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Exploring the linkages between poverty, marine protected area management, and the use of destructive fishing gear in Tanzania
Silva, Patricia - 2006
"Coastal resources in Tanzania have come under increasing pressure over the past three decades, which has led to a significant decline in the biodiversity and productivity of coastal ecosystems. The livelihoods of coastal communities that directly depend on these resources are consequently under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522229
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Integrated coastal zone management of coral reefs : decision support modeling
Ruitenbeek, H. Jack (contributor);  … - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010524443
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Blueprint 2050 : Sustaining the Marine Environment in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar
World Bank - 2012
Protection of sound management of coastal and marine areas is acknowledged as important mechanisms for alleviating poverty in the developing tropics. Tanzania has had considerable practical experience with a diversity of models that rely on private sector partnerships, community co-management...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012563418
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Compendium : Coastal Management Practices in West Africa - Existing and Potential Solutions to Control Coastal Erosion, Prevent Flooding and Mitigate Damage to Society
World Bank - 2022
Erosion and flooding are the most visible consequences of coastal zone degradation in West Africa. Man-made and natural processes, aggravated by the effects of climate change, cause erosion and flooding. These threatened densely populated coasts, the nerve center of the region's demographic and...
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Capital utilization in manufacturing : Colombia, Israel, Malaysia, and the Philippines
Bautista, Romeo M. (contributor) - 1981
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A road to trust
Labonne, Julien - 2008
,100 households in 135 rural communities of the Philippines, the paper shows that where transaction costs are reduced (proxied by road …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521053
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Do community-driven development projects enhance social capital? : evidence from the Philippines
Labonne, Julien - 2008
Philippines in which communities competed for block grants for infrastructure investment. The analysis uses a unique data set of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521081
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Early childhood development through an integrated program : evidence from the Philippines
Behrman, Jere R. (contributor) - 2006
"More attention and resources have been devoted in recent years to early childhood development (ECD) in low- and middle-income countries. Rigorous studies on the effectiveness of ECD-related programs for improving children's development in various dimensions in the developing world are scant....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522139
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Doha scenarios, trade reforms, and poverty in the Philippines : a computable general equilibrium analysis
Cororaton, Caesar Bucia - 2005
"Since the early 1980s the Philippines has undertaken substantial trade reform. The current Doha Round of World Trade … households in the wake of falling world prices and demand for the Philippines' agricultural exports. The authors find that the … poverty, especially in rural areas and among the unemployed, self-employed, and rural low-educated. The Philippines is found …
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International migration, human capital, and entrepreneurship : evidence from Philippine migrants' exchange rate shocks
Yang, Dean - 2005
"Millions of households in developing countries receive financial support from family members working overseas. How do the economic prospects of overseas migrants affect origin-household investments-in particular, in child human capital and household enterprises? Yang examines Philippine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522622