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Education trends in perspective
2005 - 2005 Edition
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Social capital and accountability in grass-roots NGOs: The case of the Ugandan community-led HIV/AIDS initiative
Awio, Godwin; Northcott, Deryl; Lawrence, Stewart - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 24 (2011) January, pp. 63-92
Purpose – This paper aims to examine how small, grass-roots non-governmental organisations (NGOs) account for their actions and expenditures and how this accountability is discharged to, and benefits, the citizens they serve. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on social capital...
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Genetically modified cotton in Uganda: An ex ante evaluation
Horna, Daniela; Zambrano, Patricia; Falck-Zepeda, Jose … - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
general. In 2008, the National Biosafety Committee of Uganda approved the guidelines for implementing con¬fined trials, which …
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Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation
Horna, Daniela (contributor); Zambrano, Patricia (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
process. Using the case of GM cotton in Uganda, the authors illustrate the evaluation of socioeconomic impact on farmers, the …
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Determinants of E-business Adoption: Evidence from Firms in India, Nigeria, Uganda
Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji; Lal, Kaushalesh - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2004
In this paper we employ firm-level data collected in three countries to analyze factors determining the adoption of internal e-business technologies in developing countries. The main objectives of the study are: identification of clusters based on technology adopted, classify firms in each...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856511
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Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications
Kikulwe, Enoch M.; Birol, Ekin; Wesseler, Justus; … - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
Banana is a staple crop in Uganda. Ugandans have the highest per capita consumption of cooking bananas in the world … (Clarke 2003). However, banana production in Uganda is limited by several productivity con¬straints, such as insects … long term. Uganda formally initi¬ated its short-term approach in the early 1990s; it involves the collection of both local …
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Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara
Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
A variable climate, political instability, and other constraints have limited agricultural development in African countries south of the Sahara. Genetically modified (GM) crops are one tool for enhancing agricultural productivity and food security despite such constraints. Genetically Modified...
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High food prices and their implications for poverty in Uganda - From demand system estimation to simulation
Boysen, Ole - EcoMod Network - 2013
; Wodon et al., 2008; Zezza et al., 2008; Aksoy and Isik-Dikmelik, 2008; and on Uganda: Benson et al., 2008; Simler, 2010 … basis of this study, a 13-item censored Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QUAIDS) is estimated over data of the Uganda …
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Resilience capacity of South countries with respect to the global economic crisis: an empirical comparative analysis of Sub-Saharan African and Latin American countries
Lessoua, Albert; Diaw, Diadié; Sokic, Alexandre; … - EcoMod Network - 2013
This paper deals with the problem of vulnerability of developing countries and their resilience capacity with respect to external shocks. The analysis particularly considers the countries of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Although the transmission risks of the 2007 financial crisis were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010902730
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Efficient Development Portfolio Design for Sub-Saharan Africa
Wiebe, Kirsten Svenja; Zon, Adriaan van - EcoMod Network - 2011
The Report by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress (Stiglitz et al., 2009) published in September 2009 has brought back to the attention of policy makers and researchers that measuring a country’s development solely on the basis of GDP or GDP per capita...
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