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  1. Library Resource
    May, 2012
    Kenya

    This report examines the legal,
    administrative, and regulatory barriers that are preventing
    women in Kenya from contributing fully to the Kenyan
    economy. Building on the 2004 Foreign Investment and
    Advisory Service (FIAS) report, "Improving the
    Commercial Legal Framework and Removing Administrative and
    Regulatory Barriers to Investment," this study looks at
    the bureaucratic barriers facing women in Kenya through a

  2. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Afghanistan

    This study examines the constraints on
    the housing sector in Afghanistan. It evaluates government
    policy on housing, looks at the state of housing finance,
    and examines legal and regulatory barriers with a bearing on
    the housing market. The report provides policy
    recommendations aimed at helping to develop a private-sector
    led housing market. To assist in formulating policies and
    implementing actions, the study recommends forming a housing

  3. Library Resource
    February, 2013

    Many key development outcomes depend on
    women's ability to negotiate favorable intrahousehold
    allocations of resources. Yet it has been difficult to
    clearly identify which policies can increase women's
    bargaining power and result in better outcomes. This paper
    reviews both the analytical frameworks and the empirical
    evidence on the importance of women's bargaining power.
    It argues that there is sufficient evidence from rigorous

  4. Library Resource
    April, 2014

    Knowledge exchange, or peer-to-peer
    learning, is a powerful way to share, replicate, and scale
    up what works in development. Development practitioners want
    to learn from the practical experience of others who have
    gone through, or are going through, similar challenges. They
    want to be connected to each other and have ready access to
    practical knowledge and solutions. When done right,
    knowledge exchange can build the capacity, confidence, and

  5. Library Resource
    January, 2016
    Honduras

    Honduras’ recent economic performance
    has been positive, especially taking into account the global
    economic context. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth
    accelerated from 2.8 percent in 2013 to 3.1 percent in 2014
    and 3.6 percent in the first half of 2015. Growth has been
    supported by improved terms of trade, higher remittance
    inflows and export demand driven by the on-going recovery of
    the United States (US), and improved investor confidence.

  6. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    China

    This paper is motivated by the emphasis
    on secure property rights as a determinant of economic
    development in recent literature. The authors use village
    and household level information from about 800 villages
    throughout China to explore whether legal reform increased
    protection of land rights against unauthorized reallocation
    or expropriation with below-average compensation by the
    state. The analysis provides nation-wide evidence on a

  7. Library Resource
    December, 2014

    Evidence is mounting that secure
    property rights have positive effects for poor people in
    general and women in particular. The aim of this report is
    to review what is known about women s access to and control
    over land and real property in urban settings, identifying
    approaches to strengthening property rights that enhance
    women s agency, and sharing key lessons. Section two
    synthesizes the evidence on urban women s priorities with

  8. Library Resource
    December, 2014

    Land tenure security is crucial for
    women's empowerment and a prerequisite for building
    secure and resilient communities. Tenure is affected by many
    and often contradictory sets of rules, laws, customs,
    traditions, and perceptions. For most rural women, land
    tenure is complicated, with access and ownership often
    layered with barriers present in their daily realities:
    discriminatory social dynamics and strata, unresponsive

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