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Research paper thumbnail of An Urban-Rural Focus on Food Markets in Africa

... capita basis. While Asia and Latin America posted steady increases in per capita food 2 See K... more ... capita basis. While Asia and Latin America posted steady increases in per capita food 2 See Kherallah and Delgado (2002) for a description of Africa's agricultural reforms and problems in the past two decades. Collier and Gunning ...

Research paper thumbnail of Urban Sectoral Training for USAID Staff: Final Report and Recommendations for Future Training

Research paper thumbnail of Romania? Winners and Losers: The Impact of Reform of Intergovernmental Transfers

This report analyzes the distributional impact of Romania's 1999 Law on Local Public Finance... more This report analyzes the distributional impact of Romania's 1999 Law on Local Public Finance, and makes recommendations for ameliorating its adverse effects. By providing a stable revenue source for municipalities, this law improves the investment planning and financial management ...

Research paper thumbnail of Romania?Winners and Losers: The Impact of Reform of Intergovernmental Transfers

This report analyzes the distributional impact of Romania's 1999 Law on Local Public Finance... more This report analyzes the distributional impact of Romania's 1999 Law on Local Public Finance, and makes recommendations for ameliorating its adverse effects. By providing a stable revenue source for municipalities, this law improves the investment planning and financial management ...

Research paper thumbnail of Ensuring access to essential services : demand-side housing subsidies

Research paper thumbnail of An Urban-Rural Focus on Food Markets in Africa

This paper takes an urban-rural focus on sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter: Africa) food markets, arg... more This paper takes an urban-rural focus on sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter: Africa) food markets, arguing that the structure of food demand is changing with urbanization and that policies and programs should focus on what will help both the very poor rural producers and the large number of very poor urban consumers in African cities. Aside from migration, improved access to markets is the most likely way for poor rural populations to improve their livelihoods. The growing numbers of very poor urban dwellers mean that policymakers need to consider how to keep food prices affordable without recreating the subsidies that stifled economic growth in the past. Experts on economic growth in Africa note that among all regions of the world, Africa trades the least within its region. Increasing access to domestic and regional markets is seen as key to poverty reduction, food security, and economic growth, as well as a necessary step to improve the continent's capacity to trade with the rest of the world (USAID 2005).

Research paper thumbnail of ASSISTING DEMOBILIZED RUSSIAN OFFICERS OBTAIN HOUSING: THE HOUSING CERTIFICATE OPTION

Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, 1995

Under the dwelling purchase certificate program a retired or demobilized Russian officer returnin... more Under the dwelling purchase certificate program a retired or demobilized Russian officer returning from the “near abroad” is given a certificate which he can use to purchase a new housing unit in the market. The certificate is priced at estimated market price of dwellings, and prices vary by unit size and location (region). There was great uncertainty when the program was launched as to whether officers would find units available for purchase. In fact, most officers succeeded in using their certificate and most contacted several sellers in searching for housing.

Research paper thumbnail of CZECH REPUBLIC: ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FINAL REPORT

Research paper thumbnail of Grant Transfers and Financial Supervision in Romania: a Focus on Major Reforms Introduced by the Law on Local Public Finance

Research paper thumbnail of Romanik africa food market urban rural

This paper takes an urban-rural focus on sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter: Africa) food markets, arg... more This paper takes an urban-rural focus on sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter: Africa) food markets, arguing that the structure of food demand is changing with urbanization and that policies and programs should focus on what will help both the very poor rural producers and the large number of very poor urban consumers in African cities. Aside from migration, improved access to markets is the most likely way for poor rural populations to improve their livelihoods. The growing numbers of very poor urban dwellers mean that policymakers need to consider how to keep food prices affordable without recreating the subsidies that stifled economic growth in the past. Experts on economic growth in Africa note that among all regions of the world, Africa trades the least within its region. Increasing access to domestic and regional markets is seen as key to poverty reduction, food security, and economic growth, as well as a necessary step to improve the continent's capacity to trade with the rest of the world (USAID 2005).

