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New evidence of extensive damage to the environment, agriculture and living standards in Ghana
This news story was produced by the Royal Economic Society. The expansion of large-scale gold mining in Ghana has led to a large reduction in agricultural productivity and output – and a significant increase in rural poverty. Environmental pollution from the mines – in the form of air pollutants and acid rain – is the most plausible cause of the damage to...
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IGC Myanmar economists contribute to paper on fiscal management in Myanmar
IGC Myanmar Country Director Ian Porter and Country Economist Andrea Smurra, as well as the former Country Economist Mari Oye, have prepared a new Asian Development Bank publication on ‘Fiscal management in Myanmar’, alongside several researchers from MDRI –CESD. This paper shows that Myanmar's present government has restored a measure of fiscal discipline,...
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Agricultural trade in Sierra Leone recovers and health-seeking behaviour in Liberia remains robust following the Ebola outbreak, show two new bulletins from the International Growth Centre
Two new bulletins published by the International Growth Centre show that food security in Sierra Leone, and the number of people seeking healthcare in Liberia, remain at close to normal levels in spite of the Ebola outbreak. In contradiction to the assumptions made by the global health community, IGC funded researchers Karen A. Grépin and Rumi Chunara polled 7,500...
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Community outreach is essential for rebuilding trust in Liberia’s government, shows new research funded by the International Growth Centre
Distrust of government is likely to have contributed to the spread of Ebola in Liberia, according to a new study funded by the International Growth Centre. The research also shows that door-to-door community outreach was an effective way of gaining people’s cooperation in the fight against Ebola, as well as for building trust in government more generally.
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Building demand for affordable latrines is key for sanitation in India, shows new research by the International Growth Centre
The Indian Government’s long-running latrine construction programme has been the almost exclusive focus of sanitation policy in India. However, research funded by the International Growth Centre suggests that this will do little to improve public hygiene unless the Government addresses lack of demand for affordable latrines in Indian villages.