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    Financial Channels, Property Rights, and Poverty : A Sub-Saharan African Perspective (2016)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (28 p)
    Series Statement: World Bank E-Library Archive
    Content: Studies on the link between financial development and poverty have been inconclusive. Some claim that deeper financial sectors should improve the allocation of capital by allowing entrepreneurs greater access to finance, which should particularly favor the poor. Others argue that improvements in the financial system primarily benefit the rich and politically connected. The literature has also been ambiguous about the channels through which finance may be associated with lower poverty (deposits versus credit). Looking at a sample of 37 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1992 through 2006, the paper suggests that financial deepening is associated with lower poverty through different channels depending on the strength of property rights. In the absence of well-defined and enforced property rights, wider access to saving and risk-sharing instruments is accompanied by a reduction in poverty. Only once property rights grow stronger is credit associated with lower poverty
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Singh, Raju Jan Financial Channels, Property Rights, and Poverty: A Sub-Saharan African Perspective Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2016
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-7559
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    Haiti : Toward a New Narrative (2015)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    Series Statement: Systematic Country Diagnostics
    Content: This Systematic Country Diagnostic seeks to identify the most important constraints to and opportunities for inclusive and sustainable growth in Haiti, a country that is one of the poorest and least equal countries in the world. For this purpose, an extensive review of the literature (from both within and outside the World Bank) was carried out, as well as broad consultations across the country. The results point out five broad themes around which activities need to be organized in order to ignite a process whereby Haiti could set itself on a new development path: (i) balancing macroeconomic stability with developmental needs; (ii) improving statistics and analytics; (iii) creating greater economic opportunities and better jobs, including through infrastructure and human capital; (iv) (re)building the social contract; and (v) reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience. Progress on all these themes is needed simultaneously. In light of the tighter budget constraints facing the government, maintaining the stability of the macroeconomic environment, and improving knowledge and statistics to increase the effectiveness of public policy (including more transparent fiscal reporting) call more particularly for immediate attention
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/22580
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    Guns, Books, or Doctors? : Conflict and Public Spending in Haiti (2016)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (31 p)
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    Content: Haiti's economic development has been held back by a history of civil conflict and violence. With donor assistance declining from its exceptional levels following the 2010 earthquake, and concessional financing growing scarce, Haiti must learn to live with tighter budget constraints. At the same time, the United Nations forces that have provided security in the past decade are scaling down. Against this backdrop, this paper explores the conditions under which public spending can minimize violent conflict, and draws possible lessons for Haiti. Drawing on an empirical analysis of 148 countries over the period 1960–2009, simulations for Haiti suggest that increases in military spending would be associated with a higher risk of conflict, an observation in line with Haiti's own history. Greater welfare expenditure (education, health, and social assistance), by contrast, would be associated with lower risk of conflict
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Singh, Raju Jan Guns, Books, or Doctors? Conflict and Public Spending in Haiti Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2016
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-7681
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    Oil and Civil Conflict : Can Public Spending have a Mitigation Effect? (2014)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    b3kat_BV048266533
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (32 p)
    Content: This paper explores the conditions under which public spending could minimize violent conflict related to oil wealth. Previous work suggests that oil can lead to violent conflict because it increases the value of the state as a prize or because it undermines the state' bureaucratic penetration. Yet, little has been said on how oil wealth could be used to prevent the onset of violent conflict through public spending by buying off citizens and elites, increasing state legitimacy by providing basic services, or strengthening the military and security apparatus. The empirical analysis (148 countries over 1960-2009) shows that higher levels of military spending are associated with lower risk of small- and large-scale conflict onset in countries rich in oil and gas. By contrast, in economies with little natural resources, increases in military spending are associated with a higher risk of conflict. Welfare expenditure is associated with lower risk of small-scale conflict, irrespective of the level of oil revenue. However, general government spending does not appear to have any robust mitigating effects
    Additional Edition: Singh, Raju Jan Oil and Civil Conflict
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-7100
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    Does Trade Reduce Poverty? : A View from Africa (2013)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (27 p)
    Content: Although trade liberalization is being actively promoted as a key component in development strategies, theoretically, the impact of trade openness on poverty reduction is ambiguous. A more liberalized trade regime is argued to change relative factor prices in favor of the more abundant factor. If poverty and relative low income stem from abundance of labor, greater trade openness should lead to higher labor prices and a decrease in poverty. However, should the re-allocation of factors be hampered, the expected benefits from freer trade may not materialize. The theoretical ambiguity on the effects of openness is reflected in the available empirical evidence. This paper examines how the effect of trade openness on poverty may depend on complementary reforms that help a country take advantage of international competition. Using a non-linear regression specification that interacts a proxy of trade openness with proxies of various country structural specificities and a panel of 30 African countries over the period 1981-2010, the analysis finds that trade openness tends to reduce poverty in countries where financial sectors are deep, education levels high and governance strong
    Additional Edition: Le Goff, Maëlan Does Trade Reduce Poverty?
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-6327
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    Does Migration Foster Exports? : Evidence from Africa (2014)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (30 p)
    Content: This paper aims at assessing the impact of migration on export performance and more particularly the effect of African migrants on African trade. Relying on a new data set on international bilateral migration recently released by the World Bank spanning from 1980 to 2010, the authors estimate a gravity model that deals satisfactorily with endogeneity. The results first indicate that the pro-trade effect of migration is higher for African countries, a finding that can be partly explained by the substitution between migrants and institutions (the existence of migrant networks compensating for weak contract enforcement, for instance). This positive association is particularly important for the exports of differentiated products, suggesting that migrants also play an important role in reducing information costs. Moreover, focusing on intra-African trade, the pro-trade effect of African migrants is larger when migrants are established in a more geographically and ethnically distant country. All these findings highlight the ability of African migrants to help overcome some of the main barriers to African trade: the weakness of institutions, information costs, cultural differences, and lack of trust
    Additional Edition: Ehrhart, Hélène Does Migration Foster Exports?
