In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in Development Economics

President of the committee:

• Ms Martina Viarengo, Associate Professor

Members of the committee:

• Mr Jean-Louis Arcand, Professor, Thesis Director
• Ms Martina Viarengo, Associate Professor, Internal Reader
• Mr David Sylvan, Professor, Internal Reader
• Mr Stuart McDonald, Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo, China