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Agricultural inputs policy under macroeconomic uncertainty: Applying the kaleidoscope model to Ghana’s Fertilizer Subsidy Programme (2008–2015) by Resnick, Danielle, Mather, David

“…Although initially intended to be a temporary measure that became increasingly expensive as Ghana’s macroeconomy deteriorated, farmers, civil society organizations, and politicians began to expect the subsidy on an annual basis. …”
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Local corruption and popular support for fuel subsidy reform in Indonesia by Kyle, Jordan

“…Shifting from universal-access social programs, like fuel subsidies, to targeted programs requires vesting authority with local politicians and bureaucrats, whom the state relies on to identify poor households and to deliver benefits. …”
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Between market failure, policy failure and "community failure": property rights, crop-livestock conflicts and the adoption of sustainable land use practices in the dry zone of Sri... by Birner, Regina, Gunaweera, Hasantha

“…The paper concludes that - in the Sri Lankan case - a decentralized system of government, a preferential voting system creating incentives for politicians, an institutionalized negotiation platform, and the facilitating role of intermediaries favored this solution.…”
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Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia by Mapedza, Everisto D., Geheb, Kim, van Koppen, Barbara, Chisaka, J.

“…This designation has given rise to competing 'narratives' by politicians and local community leaders over how Lukanga should be managed and used, and the resulting conflict is threatening its sustainability. …”
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Starkare djurskydd? : en undersökning av Sigtuna- och Rättviks kommuns strategi för upphandling av livsmedel by Broms, Camilla

Challenging orthodoxies: Understanding poverty in pastoral areas of East Africa by Little, P.D., McPeak, J.G., Barrett, Christopher B., Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Understanding and alleviating poverty in Africa continues to receive considerable attention from a range of diverse actors, including politicians, international celebrities, academics, activists and practitioners. …”
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Food Policy and the Choice of Trade Regime by Oyejide, Ademola T.

“…A consensus is emerging, especially among academics, policy analysts, and the more enlightened politicians on the need for urgent and sustained action to provide both short-term and long-term solutions to Africa's food producers. …”
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Urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (SDG 13): transforming agriculture and food systems by Campbell, Bruce M., Hansen, James, Stirling, Clare M., Rioux, Janie, Twomlow, Stephen, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…But transformative actions come with risks, for farmers, investors, development agencies and politicians. Likely short and long term impacts need to be understood.…”
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Ekologisk och småskalig uppfödning av slaktkyckling och kalkon i Sverige by Fredman, Roger

“…In order to make the contacts with authorities and politicians easier and the marketing towards the consumers more effective, a more organised collaboration between the small-scale producers are proposed in this work. …”

Neighbour effects in the provision of public goods in a young democracy: Evidence from China by Agostini, Claudio A., Brown, Philip, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…In addition, village leaders are strategic in timing the arrival of public projects to increase the probability of re‐election: in the year preceding elections, both the number and budget of public projects increase significantly. In this sense, politicians in young and old democracies behave alike.…”
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Bevarande av de svenska lantraserna, populationsgenetiska och molekylärgenetiska metoder by Magnusson, Sandra

“…The native breeds have recently received attention among politicians. We have recently recognized that our native breeds may carry important genetic resources. …”

Does accountability undermine service delivery? The impact of devolving agriculture in Ghana by Resnick, Danielle

“…Budget allocations, however, do reflect the preferences of local citizens, a majority of whom value using elections to sanction their district politicians. The findings indicate that devolution may increase accountability but result in sectoral trade-offs in service provision, which may undermine national policy objectives.…”
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Bygga, bruka eller bevara i Stockholms län : en kvalitativ studie om jordbruksmark i översiktsplaneringen by Hansén, Kristina

Ut till bygdens alla hörn? by Eriksson, Josefin

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Neighbor effects in the provision of public goods in a young democracy: Evidence from China by Agostini, Claudio A., Brown, Philip H., Zhang, Xiaobo

“…In addition, village leaders are strategic in timing the arrival of public projects to increase the probability of re-election: In the year preceding elections, both the number and budget of public projects increase significantly. In this sense, politicians in young and old democracies behave alike.…”
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When will civil society sanction the state? Evidence from Mali by Bleck, Jaimie, Gottlieb, Jessica, Kosec, Katrina

“…CSOs have overcome coordination problems, but could either use this capacity to hold government accountable for public goods provision or to extract rents from politicians. We develop a model and test its predictions using a face-to-face survey with 1,014 CSO leaders from 48 communes in Mali. …”
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The political economy of public expenditures in agriculture: Applications of concepts to Mozambique by Mogues, Tewodaj, do Rosario, D.

“…Agricultural public investments are more likely to be made that have two key features: higher attributability to politicians and donors of the output of public spending, and a shorter lag time between expenditures incurred and outputs produced. …”
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Forum sobre bosques, gestion y desarollo: opciones para la Amazonia by Pokorny, B., Sabogal, C., Kramer, F.

“…In order to present and discuss the various proposals and visions on the role of forests in the fight against poverty and to promote the sustainable development of the Amazon region, CIFOR, together with its partners - EMBRAPA, GTZ, PROMANEJO/IBAMA and IMAZON- held a forum under the title "Forest Management and Development: Options for Amazonia" The events gave an opportunity for researchers, experts on rural development initiatives and also politicians involved in the issue to present and discuss the various proposals on the theme. …”
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Forum sobre florestas, gestao e desenvolvimento: opcoes para a Amazonia by Pokorny, B., Sabogal, C., Kramer, F.

“…In order to present and discuss the various proposals and visions on the role of forests in the fight against poverty and to promote the sustainable development of the Amazon region, CIFOR, together with its partners - EMBRAPA, GTZ, PROMANEJO/IBAMA and IMAZON- held a forum under the title "Forest Management and Development: Options for Amazonia" The events gave an opportunity for researchers, experts on rural development initiatives and also politicians involved in the issue to present and discuss the various proposals on the theme. …”
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Water governance in the Mekong region: the need for more informed policy-making by International Water Management Institute

“…There is little room for decision-making that is based on negotiations between users, line agencies, NGOs and politicians, for example. Although much mention is made of participation and IWRM, little is being done on the ground. …”
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