Dhārāvi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)
In: Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets, S. 181-189
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In: Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets, S. 181-189
In: The journal of development studies, Band 49, Heft 12, S. 1647-1650
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: The journal of development studies: JDS, Band 49, Heft 12, S. 1647-1650
ISSN: 0022-0388
In: Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Case No. 712-038
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In: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6104
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This paper describes the key challenges to job creation in conflict-affected environments in South Asia. It uses household survey data since the early 2000s for Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka to document the characteristics of labor markets in conflict-affected areas, exploiting the spatial and time variation in armed conflict within countries. The analysis finds that, across countries, labor markets look very different in conflict-affected areas when compared with non-conflict or low-conflict areas. Employment rates are higher in large part because women participate more in the labor market, but work tends to be more vulnerable, with more self-employment and unpaid family work. The authors show that these differences often pre-date the conflict but are also exacerbated by it. They also examine the constraints on the private sector activity in such areas, using firm surveys when possible. Finally, the paper reviews the existing literature and the policy experiences of several countries to draw some policy implications for job creation efforts in the conflict-affected areas of South Asia. It particularly highlights the role of the private sector and community initiatives, in conjunction with public policies, to improve the environment for successful job creation.
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In: Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Case No. 711-018
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In: Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Case No. 710-046
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South Asia is the second most violent place on earth after Iraq. Conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan have attracted global attention. Parts of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal have experienced long-running conflict. Conflicts result in death, misery, social trauma, destruction of infrastructure, and have huge spillover effects. What is conflict? Where is it concentrated? Is conflict a problem for development, or a failure of development? And what should policy makers do?
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In: NBER Working Paper No. w14298
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In: American economic review, Band 95, Heft 4, S. 1190-1213
ISSN: 1944-7981
We analyze the colonial land revenue institutions set up by the British in India, and show that differences in historical property rights institutions lead to sustained differences in economic outcomes. Areas in which proprietary rights in land were historically given to landlords have significantly lower agricultural investments and productivity in the post-independence period than areas in which these rights were given to the cultivators. These areas also have significantly lower investments in health and education. These differences are not driven by omitted variables or endogeneity problems; they probably arise because differences in historical institutions lead to very different policy choices.
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In: Asian journal of research in social sciences and humanities: AJRSH, Band 8, Heft 6, S. 117
ISSN: 2249-7315
In: Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Vol. 7, No. 5, May 2017, pp.377-385
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