, 2014
    Land has historically been a source of dispute and conflict in Rwanda, compounded by the social unrest which resulted in the 1994 genocide. Up to one million people were killed and three million fled to neighbouring countries, leading to weakened political institutions, infrastructure and human capital. Traditional land allocation systems also suffered.
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    Mozambique land policy development case study

    Evidence on Demand, 2014
    Mozambique has experienced accelerated rates of growth over the past decade, averaging 7.2% per year, with projected growth rates of over 8%. However, this high growth rate has failed to translate into significant reductions in poverty and inequality has increased in almost all parts of the country.
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    Feeding India’s Growing Billion: inclusive growth of food production indispensable

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2012
    According to the report of the United Nations World Food Programme, India ranks 67th in the Global Hunger Index of 119 countries. It also points to some staggering figures. More than 27 per cent of the world’s undernourished population lives in India while 43 per cent of children (under 5 years) are underweight.
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    Agricultural productivity seminar notes

    Evidence on Demand, 2013
    As these seminar notes argue, agriculture is once again high on the development agenda, There are huge opportunities but also challenges in agriculture; and that while increased productivity is the ultimate goal – the nuances of what is meant by productivity in relation to poverty reduction and food security must be teased out.
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    The Politics of wellbeing, conservation and development in Chiawa, Zambia

    Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways, University of Bath, 2013
    The challenge of reconciling competing demands for national economic growth, wildlife conservation and the wellbeing of local communities is widely recognised. In Chiawa, Zambia 2013 this challenge is particularly acute, as a new highway and bridge promise to reverse the area’s historical marginality, promoting it as a premier site for safari tourism and agri-business.
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    Reality checks in Mozambique. Building better understanding of the dynamics of poverty and well-being. Sub-report Lago. Year three.

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2013
    The “Reality Checks in Mozambique” are expected to: Inform the public discussion among key development actors on poverty reduction, especially in the province of Niassa; Contribute to a better understanding of qualitative poverty monitoring methods in Mozambique; Provide Sweden with relevant qualitative data on developments and results from its engagement in Mozambique and support f

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