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Effective governance is one of the key challenges for both developing and developed countries.

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This paper was revised in 2022 as IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 1842 v2

This research investigates determinants of entrepreneurial behaviour in one of the most impoverished areas of Paki-stan, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

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Can more vigorous political competition significantly raise rural land values, or contribute to more robust land rental markets?

This project aims at exploring the effectiveness of foreign aid within the 2005 Paris Declaration (PD) framework in a post-conflict and post-disaster zone.

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"Decentralization has the potential to improve the accountability of government and lead to a more efficient provision of public services. However, accountability requires broad groups of people to participate in local government.

Could perceived relative economic standing affect citizens’ support for political leaders and institutions? We explore this question by examining Pakistan's national unconditional cash transfer program, the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).