1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463403003321

Autore

Calì Massimiliano

Titolo

Trading away from conflict : using trade to increase resilience in fragile states / / Massimiliano Calì

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia ; : , : World Bank Group, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4648-0309-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Collana

Directions in Development - Trade

Disciplina

382/.3091724

Soggetti

Economic development - Political aspects - Developing countries

Insurgency - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Developing countries Commerce Political aspects

Developing countries Commercial policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Abbreviations; Overview; Introduction; Figure O.1 Most of the Poor Will Soon Be in Fragile Countries; Main Results; Figures; Policy Directions; Notes; References; Chapter 1 How Trade Can Affect Conflict; Introduction; Box 1.1 Which Are the Fragile Countries?; Trade Flows in Fragile Countries Are Different; Boxes; Figure 1.1 Trade Represents the Major Source of Foreign Exchange in Fragile States; Figure 1.2 Share of Largest Exports in Selected Fragile Countries and Territories (in 2010)

Table 1.1 Fragile Countries' Exports Are Less Diversified Than Other Developing Countries' ExportsFigure 1.3 For Many Fragile States, Exports Are Not Heavily Diversified; Tables; Figure 1.4 For Fragile States, Net Food Imports Constitute a Higher Percentage of GDP; Figure 1.5 Fragile Countries Perform Worse Than Their Peers in Trade Facilitation and the Gap Is Growing; Why Changes in Trade Flows May Affect Conflict; Figure 1.6 Mapping the Linkages between Changes in Trade Flows and Civil Conflict; Table 1.2 Classification of the Export Commodities (with Example)

Cross-Country Evidence on Trade Shocks and ConflictBox 1.2 Empirical



Issues in the Early Literature on the Relationship between Changes in Income and Conflict; Box 1.3 The South Sudanese Civil War: Was Oil Export the Trigger?; Box 1.4 Correcting for Endogeneity When Measuring the Relationship between Conflict and Trade under RTAs; Evidence from Nigerian States (2004-13); Map 1.1 The Geography of Conflict in Nigeria (2004-13); Map 1.2 Conflict Intensity across States in Nigeria; Maps; Map 1.3 Violence Intensity across States in Nigeria; Evidence from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2000-04)

Box 1.5 The Literature on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Opportunity Cost of ViolenceFigure 1.7 Palestinian Exports to the World and to Israel, 1996-2000; Figure 1.8 Distribution of Changes in Palestinian Exports (1996-99); Figure 1.9 Palestinians Killed by Israel in the West Bank and Gaza, 2000-04; Figure 1.10 Israeli Imports from China and the West Bank and Gaza, 1995-2000; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Conditions That Affect the Impact of Trade Shocks on Conflict; Introduction; Grievances; Institutional Capacity and Inclusiveness; Conditions in Neighboring Countries

Transmission of Prices to Domestic MarketsCross-Country Empirical Tests; Table 2.1 Under What Conditions Are the Marginal Effects of Trade Shocks Not Significant?; Figure 2.1 Marginal Effects of Px Across the Range of Interaction Variables' Values; Table 2.2 Lebanon Has a Higher Risk of Conflict from Hydrocarbons Exports than the Average Country; Testing for the Importance of Heterogeneity in the Nigerian Conflict; Heterogeneity in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; Notes; References; Chapter 3 How Trade Policy Could Ease Tensions in Fragile Countries

Trade Policies in Fragile Countries Must Take into Account the Implications for Conflict

Sommario/riassunto

While economic growth in developing countries over the last ten years has lifted more people out of poverty than in any previous time, more than one billion people still live in countries affected by violent conflict. Conflict weakens governance, undermines economic development and threatens both national and regional stability. Trade shocks, in particular, can have widely varying impacts on conflict. This book sets out to empirically test these linkages between trade shocks and conflict via cross-country and intra-country analysis.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789856703321

Autore

Sarpong Peter

Titolo

Population, health and development in Ghana [[electronic resource] ] : attaining the millenium [sic] development goals / / edited by Chuks J. Mba and Stephen O. Kwankye

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Accra, : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-283-00517-4

9786613005175

9988-647-59-X

9988-647-47-6

9988-647-23-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MbaChuks J

KwankyeStephen O

Disciplina

362.109667

Soggetti

Public health - Ghana

AIDS (Disease) - Ghana

Health surveys - Ghana

Ghana Population

Ghana Economic conditions 1979-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; TItle Page; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Contributors; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Preface; CHAPTER 1 - Introduction; CHAPTER 2 - Fertility Decine in Ghana: Implications for Public Policy; CHAPTER 3 - Infant and Child Health: Evidence from 2003 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey; CHAPTER 4 - Adolescent Sexuality and Reproductive Health in Ghana: Some Results from a Survey of Cape Coast and Mankrong; CHAPTER 5 - Populationn Growth, Water/Sanitation and Health; CHAPTER 6 - HIV/AIDS and Survival Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Illustration with Ghana and South Africa

CHAPTER 7 - Women's Empowerment and Health in GhanaCHAPTER 8 - Population and Health care Facilities in Ghana; CHAPTER 9 - Conclusion; Endnotes; Back Cover



Sommario/riassunto

The Millennium Development Goals address poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women, by the year 2015. In this volume scholars and policymakers in the fields of population and health reflect on the attainments of some of these goals, on the basis of empirical evidence in the Ghanaian context. The eight paper, with an introduction by the editors, synthesises papers presented at a seminar held in Ghana on ?Population, Health and Development in Relation to the Millennium Development Goals?, organised by the Population Association of Ghana.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910146133503321

Titolo

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = : La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-.si.h.hīyah li-Sharq al-Mutawassi.t

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Arab Republic of Egypt, : Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the World Health Organization, ©1995-

ISSN

1687-1634

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Public health - Middle East

Medical care - Middle East

Diseases - Middle East

Public Health

Medicine

Santé publique

public health

Diseases

Medical care

Public health

Gezondheid

Gezondheidszorg

PUBLIC HEALTH

HEALTH SERVICES

MEDITERRANEAN REGION

Periodical

Periodicals.

Mediterranean Region

Middle East



Moyen-Orient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed