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This research examines the production of quinoa as an option for improving rural incomes in the Altiplano of Bolivia; due to, on one hand, the grain is aligned perfectly to the customs and traditions of work and family of the habitants of this region, on the other hand, international demand for...
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trafficking. Based on a household survey on human trafficking from Belarus, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine, the analysis …
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Factor analysis and regression analysis is used to estimate population growth and migration into and out of rural agreas in Switzerland between 1990 and 2000. Farm households contribute to an above average birth rate. However, there is a net migration out of rural areas.
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This paper evaluates two alternative mechanisms, Public-Private Partnership in Peru and Business-NGO Partnership in Bangladesh, that provide rural people with access to telecommunications. The two mechanisms that are examined here are considered as two best practices in the provision of rural...
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that the composition of asset portfolios varies significantly with the household’s overall wealth and its exposure to … of how asset holdings vary with key demographic variables shows that assets increase with the size of the household and … the education of the household head. Finally, the paper concludes by exploring the role that assets play in marriage …
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Seit Beginn der Transformation haben in den Ländern Mittel- und Osteuropas (MOEL) die interregionalen Disparitäten zugenommen. Insbesondere die Stadt-Land-Gegensätze haben sich verstärkt. Dieser Beitrag zeigt die Entwicklung der Disparitäten auf und diskutiert auf der Basis theoretischer...
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Household Survey (QNHS), the official source for labour market data in Ireland. As it is known that the QNHS undercounts …
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Household Survey (QNHS), the official source for labour market data in Ireland. As it is known that the QNHS undercounts …
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Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach, wie in ländlichen Räumen ein Grundangebot von Mobilität gewährleistet bzw. hergestellt werden kann. Dazu werden zunächst die Besonderheiten der Mobilität in ländlichen Räumen im Vergleich zu urbanen Gebieten herausgearbeitet sowie aktuelle Trends,...
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