This dissertation examines the relationships among measures of mortality, fertility,burden of disease, and … fertility levels; (2) if achild health model provides a stronger indicator of fertility than child mortality alone;and (3) what … indicatorsof fertility change and produce better results than population mortality or socioeconomicfactors alone. Use of health …

tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the …’s economic empowerment: the labour market, education and poverty. Large and complex data sets on peoples’ attitudes and … greater in transition than in OECD countries.On the other hand, once the feminisation of poverty is concerned data on …

dam is built, agricultural production does not increase but poverty does. In contrast, districts located downstream from … the dam benefit from increased irrigation and see agricultural production increase and poverty fall. Overall, our … implications, and has, in aggregate, increased poverty. …

In the Philippines, where rice is considered the most important food crop, attempts to influence rice prices have been …

small petagics fishery in central Philippines was analyzed in three stages. A dynamic pool model represented the dynamics of …

Island, Philippines is presented. The method of collecting information about transactions cost of fisheries co-management had …

"In the Philippines, small-scale fisheries, as common pool resources, remains beset by the problems of resource … degradation and widespread poverty in coastal communities. Even as open access persists in most of the country's fishing grounds … Philippines entering its second generation, there have been both successes and failures. There have been substantial gains in the …