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The lucky few amidst economic decline : distributional change in Cote d'Ivoire as seen through panel data sets, 1985-88 [PDF]

Cote d'Ivoire's economy declined drastically in the second half of the 1980s. The incidence of poverty climbed from 30 percent in 1985 to 35 percent in 1987, and jumped to 46 percent in 1988. But how widespread was the collapse in living standards? Did a
Grootaert, Christiaan, Kanbur, Ravi
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Adoption of Minimum Tillage and Mid‐Season Drainage in Rice Production and Their Impacts on Farm and Economic Performance

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the effects of two greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation practices—minimum tillage and mid‐season drainage—on rice farmers' farm performance (e.g., crop yield and risk) and economic outcomes (e.g., income and vulnerability).
Hongyun Zheng, Wanglin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

Bladder evagination associated with omphalocele

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018
Martial Moulot, Idalia Ajoumissi, Manuela Ehua, Kouamé Agbara, Josaphat Konvolbo, Landry Konan, Rouma Bankolé   +6 more
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Cote d'Ivoire : private sector dynamics and constraints [PDF]

Private sector assessments provide information and analysis essential to formulating strategies for alleviating constraints on private sector development.
Rueda-Sabater, Enrique, Stone, Andrew
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Why Should we Worry about Nigeria's Fragile Security?

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the multifaceted implications of Nigeria's persistent security crisis, highlighting its domestic, regional and global consequences. It examines the humanitarian toll, economic disruption, poverty, food insecurity and the erosion of social cohesion within Nigeria. Regionally, it analyses how Nigeria's instability exacerbates
Onyedikachi Madueke
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of business creation, survival and growth : evidence from Africa [PDF]

The authors study firm dynamics using a novel database of all formally registered firms in Cote d'Ivoire from 1977 to 1997, which account for about 60 percent of gross domestic product.
Klapper, Leora, Richmond, Christine
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Ontological polyglossia: the art of communicating in opacity* Polyglossie ontologique : l'art de communiquer dans l'opacité

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
What do communicating with a baby, with an animal, and with an ancestor have in common? In all three cases, people engage in opaque communication that is far from the standard psycholinguistic model of transparent interaction based on shared intentionality.
Charles Stépanoff
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Sector growth and the dual economy model - evidence from Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Zimbabwe [PDF]

The authors analyze and compare sectoral growth in three African economies - Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Zimbabwe - since 1965. They extend the classic dual economy - the agriculture and industry sectors - by adding the services sector.
Blunch, Niels-Hugo, Verner, Dorte
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Present state of the production of Musaceae in Africa, Asia Pacific and the Caribbean [PDF]

, 2008
The world-wide production of bananas and plantains (104 MT in 2006) has generally continued to increase with consumer demand proportional to population increase.
Lescot, Thierry
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Heterogeneous Spillover Effects: How FDI in Resources Extraction, Manufacturing, and Services Affect Sectoral Carbon Emissions in the MENA Region

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The MENA region faces a critical challenge: balancing economic growth spurred by foreign direct investment (FDI) with environmental sustainability. While FDI can bring technological advancements and capital, concerns exist about its potential to exacerbate environmental degradation, particularly carbon emissions.
Brahim Bergougui, Syed Mansoob Murshed
wiley   +1 more source