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-6739
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    Growth (But Not Only) Is Good for the Poor : Some Cross-Country Evidence to Promote Growth and Shared Prosperity in Haiti (2017)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    b3kat_BV048269240
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (32 p)
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    Content: Many low-income countries, such as Haiti, have high ambitions and socioeconomic needs to achieve substantial income growth, especially for the poorest income quintiles. This situation raises the question of policy prioritization, which is often difficult to address, since reliable country-specific micro data are scarce in most low-income countries. Although many studies have investigated the determinants of growth of gross domestic product, less is known about the factors influencing household incomes at the lowest segments of the income distribution. Focusing on the specific case of Haiti, a country with one of the lowest income levels, this paper proposes an approach to handle this challenge: it estimates income drivers for the poorest two income quintiles from cross-country regressions. The results suggest that maintaining macroeconomic stability as well as investing in human and physical capital would not only be associated with faster overall economic growth, but also with even faster income growth for the poorest segments of the population. Thus, there need not be a trade-off between inequality and growth. Economies could foster faster growth while also increasing inclusiveness, ensuring that everyone can live up to their potential
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Antoine, Kassia Growth (But Not Only) Is Good for the Poor: Some Cross-Country Evidence to Promote Growth and Shared Prosperity in Haiti Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2017
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-7975
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    Does Financial Structure Matter for Poverty? : Evidence from Developing Countries (2011)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    b3kat_BV048265352
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (27 p)
    Content: Although there has been research looking at the relationship between the structure of the financial system and economic growth, much less work has dealt with the importance of bank-based versus market-based financial systems for poverty and income distribution. Empirical evidence has indicated that the structure of the financial system has little relevance for economic growth, suggesting that the same could be true for poverty since growth is an important driver in reducing poverty. Some theories, however, claim that, by reducing information and transaction costs, the development of bank-based financial systems could exert a particularly large impact on the poor. This paper looks at a sample of 47 developing economies from 1984 through 2008. The results suggest that when institutions are weak, bank-based financial systems are better at reducing poverty and, as institutions develop, market-based financial systems can turn out to be beneficial for the poor
    Additional Edition: Kpodar, Kangni Does Financial Structure Matter for Poverty?
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-5915
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    Train to Pakistan (1981)
    New York, NY : Grove
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    Format: 181 S
    ISBN: 0802132219
    Language: English
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    City improbable : an anthology of writings on Delhi (2001)
    New Delhi [u.a.] : Viking
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    gbv_347237592
    Format: XV, 286 S.
    Edition: 1. publ.
    ISBN: 0670912352
    Content: Contributed articles on history and social life of Delhi, India
    Note: Machine generated contents note: THE BUILDING OF THE HALL -- Ved Vyas -- ANANGPAL TOMAR -- Amir Khusrau -- QUTBUDDIN AIBAK -- Hasan Nizami -- THE COURT OF MUHAMMAD BIN TUGHLAQ -- Ibn Battuta -- CONQUEST OF DEHLI -- Timur Lane -- THE BUILDING OF SHAHJAHANABAD -- Samsam-ud-Daula -- THE UNTOUCHABLES -- Khushwant Singh -- IN THE TIME OF AURANGZEB -- Niccolao Manucci -- THE EARLY DAYS OF THE BRITISH -- William Dalrymple -- THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S VISIT -- Emily Eden -- THERE ONCE WAS A FAIR CITY -- Meer Taqi Meer -- Ghalib -- THE CAPTURE OF THE KING -- WS.R. Hodson -- JAT HOUSEHOLDS -- Oswald Wood -- UNCONQUERED STILL -- Perceval Landon -- THE BUILDING OF NEW DELHI -- Sheela Bajaj -- BALLIMARAN AND THE WAR FUND, 1942 -- Chaman Nahal -- DELHI, 1947 -- Yashpal -- FROM THE BALCONY -- Octavio Paz -- BHABIJI'S HOUSE -- Ruskin Bond -- A WORLD OF WORDS -- Renuka Singh -- MRS GUPTA NEVER RANG -- Jan Morris -- DELHI DURING EMERGENCY -- Pran Sabhanral -- NOW THE TEARS HAVE DRIED UP -- Dhiren Bhagat -- DELHI BY SEASON -- Namita Gokhale -- I NEVER KNEW HIS NAME -- Anees Jung -- LODI GARDEN -- Bulbul Sharma -- DILLI KA DASTARKHWAN -- Sadia Dehlvi -- FROM DELHI -- Tabish Khair -- TIME PRESENT AND TIME PAST -- Seeme Qasim -- LODI COLONY -- Ranjana Sengupta -- LOVERS, THEY ARE EVERYWHERE -- Radhika Chandiramani -- THE KINGDOM OF WASTE -- Bharati Chaturuedi -- SUJAN SINGH PARK -- Madhu Jain -- BITCH -- Mrinal Pande -- CITY WITHOUT NATIVES -- Vijay Nambisan -- IN THE COMPANY OF HIJRAS -- Anita Roy -- SHAHJAHANABAD: THE CITY THAT ONCE WAS -- Pavan K. Varma -- PUBLIC RELIEF -- Manjula Padmanabhan -- ONE LONG PARTY -- Renuka Narayanan -- CITY OF WALLS, CITY OF GATES -- Rukmini Bhaya Nair.
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    Keywords: Delhi ; Geschichte ; Aufsatzsammlung
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