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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  2. State-business relations and economic development in Africa and India

    Publication - Books or book chapters - 14 December 2012
    Edited by Kunal Sen with chapters authored by Dirk Willem te Velde
    Analysing the effects of state-business relations on economic performance at both the macro and micro levels, this book explores state-business relations and economic development. Dirk Willem te Velde contributed to chapters investigating state-business relations in Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia.
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  3. The politics of social protection: why are public works programmes so popular with governments and donors?

    Publication - Discussion papers - 5 September 2012
    ODI Background Notes
    Anna McCord
    This Background Note makes an initial exploration of the political economy of adopting public works programmes to promote social protection and employment in low-income countries and fragile states. It examines the reasons for the popularity of public works programmes, reviews the evidence base and draws implications for both policy choice and programme design.
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  4. Rethinking Rio +20: why economists should take the Earth Summit seriously

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 18 June 2012

    Back at the first RioEarth Summitin 1992, the civil society organisations in attendance counted an unusual group among their number. Amid the assorted staffers and activists from environmental and development NGOs, there was a handful of campaigners who had a very different relationship with the Earth: representatives of an astronauts' organisation. Their reason for being there? Having seen the planet from space, they'd learned to view it from a different angle.

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  5. Change Readiness Index

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 26 April 2012
    At ODI: Karen Ellis, Nicola Cantore, Isabella Massa, Luigi Sorvillo, Dirk Willem te Velde
    The Change Readiness Index captures government capability and the capability of a country as a whole - including the private sector and civil society - to manage and respond effectively to change.
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  6. Asian Development Outlook 2012: confronting rising inequality in Asia

    Event - Public event - 12 April 2012 10:00 - 11:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

    Asia Development Bank’s flagship publication Asian Development Outlook 2012 (ADO) provides a comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic issues in developing Asia, with growth projections by country and region. The ADO special theme chapter 'Confronting Rising Inequality in Asia' examines how policy makers in Asia can respond to growing inequality. This event will be the official London launch of the ADO 2012 and can be accessed here.

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  7. State-business relations, investment climate reform and firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Publication - Journal articles or issues - 2 March 2012
    Journal of International Development
    Mahvash Saeed Qureshi, Dirk Willem te Velde
    This paper examines whether an effective state-business relationship, facilitated by an organised private sector, improves firm performance in seven sub-Saharan African countries: Benin, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa and Zambia. The findings reveal that, on average, state-business relationships enhance firm productivity by about 25–35 per cent in sub-Saharan African firms. This effect appears to set in through an improved investment climate—including reduced corruption, better provision of public utilities and information technology development—and higher labour productivity. These gains are not confined to small and medium sized firms but have a similar positive impact on large firms. Further, both domestic and foreign-owned firms appear to benefit from joining business associations, although the impact is somewhat larger for the latter.
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  9. DPR debate - Growth identification and facilitation: the role of the state in the dynamics of structural change

    Publication - Journal articles or issues - 1 May 2011
    Development Policy Review vol. 29, iss. 3
    Justin Lin and Célestin Monga, introduced by Dirk Willem te Velde and with commentaries by Suresh D. Tendulkar, Alice Amsden, K. Y. Amoako, Howard Pack and Wonhyuk Lim
    This DPR Debate includes a timely and important contribution by Justin Lin and Célestin Monga on the role of the state in facilitating growth, plus comments from five distinguished specialists in this area.
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