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  1. Library Resource
    January, 2016
    Rwanda, Zambia, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Madagascar, China, Peru, India, Malawi, Ethiopia, Cambodia

    This paper reviews the literature to identify the relationship between tenure security and food security. The literatures on tenure issues and food security issues are not well connected and the scientific evidence on the causal links between tenure security and food security is very limited. The paper explores the conceptual linkages between land tenure reforms, tenure security and food security and illustrates how these vary across diverse contexts.

  2. Library Resource
    Regulations
    October, 2016
    Cambodia

    This Sub-decree is about the downsized land in total of 3393 hectares, including (1) 3310.17 hectares from land concession of TPP Company and (2) 82.83 hectares from economic land concession of Sophorn Theary Peanich Co. Ltd, and the reclassification of the 2756.89 hectares of state public land as state private land for the granting of ownership to the people who have been occupied and the 636.11 hectares of land shall be kept for public benefits and physical infrastructure in Chong Spean village, Khvav commune, Chi Kreng district, Siem Reap province.

  3. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2016
    Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand

    An analysis paper by Dustin Hoasa on the World Bank Group's lending practices, part 2 in Inclusive Development International (IDI)'s 'Outsourcing Development' series. Published by IDI in collaboration with the Bank Information Center, 11.11.11, Urgewald and Accountability Counsel in the United States, December 2016.

  4. Library Resource

    Leveraging Trade Agreements

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    June, 2016
    Malaysia, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    The MEM is the World Bank's biannual flagship publication on Malaysia. It provides analysis of recent economic developments and the near-term outlook for Malaysia. Each publication also focuses on a special topic related to Malaysia's transformation into a high-income economy. Malaysia is at the forefront of a "new generation" of trade agreements that will shape trade and investment over the next decade.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    April, 2016
    Africa, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Americas, Brazil, Canada, United States of America, Asia, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, India, Europe, Russia, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia

    This paper summarizes the good practices by nine selected OECD countries that seek to promote responsible foreign investment in developing country agriculture, primarily by investors in their territory or jurisdiction. The study provides examples of the increasing trend of home countries in establishing binding legal norms and other mechanisms as safeguards that are relevant for agricultural investment.

  6. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2016
    Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, China

    An analysis paper by Future Directions International on livelihood considerations and food security in the Lower Mekong countries, published in May 2016.

  7. Library Resource
    July, 2016
    Philippines

    This report was prepared as part of the
    World Bank engagement in the Philippines to support Islamic
    Finance and Financial Inclusion. It provides an overview on
    the context for the development of Islamic finance in the
    Philippines and is accompanied by two focused reports
    providing further detail and suggestions on enhancing
    financial inclusion in the Philippines through Islamic
    microfinance and assessment of the status of financial

  8. Library Resource
    March, 2016
    South-Eastern Asia

    This Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD)
    covers eight small Pacific island countries (PIC8):
    Kiribati, Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
    Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. The
    objective of the SCD is to identify the most critical
    constraints and opportunities facing the PIC8 to meet the
    global goals of ending absolute poverty and boosting shared
    prosperity in a sustainable manner. The report is intended

  9. Library Resource
    January, 2016
    Indonesia

    Inequality in Indonesia is rising
    rapidly. During the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, poverty
    rosesharply, while the Gini measure of inequality fell, as
    the richest were the hardest hit. Since then, the Gini has
    increased from 30 points in 2000 to 41 points in 2014, its
    highest recorded level. In 2002, the richest 10 percent of
    Indonesians consumed as much as the poorest 42 percent
    combined; by 2014, they consumed as much as the poorest 54

  10. Library Resource
    April, 2016
    Laos

    An efficient and transparent regulatory
    framework governing international trade is a necessary
    condition for countries to realize the benefits of
    international trade. Over the last decade, Lao PDR has been
    deepening its economic ties with the global economy through
    the formal accession to the WTO in 2013. At the regional
    level, the country is committed to be full member of the
    ASEAN Economic Community. These agreements entailed profound

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