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Profiles of rural households in the North-East Development Region of Romania : case studies
Brumă, Ion Sebastian; Bohatereţ, Valentin Mihai; … - In: Agrarian economy and rural development : realities and …, (pp. 201-206). 2017
The rural household epitomizes the central socioeconomic unit of the vernacular village. The territorial resources, livestock and human capital shape the particular features of each place and zone. The present study relies upon field research, namely a questionnaire undertaken in 354 rural...
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Participatory job demand and efficiency of performance of NREGS in rural asset creation : an analysis in the context of West Bengal, India
Datta, Soumyendra Kishore; Krishna Singh - In: Economic analysis and policy : EAP ; journal of the … 44 (2014) 1, pp. 74-84
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Determinants of NREGS participation and perceived livelihood benefits : a comparative analysis of two backward districts of West Bengal in India
Singh, Krishna; Datta, Soumyendra Kishore - In: International journal of economics and business research 16 (2018) 1, pp. 63-79
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Integrating clean energy use in national poverty reduction strategies : opportunities and challenges in Rwanda's Girinka programme
Ezeanya, Chika; Kennedy, Abel - Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis - 2016
The disappearance of Rwanda' forests and attendant change in climatic conditions prompted the government to explore clean energy alternatives such as biogas. Unlike at any other time in Rwanda's history, more and more Rwandans in rural areas are becoming owners of cattle because of Government of...
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India 1999-2007 : Dynamics of Structural Change at the Village and Household Level
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P - 2014
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Collective Property Leads to Household Investments : Lessons from Land Titling in Afro-Colombian Communities
Peña, Ximena - 2016
In the developing world, collective land titling has become an important tool for recognizing the historical presence … estimate the impact of collective land titling in territories inhabited by Afro-descendent communities in Colombia. Using an … among children in primary education, and a decrease in housing overcrowding. Our results suggest that collective land …
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A Spatiotemporal Model of Forest Cover Dynamics and Household Land Use Decisions by Subsistence Farmers in Southern Cameroon
Brown, Douglas R. - 2013
agricultural land. There are many factors that affect household decisions to clear forested land for cultivation as well as the … permanence of land clearing (deforestation or temporary clearing). Even though subsistence households act independently, their … that is able to mimic the spatial patterns (mosaic) of land use typical of subsistence agriculture in southern Cameroon …
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Lot Size, Zoning, and Household Preferences : Impediments to Smart Growth?
Kopits, Elizabeth; McConnell, Virginia; Miles, Daniel - 2009
The paper explores a number of issues related to lot size and urban density. First, trends in single-family residential lot size over the past 35 years are examined in eight counties in the state of Maryland. We find that there was a trend toward larger lot sizes in many suburban counties in the...
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Liquidity Constraints, Kinship Networks, and the Financing of Household Investment
Samphantharak, Krislert - 2012
We look at liquidity constraints and the financing of household investment in fixed assets. We find that rural households in our sample, especially the poor, seem to face liquidity constraints. The constraints are partially mitigated by kinship networks in the village. When we further analyze...
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Chapter 16 : Financial Advisory Services
Nieboer, Jeroen - 2017
Evidence from the behavioral sciences, notably economics and psychology, has profoundly changed the way policymakers and practitioners present expert advice to consumers. This chapter examines the behavioral science evidence on financial advice and explores its implications for the financial...
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