LINKAGES BETWEEN RURAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND CONSERVATION OF SOILS AND FORESTS: THE CASE OF MADAGASCAR

Manfred Zeller, Cécile Lapenu, Bart Minten, Eliane Ralison, Désiré Randrianaivo and Jean-Claude Randrianarisoa
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Manfred Zeller: Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA
Cécile Lapenu: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA
Bart Minten: Assistant Professor, University of Leuven, Belgium
Eliane Ralison: Research Analyst, Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Désiré Randrianaivo: Director, Department of Rural Development, Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Jean-Claude Randrianarisoa: Socio-economist, Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Chapter 5 in Emerging Financial Markets in the Global Economy, 2000, pp 91-126 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionThe Critical Triangle of Rural Development: The Case of MadagascarChanges in Rural Development: A Descriptive AnalysisData Source and Sampling FrameMajor Trends Characterizing the Critical Triangle of Rural DevelopmentTrends in Access to Financial Markets and Other Determinants of Rural DevelopmentA Causal Diagram of the Critical TriangleEconometric Model and its ResultsThe ModelInterpretation of ResultsDeterminants of Community Access to Member-based Financial InstitutionsDeterminants of Lowland Rice YieldsDeterminants of MigrationDeterminants of Rural WagesDeterminants of Expansion of UplandDeterminants of Soil Fertility of UplandImplications for PolicyReferences

Keywords: Emerging Market Economies; Finance; Developing Countries; Globalization; Capital Flows; Equity Markets; Systemic Risk; Microfinance; Prudential Regulation; Pension Reform; Foreign Direct Investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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