"We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us" : travails of mutual accountability in Afghanistan / / William Byrd |
Autore | Byrd William A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : United States Institute of Peace, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (4 pages) |
Collana | Peace brief |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Afghanistan
Postwar reconstruction - Afghanistan Economic development Economic history Economic policy Political science Postwar reconstruction |
Soggetto genere / forma | History |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | "We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703672703321 |
Byrd William A.
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Afghanistan [[electronic resource] ] : right sizing the development footprint : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, September 8, 2011 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 36 pages) |
Collana | S. hrg. |
Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance, American - Afghanistan
Economic development - Afghanistan |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Afghanistan |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703381903321 |
Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2011 | ||
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Afghanistan : progress report : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, March 9, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 57 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Postwar reconstruction - Afghanistan
Democracy - Afghanistan |
Soggetto non controllato |
Postwar reconstruction
Democracy Afghanistan Asia, central History Political science Social science Business & economics |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Afghanistan |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694026903321 |
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Afghanistan development [[electronic resource] ] : poverty and major crop production (GAO-10-756SP), an e-supplement to GAO-10-368 / / U.S. Government Accountability Office |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (10 pages) : color illustrations, color map |
Soggetto topico |
Poverty - Afghanistan
Agriculture - Afghanistan Economic development - Afghanistan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Afghanistan Development |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703287103321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2010] | ||
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Afghanistan--state building, sustaining growth, and reducing poverty [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
Collana | World Bank country study |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-09832-5
9786610098323 0-8213-6096-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450654403321 |
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2005 | ||
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Afghanistan--state building, sustaining growth, and reducing poverty |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | xxx, 188 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations, color map ; ; 26 cm |
Collana | World Bank country study |
ISBN |
1-280-09832-5
9786610098323 0-8213-6096-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783346603321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2005 | ||
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Afghanistan--state building, sustaining growth, and reducing poverty |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | xxx, 188 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations, color map ; ; 26 cm |
Collana | World Bank country study |
ISBN |
1-280-09832-5
9786610098323 0-8213-6096-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. The Afghan Economy -- Recent Economic Performance -- Structure of the Economy -- Economic Prospects -- 2. Poverty in Afghanistan: A Preliminary Analysis -- Historical Background and Social Indicators -- Rural Poverty Profile -- Determinants of Rural Poverty -- 3. Toward Sustained Growth and Poverty Reduction -- Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy -- Implementation Priorities and Risks -- 4. Building an Effective, Accountable Afghan State -- The State-Building Agenda -- Work in Progress -- Some Key Tasks Ahead -- The Way Forward -- 5. Encouraging and Supporting Private Sector Development -- The Afghan Private Sector -- Constraints to Private Sector Development -- Government Strategy and Implementation Priorities -- 6. Agricultural Development Priorities and Prospects -- Overview and Policy Framework -- Priority Areas for Reform -- Prospects for Afghan Agriculture -- 7. Understanding and Responding to the Drug Economy -- The Opium Economy in Afghanistan -- Lessons from Experience in Fighting Drugs -- Government's National Drug Control Strategy -- Options and Trade-Offs in Strategy Implementation -- 8. Delivering Basic Social Services with Gender Equity -- Background -- Conceptual Framework -- Improving Basic Social Service Delivery in Key Sectors -- 9. Assisting the Poor and Vulnerable -- Poverty, Vulnerability, and Coping Mechanisms -- Government Strategy and Programs -- Toward a Broad-based, Effective, Sustainable Social Protection Policy -- 10. Priorities for Action, Challenges, Prospects, and Risks -- Statistical Appendix -- References -- Map -- LIST OF TABLES -- 1.1 Macroeconomic Indicators -- 2.1 Social Indicators 2003 -- 3.1 National Priority Programs -- 3.2 Structural Reforms -- 3.3 Prices, Wages and Exchange Rates.
