of Nshakazhogwe, a typical rural village in northeast Botswana. It examines the associations between the incidence of … poverty of household heads in this village and the values of several socio-economic variables. The socio-economic variables … with the incidence of poverty, neither is involvement or otherwise in wage employment, and a positive (but statistically …

Botswana’s average economic growth rate of about 8 per cent during 1985-2005 is one of highest in the world. A major … contributor of this growth was mining which, in 2005/06, had a 41.4 per cent share of GDP. Various government welfare and … empowerment programmes indicate that redistribution of the mineral wealth is widespread in Botswana. This article will show that …

Although middle income countries such as Botswana are credited with reliable data that are used in poverty measures, it … Expenditure Survey (HIES) in Botswana takes place every 10 years. The major constraints are capacity and budget considerations. In … this article, we propose two subjective measures that have been successfully used elsewhere for adaptation in Botswana. We …

Reports responses to interviews conducted in three rural villages in Eastern India in January 2000 as well as replies … to questions asked at a forest meeting in West Bengal of groups/persons interested in rural women and development. The …. These interviews supplemented detailed questionnaires directed to wives in these villages. Interviews were conducted with …

. Conceptual problems that arise in valuation are explored and several neglected limitations of the travel cost method for … estimating the demand for visits to natural sites are mentioned. The importance of economic impact analysis in this context …

development in developing countries. This study presents the results from a survey of a sample of shopkeepers/vendors in the … vicinity of the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage (PEO), a unique captive elephant-based recreation facility in Sri Lanka. The aims … were to assess the fundamental characteristics of the businesses in this area, their dependency on the PEO, the nature of …

In many Asian countries, women play a significant but varying role in the management of livestock and the use of common … resources plays an important role in animal husbandry, and can affect the health of some types of livestock. This paper … concentrates on village livestock in Thailand and makes use of survey data as well as national statistics. It first of all outlines …

The development and growth of the Thai livestock industry in recent years has been significantly hindered by the level … of endemic livestock disease in the South East Asian region. In rapidly developing countries such as Thailand, livestock … livestock products. Consequently animal health is becoming increasingly important in national development programs undertaken in …

alleviation of poverty in upland Yunnan. In contrast with state-managed forests, which account for the bulk of forested land in … appropriate economic incentives to local communities can be a powerful force for improvements in decision- making about resource …

Poverty incidence is one of the most critical concerns in Botswana and the government has resolved to eradicate this … problem and ensure that every citizen live in a dignified and acceptable condition consistent with the national aspirations as … set out in the National Vision 2016. Currently, rural areas are persistently experiencing the highest poverty incidence …