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Decentralization, pro-poor land policies, and democratic governance: [PDF]

open access: yes
"Decentralized approaches to development are gaining increasing prominence. Land tenure reform policy has been affected by many different types of decentralization.
Dohrn, Stephan   +2 more
core  

Environmental Total Factor Productivity and the Cost‐Effectiveness of GHG Emission Reduction: The Case of Crop Production in China

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's diversified agricultural policies have effectively improved both the yield and environmental performance of the crop sector. Quantifying productivity trends and their drivers is key to formulating strategies for high‐quality and low‐carbon crop development.
Yang Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Success and failure in foreign policy: Comparing Bob Hawke and Kevin Rudd's regional order‐building initiatives

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract Remarkably little is known about what factors drive success or failure in foreign policy. In part, this is because there is little fundamental agreement on what constitutes success or failure in this domain in the first place. This article engages with these shortcomings by comparing two similar regional order‐building initiatives overseen by ...
Benjamin Day
wiley   +1 more source

Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda [PDF]

open access: yes
Mixed evidence on the impact of formal title in much of Africa is often used to question the relevance of dealing with land policy issues in this continent.
Ayalew, Daniel   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Politics of Changes in Housing Supply and Tenure: Illustrations from Australia and the Netherlands

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Almost regardless of the welfare system and market context, the changing housing landscapes in Western countries show a number of similar trends. Households are confronted with decreasing access to homeownership and social renting, and increased reliance on private renting in combination with growing housing shortages and housing affordability
Marietta Haffner, Kath Hulse
wiley   +1 more source

PROPERTY RIGHTS, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND DEFORESTATION: COCOA IN WEST AFRICA [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper, we use a vintage-capital model with risk of eviction to assess cocoa farmers' response to changes in their tenure security and to the introduction of a new, faster-maturing cocoa variety.
Kazianga, Harounan, Masters, William A.
core   +1 more source

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