World Development

1973 - 2025

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Volume 58, issue C, 2014

The Impact of Governance and Institutional Quality on MFI Outreach and Financial Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 1-20

Thierno Barry and Ruth Tacneng

Regulation in Microinsurance Markets: Principles, Practice, and Directions for Future Development pp. 21-40

Christian Biener, Martin Eling and Joan T. Schmit

Does Tourism Eco-Certification Pay? Costa Rica’s Blue Flag Program pp. 41-52

Allen Blackman, María Angélica Naranjo, Juan Robalino, Francisco Alpizar Rodriguez and Jorge Rivera

Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind. Education Networks and International Trade pp. 53-66

Marina Murat

Estimating the Scale and Geography of Global Poverty Now and in the Future: How Much Difference Do Method and Assumptions Make? pp. 67-82

Peter Edward and Andy Sumner

Labor Market Discrimination in Lima, Peru: Evidence from a Field Experiment pp. 83-94

Francisco Galarza and Gustavo Yamada

The Politics of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Andhra Pradesh pp. 95-105

Diego Maiorano

Exploiting the Poor: Bureaucratic Corruption and Poverty in Africa pp. 106-115

Mogens K. Justesen and Christian Bjørnskov

The Millennium Challenge Corporation: Organizational Constraints on US Foreign Aid, 2004–11 pp. 116-129

James H. Lebovic

Subnational Climate Justice? Adaptation Finance Distribution and Climate Vulnerability pp. 130-142

Sam Barrett

Effect of Conflict on Dietary Diversity: Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire pp. 143-158

Andrew L. Dabalen and Saumik Paul

Volume 57, issue C, 2014

Stepping into Formal Politics pp. 1-18

Alexandra M. Girard

Exploring the Relation Between the Degree of Novelty of Innovations and User–Producer Interaction Across Different Income Regions pp. 19-31

Gouya Harirchi and Cristina Chaminade

Women’s Access to Labor Market Opportunities, Control of Household Resources, and Domestic Violence: Evidence from Bangladesh pp. 32-46

Rachel Heath

Manufacturing Paradoxes: Foreign Ownership, Governance, and Value Chains in China’s Light Industries pp. 47-62

Mark P. Dallas

Corporate Investments in Asian Markets: Financial Conditions, Financial Development, and Financial Constraints pp. 63-78

Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, Noli Sotocinal and Jianxin Wang

Selling Success: Constructing Value in Conservation and Development pp. 79-90

Bram Büscher

Is There an Alternative for Irrigation Reform? pp. 91-100

Diana Suhardiman and Mark Giordano

Do Natural Resource Revenues Hinder Financial Development? The Role of Political Institutions pp. 101-113

Sambit Bhattacharyya and Roland Hodler

E-Government, Internet Adoption, and Corruption: An Empirical Investigation pp. 114-126

Nasr Elbahnasawy

The Influence of Legitimacy Perceptions on Cooperation – A Framed Field Experiment pp. 127-137

Jetske Bouma, K.J. Joy, Suhas Paranjape and Erik Ansink

The Impact of Aid and Public Investment Volatility on Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 138-147

Malimu Museru, Francois Toerien and Sean Gossel

Slavery, Statehood, and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 148-163

Dirk Bezemer, Jutta Bolt and Robert Lensink

Efficiency-Adjusted Public Capital and Growth pp. 164-178

Sanjeev Gupta, Alvar Kangur, Chris Papageorgiou and Abdoul Wane

Volume 56, issue C, 2014

Financial Inclusion, Gender Dimension, and Economic Impact on Poor Households pp. 1-15

Vighneswara Swamy

Does Commercialization Undermine the Benefits of Decentralization for Local Services Provision? Evidence from Mexico’s Urban Water and Sanitation Sector pp. 16-31

Veronica Herrera

Inequality and Fractionalization pp. 32-50

Gregory Casey and Ann Owen

The Persistence of Subjective Poverty in Urban Ethiopia pp. 51-61

Yonas Alem, Gunnar Köhlin and Jesper Stage

Aid with Blinkers: Environmental Governance of Uranium Mining in Niger pp. 62-76

Rasmus Kløcker Larsen and Christiane Alzouma Mamosso

The Surprising Effects of the Great Recession: Losers and Winners in Thailand in 2008–09 pp. 77-92

