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  1. Library Resource
    September, 2013
    Colombia

    The purpose of this study is to assess
    agriculture's competitiveness in Colombia. During the
    past 12 years, Colombia's agricultural sector has
    performed poorly, resulting in the continuation of extensive
    rural poverty. Improving the sector's competitiveness
    is the only sure and lasting way to improve its growth
    performance and reduce poverty. Thus, the main objectives of
    this study are to assess: (a) the sector's current and

  2. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Brazil

    Over the medium time horizon, skill upgrading, differentials in sectoral technological progress, and migration of labor out of farming activities are some of the major structural adjustment factors shaping the evolution of an economy and its connected poverty trends. The main focus of the authors is understanding, for the case of Brazil, how a trade shock interacts with these structural forces and ascertaining whether it enhances or hinders medium-term poverty reduction.

  3. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Bolivia

    The purpose of this book is to
    contribute to the debate on how to confront the challenges
    that Bolivia faces today. It is composed of a series of
    studies on the current reality of Bolivia and has been
    developed in conjunction with national and international
    public policy experts. The studies present a diagnostic by
    sector, a summary of the main challenges, and public policy
    recommendations aimed at meeting these challenges. After

  4. Library Resource
    January, 2014
    Bolivia

    Bolivia benefited from an overall
    favorable economic evolution in the last few years,
    supported by sound macro-economic indicators. Yet, economic
    growth was unevenly distributed between the sectors, with
    particularly extractive industries, construction and
    financial services showing higher real growth rates, while
    agriculture and manufacturing fell behind. This is an area
    of concern for the government which-as manifested in the new

  5. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Paraguay

    This study has at its origin the land
    question in Paraguay, namely that land ownership is highly
    concentrated and has become a source of social conflict in
    the rural areas where one-half of the population lives. A
    central thesis of the study is that the existing patterns of
    land use and ownership, in particular, the very large land
    holdings (Zatifundio), are a reflection in part of the
    almost insignificant land tax that is charged today on rural

  6. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Paraguay

    This study has at its origin the land
    question in Paraguay, namely that land ownership is highly
    concentrated and has become a source of social conflict in
    the rural areas where one-half of the population lives. A
    central thesis of the study is that the existing patterns of
    land use and ownership, in particular, the very large land
    holdings (Zatifundio), are a reflection in part of the
    almost insignificant land tax that is charged today on rural

  7. Library Resource
    August, 2012
    Brazil

    The Land-Based Poverty Alleviation
    Project of Brazil is addressing one of the major factors
    underlying poverty in the countryside: inadequate access to
    land by the rural poor. Preceded by two highly successful
    Bank-financed pilots, the project demonstrates the
    large-scale viability of a community-based approach to land
    reform. In the project beneficiary groups negotiate directly
    with willing sellers for the purchase of suitable

  8. Library Resource
    August, 2012
    Brazil

    Brazil has developed a community-led,
    market-based approach to land reform in which poor rural
    laborers and farmers, either landless or with insufficient
    land for subsistence, form beneficiary associations through
    which to obtain financing to buy agricultural properties,
    for which they negotiate directly with willing sellers. The
    financing package includes complementary funds for
    investments to enhance land productivity (water,

  9. Library Resource
    July, 2013
    Colombia

    Unequal land distribution and the
    negative social and economic implications resulting from
    such polarization in Colombia have long been of concern to
    policymakers. A 1950 World Bank mission identified unequal
    land distribution as a key impediment to economic and social
    development in the country. Since then, a wide range of
    policies has been adopted to deal with this issue and its
    consequences. Numerous studies show that the success of

  10. Library Resource
    August, 2012
    Colombia

    Internal displacement in Colombia has
    become more prevalent and serious. Expulsion of land users
    to gain territorial control is increasingly a tactical
    element in the conflict. High land inequality makes it
    easier to uproot populations. Providing assistance to
    displaced populations does not reduce their propensity to
    return. Together with other measures, a land policy that
    increases tenure security for those at risk of displacement,

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