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Impact of sectoral allocation of foreign aid on gender equity and human development
Pickbourn, Lynda; Ndikumana, Léonce - 2013
are still lagging behind in important human development goals such as education, health, nutrition and access to clean …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009762419
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"Sanitation" in the top development journals : a review
Revilla, Ma. Laarni D.; Qu, Fangqi; Seetharam, … - 2021
The top 12 development journals published a total of 18,329 papers during the period 2000.2020. Out of these, just 51 focused on sanitation and related issues, which are the focus of this review. Results were mixed on the efficiency of sanitation delivery since political factors and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510768
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Innovation efforts in developing countries : the case of Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises
Son Thi Kim Le - 2019
The identification of potential innovation efforts plays an important role in evaluating the innovation process. The innovation efforts of firms in developing countries might be different to those of Western enterprises. This paper evaluates innovation processes in developing countries,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011978536
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Least-developed countries, transfer of technology and the TRIPS Agreement
Watal, Jayashree; Caminero, Leticia - 2018 - Manuscript date: November 2017
This paper examines the background of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement, the nature of this obligation on developed country Members that pertains to the promotion of technology transfer to LDC Members and how it is being implemented and how such implementation is being monitored in the TRIPS...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810280
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Entrepreneurial ventures and the developmental state : lessons from the advanced economies
Lazonick, William - 2008
A basic intellectual challenge for those concerned with the poverty of nations is to come to grips with the nature and causes of the wealth of the world's wealthier nations. One might then be in a position to inform the poorer nations how they might achieve similar outcomes. This paper is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011705
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Mali - land, climate, energy, agriculture and development : a study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for regional development, jobs, and food security
Coulibaly, Ousmane - 2021
the dysfunction of activity sectors (agriculture, energy, education, employment, services, etc.). Natural resource …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421112
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Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development in the Sahel : synthesis paper of case studies under the Sudano-Sahelian initiative for regional development, jobs, and food secu...
Mirzabaev, Alisher; Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu; Sylla, … - 2021
collaboration between national universities and research institutes, and the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421166
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Does the adoption of peer-to-government mobile payments improve tax revenue mobilization in developing countries?
Wandaogo, Abdoul-Akim; Sawadogo, Fayçal; Lastunen, Jesse - 2022
Developing countries need to raise sufficient tax revenue to finance development. Revenue mobilization is often hampered by limited tax compliance, weak institutions, and technical problems with tax collection. One solution to these challenges is person-to-government (P2G) mobile phone payments,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012816238
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Desire and development
Strulik, Holger - 2016
traditional equilibrium, contraceptives are not used, fertility is high and education and growth are low. At the modern … equilibrium, contraceptives are used, fertility is low and further declining with increasing income, and education and growth are … provide more education for their children and leads to an earlier uptake of modern contraceptives and an earlier onset of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436754
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Does foreign aid in education foster gender equality in developing countries?
Maiga, Eugenie W. H. - 2014
This paper examines the impact of foreign aid on gender equality in education outcomes in developing countries … indicate that aggregate aid disbursements to the education sector negatively affect gender parity in enrolment at the secondary … and tertiary education levels and have no impact on gender parity in primary education. No impact of subsector specific …
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