World Bank2014-12-242014-12-242007-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20978In this issue: "Fiscal space" or fiscal policy under constraints? Focus: climate change and agriculture in Africa; how well do institutional theories explain firms' perceptions of property rights? Disability, poverty, and schooling in developing countries; campaign contributions and preferential access to finance; and micro-decomposing the macro determinants of human development; teacher compensation and decentralization in India.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSENTEEISMACCESS TO BANKACCESS TO FINANCEACCOUNTABILITYALMALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENTAVERAGE PAYBANK CREDITBANK LOANSBANKSBONDSBUDGET CONSTRAINTBUDGET DEFICITBUSINESS CYCLECIVIL LAWCOMMON LAWCONTINGENT LIABILITIESCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONSCORRUPTIONCOUNTRY COMPARISONSCREDIT CONSTRAINTCREDIT CONSTRAINTSDEBTDECENTRALIZATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVOLUTIONDISABILITIESDISABILITYDISTRIBUTION OF INCOMEDROUGHTECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INEQUALITYEDUCATION CAMPAIGNEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMERGING MARKETSENDOWMENTSENROLLMENTENROLLMENTSENTREPRENEURSETHNIC GROUPETHNIC GROUPSETHNIC MINORITYEXPENDITURESFARMERSFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATIONFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL STRUCTUREFINANCIAL STUDIESFINANCIAL SYSTEMFISCAL DISCIPLINEFISCAL POLICIESFISCAL POLICYFUTURE GROWTHGENDERGOVERNMENT BUDGETGOVERNMENT SPENDINGHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME INEQUALITYINCOMESINFANT MORTALITYINFLATIONINSURANCEINTEREST RATESLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET POLICYLEGAL SYSTEMSLEGAL TRADITIONLEGAL TRADITIONSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMACROECONOMICSMARGINAL VALUEMARKET RETURNSMIGRATIONMINORITY ETHNIC GROUPSMONETARY POLICIESNET WORTHOWNERSHIP STRUCTUREPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRECAUTIONARY SAVINGSPRIVATE INVESTORSPRIVATE PROPERTYPROPERTY RIGHTSPROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTIONPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENTPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SERVICESRATE OF RETURNRENTSRESEARCH ASSISTANCERETURN ON INVESTMENTSALESAVINGSSMALLER FIRMSSOCIAL WELFARESTOCK MARKETSTOCK RETURNSTAXTAX RATESTRANSITION ECONOMIESVALUATION10.1596/20978