In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, economic liberalisation, improved transport and communication systems and the global demand for food, energy and commodities have fostered foreign investment in mining, petroleum and agriculture for food, fuel and agro-industrial commodities. In 2008 foreign...

Introduction : on commons in a "glocal" world : linking local and global systems, power processes and local reactions in the management of common pool resources / Tobias Haller, Thomas Breu, Christian Rohr, Tine de Moor and Heinzpeter Znoj -- Shared ownership as key issue of swiss history :...

The goal of this paper is to examine the impact of human rights on income distribution and poverty by exploring how both aid and trade can influence poverty and income distribution through human rights. The analysis employs data for 125 countries and uses a number of panel data methods. The...