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  1. Library Resource
    Out of the Cauldron, Into the Fire?

    Risk and the Privatisation of Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector

    Reports & Research
    June, 2020
    Uzbekistan

    Ulster University and the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights has released the first sector wide study on corporate integrity in Uzbekistan.

    The report and associated policy brief focus on the cotton cluster system, a landmark privatisation initiative designed to improve agro-industrial productivity, and address the structural drivers of systematic forced labour in Uzbekistan. State-organised forced labour regimes in Uzbekistan’s cotton sector have attracted significant domestic and international criticism over the past decade.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    February, 2008
    Afghanistan, Southern Asia

    This report is about how to progressively reduce over time Afghanistan's dependence on opium - currently the country's leading economic activity - by development initiatives and shifting economic incentives toward sustainable legal livelihoods. Specifically, the report identifies additional investments and policy and institutional measures to support development responses that can counterbalance the economic advantages of opium.

  3. Library Resource

    Identifying the Constraints to Inclusive Growth in Indonesia's Second-Largest Province

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    February, 2011
    Indonesia, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    East Java is the second largest contributor to Indonesia's economy with a growth rate similar to national level and other major provinces in Java. Nevertheless, for a province that is expected to be a major economic center in the country, there has been very little change in the region's economic structure in the past 10 years. Since 1995, the share of industry and agriculture in the economy is almost unchanged. Furthermore, the growth in both of these two sectors has been low, despite the fact that industry was once the main driver of the East Java economy.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2011
    Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Europe

    The objective of this study is to evaluate the World Bank Group's (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development [IBRD], International Development Association [IDA], and International Finance Corporation [IFC]) effectiveness in promoting growth in agricultural productivity in Azerbaijan, and to derive lessons that may be relevant for the World Bank Group's future engagement in Azerbaijani agriculture.

  5. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    February, 1999
    Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, discussed what the Bank learned in coming to look at the issues of poverty and development. Development requires proper economic policies, but also the essential element of the social aspects and human aspects of society. The Bank’s focus is to think first in terms of poverty—fighting poverty with passion was adopted recently as the first line of our mission statement. Wolfensohn discussed an agenda for action on the issues of inclusion, corruption, transparency, education, knowledge, and private sector environment.

  6. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2006
    Rwanda, Tanzania, Ghana, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia

    Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, and Ambassador Andrew Young engaged in a roundtable discussion on economic development, moderated by Dean Bahl of Georgia State. Wolfowitz has made Africa the first priority of the Bank. There is really a chance for Africa to turn the corner. It’s going to have to start with the best performers, doing what the so-called Tigers did in East Asia, showing the way for other countries. Young said you can make more money honestly in a growing economy, than you can steal in a dying economy. Wolfowitz gave examples of the turnaround in Africa.

  7. Library Resource

    Household-Level Evidence from the Chengdu National Experiment

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    August, 2015
    China, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    As part of a national experiment in 2008, Chengdu prefecture implemented ambitious property rights reforms, including complete registration of all land together with measures to ease transferability and eliminate migration restrictions. A triple difference approach using the Statistics Bureau’s regular household panel suggests that the reforms increased consumption and income, especially for less wealthy and less educated households, with estimated benefits well above the cost of implementation.

  8. Library Resource

    Human Rights and Land Confiscation in Karen State

    Reports & Research
    November, 2016
    Myanmar

    In Burma, where 70 percent of people earn a living through agriculture, securing land is often equivalent to securing a livelihood. But instead of creating conditions for sustainable development, recent Burmese governments have enacted abusive laws, enforced poorly conceived policies, and encouraged corrupt land administration officials that have promoted the displacement of small-scale farmers and rural villagers.

  9. Library Resource
    February, 2013
    Palestine

    The purpose of this Transport Sector
    Note (TSN) is to assist the Palestinian Authority (PA) in
    developing a strategy for the sector that can aid in
    addressing the immediate constraints and transport issues in
    support of the PA's effort to revive the national
    economy, improve mobility and reduce poverty. The TSN also
    aims to assist the responsible sector ministries prepare a
    coherent strategic framework and program for the sector.

  10. Library Resource
    May, 2012
    China

    The Government of China has placed
    strong emphasis on addressing problems related to
    agriculture, farmers, and rural society, with the
    development of a "new socialist countryside"
    designated as a top priority for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan
    (2006-2010). The financing of public services in rural
    areas will be a key determinant of the Plan's success.
    This report analyzes the performance of the

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