Author: Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Spatial Division of Labor in Nepal
Author: Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Spatial Division of Labor in Nepal
Author: Forhad ShilpiThe Spatial Division of Labor in Nepal
Author: Marcel FafchampsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commercial geography
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Based on household data from the Living Standard Measurement Survey, 1995-1996. Investigates geographical patterns of agricultural employment and non-farm work. Shows how households fit into the local economy as a function of their proximity to urban centres.
The Spatial Division of Labor in Nepal
Author: Marcel FafchampsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The authors examine how economic activity and market participation are distributed across space. Applying a nonparametric von Thunen model to Nepalese data, the authors uncover a strong spatial division of labor. Nonfarm employment is concentrated in and around cities, while agricultural wage employment dominates villages located further away. Vegetables are produced near urban centers. Paddy and commercial crops are more important at intermediate distances. Isolated villages revert to self-subsistence. The findings of the study are consistent with the von Thunen model of concentric specialization, corrected to account for city size. Spatial division of labor is closely related to factor endowments and household characteristics, especially at the local level.
Spatial Divisions of Labour
Author: Doreen MasseySpatial Divisions of Labour
Author: Doreen MasseyThe State of Corporate Governance
Author: Olivier FrémondPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Corporate governance
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Corporate governance deals with the ways in which the rights of outside suppliers of equity finance to corporations are protected and receive a fair return. Good practices reduce the risk of expropriation of outsiders by insiders and thus the cost of capital for issuers. Capaul and Fremond review the experience of the preparation of 15 corporate governance country assessments across five continents. The assessments have been prepared under the umbrella of the joint World Bank/IMF initiative of the "Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes" (ROSCs). The assessments focus on the rights of shareholders, the equitable treatment of shareholders, the role of stakeholders, disclosure and transparency, and the duties of the board of listed companies, and use the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance as benchmark. The authors give an overview of the actual and potential contribution of the assessments to policy dialogue, diagnostic and strategic work, lending and nonlending operations, and technical assistance and capacity, and presents the unfinished agenda. This paper-a product of the Corporate Governance Unit, Private Sector Advisory Services Department-is part of a larger effort in the department to disseminate lessons learned in the assessment of the compliance of countries to global standards. The authors may be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected].
Economic Development and the World Trade Organization After Doha
Author: Bernard HoekmanPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Benchmarks
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Abstract: Hoekman analyzes what actions could be taken in the context of the World Trade Organization's Doha negotiations to assist countries in reaping benefits from deeper trade integration. He discusses the policy agenda that confronts many developing countries and identifies a number of focal points that could be used both as targets and as benchmarks to increase the likelihood that WTO negotiations will support development. To achieve these targets, Hoekman proposes a number of negotiating modalities for both goods and services-related market access issues, as well as rule-making in regulatory areas. Throughout the analysis, the author refers to the work of J. Michael Finger, whose numerous writings in this area have not only greatly influenced the thinking of policymakers and researchers on the interaction between trade policy, economic development, and the GATT/WTO trading system, but also provides a model for how to pursue effective policy research. This paper--a product of Trade, Development Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to analyze the development aspects of WTO rules. The author may be contacted at [email protected].
Rich and Powerful?
Author: Michael LokshinPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Bienestar social
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Does "empowerment" come hand-in-hand with higher economic welfare? In theory, higher income is likely to raise both power and welfare, but heterogeneity in other characteristics and household formation can either strengthen or weaken the relationship. Survey data on Russian adults indicate that higher individual and household incomes raise both self-rated power and welfare. The individual income effect is primarily direct, rather than through higher household income. There are diminishing returns to income, though income inequality emerges as only a minor factor reducing either aggregate power or welfare. At given income, the identified covariates have strikingly similar effects on power and welfare. There are some notable differences between men and women in perceived power. This paper--a product of the Poverty Team, Development Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to explore broader measures of well-being. The authors may be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected].
Bankruptcy Around the World
Author: Stijn ClaessensPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description