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Political trust and informal traders in African cities by Resnick, Danielle, Sivasubramanian, Bhavna

“…How do cities foster political trust among informal workers? This question is particularly salient in Africa's growing cities where local governments must reconcile policy priorities across highly heterogeneous constituencies, including a burgeoning middle-class and a large informal economy. …”
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Introduction: Political economy of food system transformation by Resnick, Danielle, Swinnen, Johan

“…From massive food protests in Tunisia that threatened the country’s fragile democracy to the siege of Ecuadorean cities by indigenous groups demanding more affordable food, global unrest reminded the world of the centrality of political economy to food systems at the international, national, and local levels.…”
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The political economy of reforming agricultural support policies by Vos, Rob, Martin, Will, Resnick, Danielle

“…The chapter concludes by summarizing some potentially enabling political economy conditions for repurposing agricultural support policies.…”
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The political economy of reforming costly agricultural policies by Resnick, Danielle, Vos, Rob, Martin, Will

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Political constraints and opportunities for agricultural investment in Sudan by D'Silva, Brian, Hassan, Rashid, Hutur, Abdelrahman, Ibrahim, Sami, Abushama, Hala, Siddig, Khalid, Kirui, Oliver K.

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The politics of urban governance in Sub-Saharan Africa by Resnick, Danielle

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The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Nigeria by Olomola, Aderibigbe

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The political economy of food price policy in Senegal by Resnick, Danielle

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The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Zambia by Chapoto, Antony

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The political economy of MGNREGS spending in Andhra Pradesh by Sheahan, Megan, Liu, Yanyan, Barrett, Christopher B., Narayanan, Sudha

“…While government spending on pro-poor community asset creation and income-transfers could have compounding positive effects on poverty reduction, it is important to first study trends in the allocation of funds, particularly as they relate to the susceptibility of the program to political clientelism. This paper uses expenditure data at the local level in Andhra Pradesh from India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, a rights-based program distributing both public and private goods, to investigate the relationship between voting outcomes and program intensity in the seven years straddling a major election. …”
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The Seed industry in Pakistan: Regulation, politics, and entrepreneurship by Rana, Muhammad Ahsan

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The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship by Rana, Muhammad Ahsan

“…It provides up-to-date data-insofar as these are available in the public domain-on variety development, seed requirement, production, and sale for various crops; identifies various actors in the public and private sectors; and examines their political and economic interests in continuing or changing the existing system.…”
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Why worry about the politics of childhood undernutrition? by Nisbett, Nicholas, Gillespie, Stuart, Haddad, Lawrence, Harris, Jody

“…Undernutrition affects over 2 billion people; but most of the global policy focus has been on technical solutions rather than an understanding of nutrition politics. This paper reviews existing literature on nutrition politics and policy. …”
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Making nutrition good politics: The power of governance by Gillespie, Stuart

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G8, build political will to overcome malnutrition by Gillespie, Stuart, Ruel, Marie T.

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The politics and economics of water pricing in developing countries by Rosegrant, Mark W., Cline, Sarah A.

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Measurement and political economy of disputed technical regulations by Thornsbury, Suzanne, Roberts, Donna H., Orden, David

“…This research draws upon a unique data source for systematic enumeration of the technical regulations questioned by one exporter among all of its trading partners in mid-1996. Political economy analysis indicates that barriers decrease when the relative contribution of agriculture to an economy increases, when the anticipated future level of protection through other forms of government intervention increases, and when economies are more open. …”
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Political economy of agriculture and food policy in Africa by Resnick, Danielle

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Women’s and Men’s Political Participation Training Curriculum by Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan

“…Women’s and Men’s Political Participation Trainings are curricula developed jointly by ActionAid Nigeria and the CGIAR to strengthen women’s sense of collective efficacy and leadership skills, and to increase men’s support for women’s voice and agency. …”
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The political economy of food subsidy reform in Egypt by Gutner, Tamar

“…This study examines the political economy of food subsidy reform in Egypt and discusses the economic and political advantages and disadvantages of nine possible reforms. …”
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