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The point of policy intervention here is to reduce the absolute and relative attraction of primary commodity predation and to re. duce the ability of diasporas to fund rebel movements. This paper - a product of the Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the group to study civil war and criminal violence.
Greed and grievance in civil war (English) Abstract. The authors compare two contrasting motivations for rebellion: greed and grievance. Most rebellions are ostensibly in pursuit of a cause, supported by a narrative of grievance. But since grievance assuagement through rebellion is a public good that a.
This collection includes datasets associated with research organized under the Bank's Policy Research Working Papers. 60 Datasets. To assess the agreement's impact on national policy in the major services sectors, we created a new public database.. The Economics of Industrial Pollution Control Research Project at the World Bank has.
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND THE WORLD BANK: BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge Working Paper No. 418 by Ajit Singh Emeritus Professor of Economics University of Cambridge Life Fellow Queens’ College Cambridge Tun Ismail Ali chair of International Finance for 2010-2011.
This paper provides an overview of financial inclusion around the world and reviews the recent empirical evidence on how the use of financial products -- such as payments services, savings accounts, loans, and insurance -- can contribute to inclusive growth and economic development.. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series. Subscribe.
Produced by the Research Support Team Abstract The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the.
Predicting World Bank Project Outcomes, with P. Geli and H. Nobakht. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7001. Do Poverty Traps Exist?, with D. McKenzie, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2014. Crowding In and the Returns to Government Investment in Low-Income Countries, with M. Eden, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6781; 2013.