Research paper thumbnail of An Urban-Rural Focus on Food Markets in Africa

... capita basis. While Asia and Latin America posted steady increases in per capita food 2 See K... more ... capita basis. While Asia and Latin America posted steady increases in per capita food 2 See Kherallah and Delgado (2002) for a description of Africa's agricultural reforms and problems in the past two decades. Collier and Gunning ...

Research paper thumbnail of Urban Sectoral Training for USAID Staff: Final Report and Recommendations for Future Training

Research paper thumbnail of Romania? Winners and Losers: The Impact of Reform of Intergovernmental Transfers

This report analyzes the distributional impact of Romania's 1999 Law on Local Public Finance... more This report analyzes the distributional impact of Romania's 1999 Law on Local Public Finance, and makes recommendations for ameliorating its adverse effects. By providing a stable revenue source for municipalities, this law improves the investment planning and financial management ...

Research paper thumbnail of Romania?Winners and Losers: The Impact of Reform of Intergovernmental Transfers

This report analyzes the distributional impact of Romania's 1999 Law on Local Public Finance... more This report analyzes the distributional impact of Romania's 1999 Law on Local Public Finance, and makes recommendations for ameliorating its adverse effects. By providing a stable revenue source for municipalities, this law improves the investment planning and financial management ...

Research paper thumbnail of Ensuring access to essential services : demand-side housing subsidies

Research paper thumbnail of An Urban-Rural Focus on Food Markets in Africa

This paper takes an urban-rural focus on sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter: Africa) food markets, arg... more This paper takes an urban-rural focus on sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter: Africa) food markets, arguing that the structure of food demand is changing with urbanization and that policies and programs should focus on what will help both the very poor rural producers and the large number of very poor urban consumers in African cities. Aside from migration, improved access to markets is the most likely way for poor rural populations to improve their livelihoods. The growing numbers of very poor urban dwellers mean that policymakers need to consider how to keep food prices affordable without recreating the subsidies that stifled economic growth in the past. Experts on economic growth in Africa note that among all regions of the world, Africa trades the least within its region. Increasing access to domestic and regional markets is seen as key to poverty reduction, food security, and economic growth, as well as a necessary step to improve the continent's capacity to trade with the rest of the world (USAID 2005).

Research paper thumbnail of ASSISTING DEMOBILIZED RUSSIAN OFFICERS OBTAIN HOUSING: THE HOUSING CERTIFICATE OPTION

Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, 1995

Under the dwelling purchase certificate program a retired or demobilized Russian officer returnin... more Under the dwelling purchase certificate program a retired or demobilized Russian officer returning from the “near abroad” is given a certificate which he can use to purchase a new housing unit in the market. The certificate is priced at estimated market price of dwellings, and prices vary by unit size and location (region). There was great uncertainty when the program was launched as to whether officers would find units available for purchase. In fact, most officers succeeded in using their certificate and most contacted several sellers in searching for housing.

Research paper thumbnail of CZECH REPUBLIC: ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FINAL REPORT

Research paper thumbnail of Grant Transfers and Financial Supervision in Romania: a Focus on Major Reforms Introduced by the Law on Local Public Finance

Research paper thumbnail of Romanik africa food market urban rural

This paper takes an urban-rural focus on sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter: Africa) food markets, arg... more This paper takes an urban-rural focus on sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter: Africa) food markets, arguing that the structure of food demand is changing with urbanization and that policies and programs should focus on what will help both the very poor rural producers and the large number of very poor urban consumers in African cities. Aside from migration, improved access to markets is the most likely way for poor rural populations to improve their livelihoods. The growing numbers of very poor urban dwellers mean that policymakers need to consider how to keep food prices affordable without recreating the subsidies that stifled economic growth in the past. Experts on economic growth in Africa note that among all regions of the world, Africa trades the least within its region. Increasing access to domestic and regional markets is seen as key to poverty reduction, food security, and economic growth, as well as a necessary step to improve the continent's capacity to trade with the rest of the world (USAID 2005).

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