Documents & Reports
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Determinants of a digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa : a spatial econometric analysis of cell phone coverage (English)
Most discussions of the digital divide treat it as a "North-South" issue, but the conventional dichotomy doesn't apply to cell phones in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although almost all Sub-Saharan countries are...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4516 Document Date: February 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buys,Piet,Dasgupta,Susmita,Thuysbaert,Bram Thomas Tim,Wheeler, David
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Country stakes in climate change negotiations : two dimensions of vulnerability (English)
Using a comprehensive geo-referenced database of indicators relating to global change and energy, the paper assesses countries' likely attitudes with respect to international treaties that regulate carbon...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4300 Document Date: August 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buys,Piet,Deichmann,Uwe Klaus,Meisner,Craig M.,Ton-That,Thao,Wheeler, David
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At loggerheads? Agricultural expansion, poverty reduction, and environment in the tropical forests (Vol. 2 of 2) (French)
There are many causes, consequences, and connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the tropical world. This report specifically addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 36789 Document Date: January 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,De Luca,Giacomo Davide,Thomas,Timothy S.,Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
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At loggerheads? Agricultural expansion, poverty reduction, and environment in the tropical forests (Vol. 2 of 2) (Spanish)
There are many causes, consequences, and connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the tropical world. This report specifically addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 36789 Document Date: January 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,De Luca,Giacomo Davide,Thomas,Timothy S.,Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
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Road network upgrading and overland trade expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa (English)
Recent research suggests that isolation from regional and international markets has contributed significantly to poverty in many Sub-Saharan African countries. Numerous empirical studies identify poor...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4097 Document Date: December 1, 2006 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buys,Piet,Deichmann,Uwe Klaus,Wheeler, David
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At loggerheads? Agricultural expansion, poverty reduction, and environment in the tropical forests (Vol. 1 of 2) (Indonesian-Malay)
There are many causes, consequences, and connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the tropical world. This report specifically addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 36789 Document Date: October 23, 2006 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,De Luca,Giacomo Davide,Thomas,Timothy S.,Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
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At loggerheads? Agricultural expansion, poverty reduction, and environment in the tropical forests (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)
There are many causes, consequences, and connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the tropical world. This report specifically addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 36789 Document Date: October 23, 2006 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,De Luca,Giacomo Davide,Thomas,Timothy S.,Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
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At loggerheads? Agricultural expansion, poverty reduction, and environment in the tropical forests (Vol. 1 of 2) : Realidades antagonicas? Expansion agricola, reduccion de la pobreza y medio ambiente en los bosques tropicales (Spanish)
There are many causes, consequences, and connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the tropical world. This report specifically addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 36789 Document Date: October 23, 2006 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,De Luca,Giacomo Davide,Thomas,Timothy S.,Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
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Quantifying the rural-urban gradient in Latin America and the Caribbean (English)
This paper addresses the deceptively simple question: What is the rural population of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? It argues that rurality is a gradient, not a dichotomy, and nominates two dimensions...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS3634 Document Date: June 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,Chambers,Thomas Timothy
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Natural disaster hotspots: A global risk analysis (English)
Earthquakes, floods, drought, and other natural hazards cause tens of thousands of deaths, hundreds of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars in economic losses each year around the world. Many...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 34423 Document Date: April 30, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Agwe,Jonathan N.,Arnold,Margaret,Buys,Piet,Chen, Robert S.,Deichmann,Uwe Klaus,Dilley, Maxx,Kjevstad, Oddvar,Lerner-Lam, Arthur L.,Lyon, Bradfield,Yetman, Gregory