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A critique of the World development report 1994: infrastructure for development by Ahmed, Raisuddin

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Transformation is back! by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…World development report 2003: Sustainable development in a dynamic world: Transforming institutions, growth, and quality of life Published by Oxford University Press & World Bank, 2002. 272 pp. …”
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It's not what you know by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Knowledge for Development World Development Report 1998-1999 World Bank, 1818 H St NW, Washington, DC 20433. …”
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Investing in women as drivers of agriculture by Ashby, Jacqueline A., Hartl, Marian, Lambrou, Yianna, Larson, Gunnar, Lubbock, Annina, Pehu, Eija, Ragasa, Catherine

“…Agriculture for Development, the 2008 World Development Report, showed that agriculture is a critical source of livelihoods for women in many developing countries, and a key pathway out of poverty.1 It also portrayed women in many rural societies as especially constrained by a lack of access to inputs, productive resources, and services. …”
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Population Pressure and Livelihood Dynamics: Panel Evidence from Bangladesh by Rashid, Shahidur, Tefera, Nigussie, Lemma, Solomon, Yunus, Mohammad

“…Since the publication of the World Development Report 2008, two related strands of research have emerged-one on the validity of smallholder-led development strategy and the other on agricultural intensification under population pressure. …”
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The world food situation: New driving forces and required actions by von Braun, Joachim

“…Not surprisingly, renewed global attention is being given to the role of agriculture and food in development policy, as can be seen from the World Bank’s World Development Report, accelerated public action in African agriculture under the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), and the Asian Development Bank’s recent initiatives for more investment in agriculture, to name just a few examples.…”
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Advancing agriculture in developing countries through knowledge and innovation by Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo, Davis, Kristin E., Aredo, Dejene

“…Fortunately, awareness of the vital role that agriculture plays in development is increasing among policymakers and donors in most countries, in part as a result of the current global food-price crisis and in response to the publication of the 2008 World Development Report, which focuses on agriculture. Agriculture remains crucial to developing countries; it has been observed that GDP growth from agriculture benefits the incomes of poor people two to four times more than GDP growth in other sectors of the economy.…”
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The inter-linkages between rapid growth in livestock production, climate change, and the impacts on water resources, land use, and deforestation by Thornton, Philip K., Herrero, Mario

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Urbanization and spatial connectivity in Ethiopia: Urban growth analysis using GIS by Schmidt, Emily, Kedir Jemal, Mekamu

“…According to the World Bank World Development Report (WDR) 2009, Sub-Sahara Africa is 30% urbanized, whereas Ethiopia is only 10.9% urbanized. …”
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Adopción de tecnología en la política de competitividad colombiana Conpes 3527: caso cebolla bulbo 2008-2016 by Salinas Velandia, Diego Alejandro, Alarcón Beltrán, Karen Andrea, Forero Camacho, Cesar Augusto

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Moving up and moving down: a new way of examining country growth dynamics by Rockmore, Marc, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…This paper builds on the emerging literature on growth asymmetries by examining movement across income categories in the World Development Reports over a significant period of time. …”
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