Jonathan Haughton and Shahidur Khandker

Adding Environment to the Collective Action Problem: Individuals, Civil Society, and the Mangrove-Fishery Commons in Ecuador pp. 93-107

Christine M. Beitl

FDI Spillovers and Time since Foreign Entry pp. 108-126

Bruno Merlevede, Koen Schoors and Mariana Spatareanu

Aid Effectiveness in Times of Political Change: Lessons from the Post-Communist Transition pp. 127-138

Emmanuel Frot, Anders Olofsgård and Maria Berlin

Crime and Microenterprise Growth: Evidence from Mexico pp. 139-152

Ariel BenYishay and Sarah Pearlman

What Determines Gender Inequality in Household Food Security in Kenya? Application of Exogenous Switching Treatment Regression pp. 153-171

Menale Kassie, Simon Ndiritu and Jesper Stage

Determinants of Donor Generosity: A Survey of the Aid Budget Literature pp. 172-199

Andreas Fuchs, Axel Dreher and Peter Nunnenkamp

Diversification and Development in Pastoralist Ethiopia pp. 200-213

Derek Headey, Alemayehu Taffesse and Liangzhi You

How Public Pension affects Elderly Labor Supply and Well-being: Evidence from India pp. 214-225

Neeraj Kaushal

Food Standards are Good – For Middle-Class Farmers pp. 226-242

Henrik Hansen and Neda Trifkovic

Industrialization Trajectories in Madagascar’s Export Apparel Industry: Ownership, Embeddedness, Markets, and Upgrading pp. 243-257

Mike Morris and Cornelia Staritz

The Paradox of Export Growth in Areas of Weak Governance: The Case of the Ready Made Garment Sector in Bangladesh pp. 258-271

Faisal Z. Ahmed, Anne Greenleaf and Audrey Sacks

How Much Infrastructure Is Too Much? A New Approach and Evidence from China pp. 272-286

Hao Shi and Shaoqing Huang

Taxation and Democratization pp. 287-301

Thushyanthan Baskaran

Adding Value to Randomization with Qualitative Analysis: The Case of Microcredit in Rural Morocco pp. 302-312

Solène Morvant-Roux, Isabelle Guérin, Marc Roesch and Jean-Yves Moisseron

Self-Employment in the Developing World pp. 313-331

Thomas (Tim) Gindling and David Newhouse

Volume 55, issue C, 2014

Land Tenure and Tropical Forest Carbon Management pp. 1-6

Lisa Naughton-Treves and Kelly Wendland

Governance, Location and Avoided Deforestation from Protected Areas: Greater Restrictions Can Have Lower Impact, Due to Differences in Location pp. 7-20

Alexander Pfaff, Juan Robalino, Eirivelthon Lima, Catalina Sandoval and Luis Diego Herrera

Complex Tenure and Deforestation: Implications for Conservation Incentives in the Ecuadorian Amazon pp. 21-36

Margaret B. Holland, Free de Koning, Manuel Morales, Lisa Naughton-Treves, Brian E. Robinson and Luis Suárez

How are REDD+ Proponents Addressing Tenure Problems? Evidence from Brazil, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Vietnam pp. 37-52

William D. Sunderlin, Anne M. Larson, Amy E. Duchelle, Ida Aju Pradnja Resosudarmo, Thu Ba Huynh, Abdon Awono and Therese Dokken

Linking Forest Tenure Reform, Environmental Compliance, and Incentives: Lessons from REDD+ Initiatives in the Brazilian Amazon pp. 53-67

Amy E. Duchelle, Marina Cromberg, Maria Fernanda Gebara, Raissa Guerra, Tadeu Melo, Anne Larson, Peter Cronkleton, Jan Börner, Erin Sills, Sven Wunder, Simone Bauch, Peter May, Galia Selaya and William D. Sunderlin

Does Tenure Security Lead to REDD+ Project Effectiveness? Reflections from Five Emerging Sites in Indonesia pp. 68-83

Ida Aju Pradnja Resosudarmo, Stibniati Atmadja, Andini Desita Ekaputri, Dian Y. Intarini, Yayan Indriatmoko and Pangestuti Astri