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Agriculture plays a significant role in economic development of underdeveloped regions. Multiple factors influence the performance of agricultural sector but a few of these have a strong bearing on its growth. This study develops a growth diagnostics framework for agricultural sector in Bihar, located in eastern India, to identify the most binding constraints. The study results show that poor functioning of agricultural markets and low-level of crop diversification are the important reasons for low agricultural growth in Bihar. Rise in price instability of agricultural produces indicates a weak price transmission across the markets even after repealing the Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act. Poor market linkages and non-functioning producer collectives at village-level affect the farmers' motivation for undertaking crop diversification. Hence, policy suggestions to overcome these binding constraints include the state provisioning of basic market infrastructure to attract private investment in agricultural marketing, strengthening the Farmer Producer Organisations, and framing a comprehensive policy on crop diversification.

Women's economic empowerment is not a new issue; nevertheless, it continues to challenge governments and development assistance agencies. One of the reasons for this hurdle may well be that gender advocates and growth devotees are speaking different languages when there is a huge space for them to collaborate effectively and pursue both agendas simultaneously. This paper outlines a framework for gender-enhanced growth diagnostics that can be used to identify win-win solutions based on policies that target jointly the binding constraints to economic growth and those limiting female economic participation. The welfare gain from such a reform surpasses the gain from a pro-growth reform addressing only the binding constraint to growth or that from a pro-gender reform aimed at closing gender gaps. Using Turkey's country growth diagnostics and data on gender gaps, the paper uses the approach to identify those constraints to women's economic empowerment that align with national growth priorities and may therefore gain greater traction with policy makers.

Slavonia's economy is now amongst the poorest in the European Union (EU) and has been growing more slowly than comparable regions. Some Polish and Romanian counties were less advanced until 2013 but have now overtaken Slavonia. Achieving a turnaround is difficult: only 9 percent of lagging regions in the EU have managed to graduate. Part of the answer lies in smart use of EU funds, as demonstrated by Pomorskie region in Poland. Top priority actions to seize these opportunities can be taken by ministers, county prefects, and regional coordinators. Each opportunity is constrained by several issues: a lack of collaboration within Slavonia; a need for national reforms; and alignment of ministries around shared priorities. The decisions to unlock these constraints are outlined in the report.

Cover -- Contents -- Abstract -- I. Introduction -- II. Inclusive Growth Framework -- A. Diagnostics Roadmap -- B. Change in Poverty: Growth and Distribution Effects -- C. Growth Incidence Curves -- III. Applications -- A. Senegal: urban and rural dimensions -- B. Djibouti: growth and distribution effects -- IV. Conclusions -- V. References -- Figures -- 1. Inclusive Growth Diagnostics Framework -- 2. Growth Incidence Curve -- 3. Decile Growth and Inclusiveness (1) -- 4. Decile Growth and Inclusiveness (2) -- 5. Growth Incidence in 2001-05, 2005-11, and 2001-11 -- 6. Senegal: Growth Incidence in Urban Areas, 2001-05, 2005-11, and 2001-11 -- 7. Senegal: Growth Incidence in Rural Areas, 2001-05, 2005-11, and 2001-11 -- 8. Growth and Distribution Effects, 2002-13 -- 9. Growth and Distribution Effects by Poverty Measure and Approach, 2002-13 -- 10. Growth Incidence Curve, Original and Displaced, 2002-13