Using national statistics to increase transparency of large land acquisition [electronic resource] : evidence from Ethiopia / Daniel Ali, Klaus Deininger, Anthony Harris.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
World Bank,
2015.
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| Series: | Policy research working papers ;
7342. |
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| Abstract: | The 2007/08 commodity price boom triggered a 'rush' for land in developing countries. Yet, many affected countries lacked the regulatory infrastructure to cope with such demand and reliable data on investors' performance. This study uses the example of Ethiopia to show how simple improvements in administrative data collection can help to address this by (i) allowing assessment of the productivity of land use and taking measures to increase it; (ii) comparing productivity between large and small farms to identify spillovers and ways to improve these; and (iii) setting in motion a process of continuing improvement. Implications for global investment in this area are drawn out. |
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| Item Description: | "June 2015." "World Bank Group, Development Research Group, Agriculture and Rural Development Team." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (30 pages) : color illustrations, color maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-28). |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from pdf title page (Worldbank.org Web site, viewed August 18, 2015). |