4.1 General Pay Levels (Afs/month) -- 4.2 Examples of Accountability Mechanisms in Proposed Laws -- 4.3 SY1382 Budget Execution -- 4.4 Domestic Revenues -- 4.5 Revenues (% of GDP) -- 4.6 Economic Activities and Probable Associations with Corruption -- 4.7 Priorities for Reducing Administrative Corruption -- 4.8 Options for Enhancing Capacities within Government -- 5.1 The Enterprise Spectrum -- 5.2 Infrastructure in Afghanistan and Selected Other Countries -- 5.3 Priority Areas for Support to the Private Sector -- 6.1 Agricultural Growth Rates (percent per annum) -- 6.2 Livestock Population Per Family -- 6.3 Regional Composition of Surface Water Resources and Irrigated Area -- 6.4 Estimated Irrigation Potential in Afghanistan -- 6.5 Estimated Rates of Return to Investment in Agricultural Research -- 7.1 Estimated Opium Cultivation, Production, and Incomes 1995-2004 -- 8.1 Public Service and Social Indicators -- 8.2 Rural Households' Access to Basic Services -- 8.3 Institutions and Accountability in Selected Services in Afghanistan -- 9.1 Essential Characteristics of Three Groups of Rural Households -- 9.2 LSP Significant Achievements in 1382 (FY 2003/04) -- A.1. Macroeconomic Indicators -- A.2. Millennium Development Goals -- A.3. Distribution of Characteristics Across Expenditure Quintiles, 2003 -- A.4. Determinants of Rural Poverty, 2003 -- A.5. Government Expenditures and Employment -- A.6. Government's National Budget -- A.7. Regional Distribution of Geographical and Arable Land, 2002 -- A.8. Cropwise Distribution of Area Cultivated, 2002 -- A.9. Area, Production and Yield of Cereals in Afghanistan: 2001-03 -- A.10. Area under Wheat and Wheat Yields by Regions in Afghanistan (1997-2003) -- A.11. Wheat Production Across Regions, 2003 -- A.12. Average Yield and Comparative Gross Income of Horticulture Crops as Compared to Other Crops. LIST OF FIGURES -- A. The Informal Equilibrium -- B. The Formal Equilibrium -- C. A Vicious Circle -- D. Strategic Framework for Breaking the Vicious Circle -- 1.1 Afghanistan's Level of Development in International Perspective (1975-2002) -- 1.2 The Informal Economy in Different Sectors -- 1.3 The Informal Equilibrium -- 1.4 Cereal Yields -- 2.1 Selected Correlates of Rural Poverty (by quintiles) -- 3.1 The Formal Equilibrium -- 4.1 Afghanistan's Administrative Structure -- 4.2 De Jure and De Facto Centralization -- 5.1 Results of Enterprise Survey in Four Cities -- 5.2 When and How to Levy User Fees -- 6.1 Regional Distribution of Arable Land, 2003 -- 6.2 Cropwise Distribution of Area Cultivated, 2002 -- 7.1 Opium Cultivation and Production Trends, 1990-2004 -- 7.2 Opium Farm-gate Prices 1994-2004 -- 7.3 A Vicious Circle -- 7.4 Strategic Framework for Breaking the Vicious Circle -- 8.1 Accountability Relationships in Public Service Delivery -- 8.2 Education Enrollment Figures -- 9.1 Program Participation by Quintile (percent) -- LIST OF BOXES -- 1.1 Analyzing the Informal Economy -- 1.2 Discovering Afghanistan's Growth Potential -- 2.1 Gender in Afghanistan-A Politicized Issue -- 3.1 National Program Structure -- 3.2 Refugee Return and Remittances -- 3.3 The Role of Women in Afghanistan's Reconstruction -- 4.1 State Building -- 4.2 The Berlin Security and Rule of Law Declaration -- 4.3 Improvements in the Budget -- 4.4 "Water is Muddy from the Source" -- 5.1 A Raisin Factory in Kabul -- 5.2 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) -- 5.3 Construction Materials in Mazar-i-Sharif -- 5.4 Zam Zam Industries: A Small Water-pump Manufacturer -- 5.5 Characteristics of Recent Investments -- 5.6 Quality Certification for Raisins -- 5.7 Constraints Faced by a Private Mobile Telephone Operator -- 6.1 Comparative Returns from Crop Cultivation. 6.2 Typical Regulatory Requirements of a Modern Agricultural System -- 6.3 Land Tenure Issues in Afghanistan -- 6.4 Outsourcing Extension Services -- 6.5 Agriculture and the Gender Division of Labor -- 7.1 The Competitive Model of the Drug Industry -- 7.2 Key Economic Linkages -- 7.3 Counter-Narcotics Experience in Afghanistan -- 7.4 Examples of Possible Innovative Approaches -- 8.1 Examples of Approaches to Improving Social Service Delivery in Afghanistan -- 9.1 Situation of Specific Vulnerable Groups -- 9.2 Safety Net Programs -- 9.3 Lessons from Oxfam's Cash for Work Program in Hazarajat. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820923803321 |
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2005 | ||
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Changing financial flows during Afghanistan's transition : the political economy fallout / / William Byrd |
Autore | Byrd William A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : United States Institute of Peace, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (4 pages) |
Collana | Peacebrief |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Afghanistan
Postwar reconstruction - Afghanistan Economic development Economic history Economic policy Politics and government Postwar reconstruction |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Changing financial flows during Afghanistan's transition |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703671703321 |
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Compounding uncertainty in Afghanistan : economic consequences of delay in signing the bilateral security agreement / / William A. Byrd, Casey Garret Johnson, Sanaullah Tasal |
Autore | Byrd William A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : United States Institute of Peace, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (4 pages) |
Collana | Peacebrief |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Afghanistan
Postwar reconstruction - Afghanistan |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Compounding uncertainty in Afghanistan |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703669903321 |
Byrd William A.
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Washington, D.C. : , : United States Institute of Peace, , 2014 | ||
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Deconstructing Afghanistan : how does America's past inform Afghanistan's future? / / Marc E. Greene |
Autore | Greene Marc E. <1978-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air University Press, Air Force Research Institute, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 92 pages) : illustration, maps |
Disciplina | 958.104/71 |
Collana | Drew paper |
Soggetto topico | National security - Afghanistan |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Deconstructing Afghanistan |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703708103321 |
Greene Marc E. <1978->
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Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air University Press, Air Force Research Institute, , 2015 | ||
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