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Socio-economic implications of structural changes in plantations in African countries.
JA, Lugogo; Dadson, J. A; LA, Msambichaka; Msd, Bagachwa - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1986
plantations in Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya and Tanzania - examines trends affecting agricultural production of cash crops and …
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Determinants of income poverty in rural Kenya: an empirical analysis
Onyeiwu, Steve; Liu, Jialu - In: African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development 2 (2013) 1, pp. 53-71
the determinants of income and poverty in rural Kenya. Results from the regression reveal that household size has a … differences in income amongst rural households in Kenya. Ownership of non-durable assets such as tools and livestock improves … households' income generating ability. The results also reveal evidence of the feminisation of poverty in rural Kenya, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010670301
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The Development of the Good Relations Measurement Framework in Britain: A Template for Experiential Social Measurement
Wigfield, Andrea; Turner, Royce - In: Social Indicators Research 114 (2013) 2, pp. 655-686
This article explores the development of the Good Relations Measurement Framework (GRMF), the first attempt in Britain to create a framework designed to measure how people experience their lives, specifically in relation to their interactions with each other. It provides a reference point for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010848440
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SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE NATURE OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Crean, Jason; Pagan, Phil; Curthoys, Catherine - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 1999
past, policy has been developed centrally, while more recently there has been greater effort to involve the community in … and to examine the advantages and disadvantages of moving to a more community based approach to natural resource …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010908386
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Vietnam: Learning from Smart Reforms on the Road to Universal Health Coverage
Barroy, Helene; Jarawan, Eva; Bales, Sarah - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Universal Health Coverage is a powerful framework for a nation aiming to protect their population against health risks. However, countries face multiple challenges in implementing, achieving and sustaining UHC strategies. Sharing and learning from diverse country experiences may enable to foster...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010937831
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THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN THE POLICY PROCESS
Bryden, John Marshall; Mittenzwei, Klaus - Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009351600
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Introduction by the Onondaga Nation and activist neighbors of an indigenous perspective on issues surrounding hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale
Manno, Jack; Hirsch, Paul; Feldpausch-Parker, Andrea - In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 4 (2014) 1, pp. 47-55
The introduction of an Indigenous perspective by Native spokespeople and their allies is a significant factor in an ongoing legal and discursive struggle over the future of unconventional gas drilling in New York. This paper analyzes the alliance between the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee...
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Agricultural policy processes and the youth in Malawi:
Mapila, Mariam A. T. J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Evidence exists which shows growing disillusionment with and disinterest in agricultural-based livelihoods among the youth in Africa south of the Sahara. This disillusionment raises concerns for the future of agriculture for the developing world as it can lead to higher rural urban migration,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755491
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Policy process and food price crisis: A framework for analysis and lessons from country studies
Babu, Suresh Chandra - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
During the recent food crisis, developing countries responded with a wide variety of policy responses to protect their population. Understanding the policy-making process in developing countries is important to know why such policy responses are made and
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010757076
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‘Emotional rights’, moral reasoning, and Jewish–Arab alliances in the regulation of in-vitro-fertilization in Israel: Theorizing the unexpected consequences of assisted reproductiv...
Gooldin, Sigal - In: Social Science & Medicine 83 (2013) C, pp. 90-98
Consumption rates of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) in Israel is internationally unprecedented, a phenomenon that has been the subject of growing anthropological and sociological attention. Explanations for the singular extent of ARTs use in Israel tend to pre-assume and conceptually...
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