The Political Economy of Poverty Reduction: Scaling Up Antipoverty Programs in the Developing World
In: Wolfensohn Center for Development Working Paper No. 2
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In: Wolfensohn Center for Development Working Paper No. 2
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Looks at Russian government's push toward a knowledge-based economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Quantifies and benchmarks sector's relative strengths, identifying opportunities to increase Russian productivity and competitiveness. Examines underlying firm-level determinants of knowledge absorption, competitiveness, and productivity, with an eye to improving workers' skill levels and the investment climate - Provided by publisher
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 121, S. 33-52
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In: Quarterly journal of political science: QJPS, Band 6, Heft 2, S. 137-178
ISSN: 1554-0634
In: Economics of transition, Band 14, Heft 3, S. 479-504
ISSN: 1468-0351
AbstractThere has been relatively little investigation of the effect of constitutional transformations on the economic transition in post‐communist countries. We develop a simple signalling model in which constitutionalism – a commitment to limit political power and provide judicial defence of basic rights – reinforces the credibility of pro‐market candidates' electoral promises and boosts public support for economic reforms. These findings are tested using opinion poll data on public support for reform in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the former Soviet Union, in the 1990s. In a two‐stage procedure we show that public support for market reforms is higher in countries where incumbents have taken deliberate steps to increase political accountability and judicial independence. Public support also spurs actual economic reform.
In: European journal of political economy, Band 22, Heft 2, S. 370-387
ISSN: 1873-5703
In: Economics of Transition, Band 14, Heft 3, S. 479-504
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In recent years the Russian government, concerned about sustaining its economic performance, has sought to promote more diversified and broader economic growth beyond the profitable natural-resource sector. Economic officials would like to see something closer to a "knowledge-based economy." One of the areas in clear need of upgrading is the manufacturing sector. This book quantifies and benchmarks the relative strengths of that sector, identifying opportunities to increase Russian productivity and competitiveness. Drawing on original survey data from Russian firms of all sizes, the authors formulate proposals that aim to • enhance the innovative potential of Russian firms, • upgrade the skills of their workforce, and • develop a business-friendly climate of lower administrative costs and greater policy certainty. This book examines the underlying firm-level determinants of knowledge absorption, competitiveness, and productivity, with an eye to improving workers' skill levels and improving the investment climate, which should in turn enhance the innovation needed to keep up in a globalized economy. The original research and analysis of Desai, Goldberg, and their colleagues will be of use to anyone interested in the problems of building manufacturing competitiveness, especially in Russia and the post-Soviet transition economies. It will also be of interest to organizations planning to do business with Russia or to invest in it.
In: European Journal of Political Economy, Band 60, S. 101744
In: International studies quarterly: the journal of the International Studies Association, Band 62, Heft 3, S. 505-519
ISSN: 1468-2478
In: The journal of development studies: JDS, Band 50, Heft 1, S. 64-80
ISSN: 0022-0388
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In: The journal of development studies, Band 50, Heft 1, S. 64-80
ISSN: 1743-9140
Rural producer associations are considered a potential community-driven solution to the problems of smallholder agriculture. This article evaluates the impact of organising female farmers into producer associations in Gujarat, India. The initiative provided training, information, access to inputs, risk mitigation, and market linkages. Over 18 months, the programme weakly increased members' non-farm income and access to output markets. It had stronger impacts on members' awareness and utilisation of financial services. Impacts were heterogeneous, varying by pre-existing socioeconomic conditions. These findings suggest that producer associations can lower transaction costs for smallholders, but that poverty alleviation may be a longer-term prospect. Adapted from the source document.
In: The journal of development studies, Band 50, Heft 1, S. 64-80
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6547
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In: New York University journal of international law & politics, Band 42, Heft 4, S. 1111-1142
ISSN: 0028-7873