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This paper examines the role of the extended family on investments in children, using
data from a retrospective survey of three generations in the rural Philippines. Econ [...]
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1995-03 |
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This paper presents new evidence on the association between gender and
poverty based on an empirical analysis of 11 data sets from 10 developing countries.
The paper comp [...]
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1995-12 |
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Many of the challenges facing children now are a function of the changing
times, including increases in urbanization, political violence, changing family forms,
and, in s [...]
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1996-04 |
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The objective of IFPRI's multicountry research program on rural financial
policies for food security of the poor is to identify policies and institutional
arrangements th [...]
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1996-04 |
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The concept of "care" as an analytical construct is still new to many outside the
nutrition field. Moreover, for those in the field, care is problematic from the measurem [...]
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1996-08 |
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This paper examines the direct, first-rounds impact of two types of
remittances—internal and external remittances—on income distribution and asset
accumulation in rur [...]
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1996-08 |
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This paper reviews design features by which safety nets might do more with
less. It reviews the current evidence on their success in practice–including three brief
revi [...]
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1996-07 |
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This paper analyzes the repayment rates of credit groups belonging to three
group-based credit programs in Bangladesh: the Association for Social Advancement
(ASA), the B [...]
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1996-07 |
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Secondary crops are of increasing interest to policymakers and planners in
developing countries because of a desire to diversify economic activities and because
of their [...]
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1996-05 |
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Group lending has received much attention in recent years because of its perceived
potential in providing financial services to poor households that lack traditional coll [...]
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1996-05 |
Working or Discussion Paper |
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