Abstract: Trotz hoher wirtschaftlicher Wachstumsraten sind viele ländliche Haushalte in Schwellenländern weiterhin von Armut und Vulnerabilität betroffen. Diese Arbeit zeigt, welchen Beitrag außerlandwirtschaftliche Beschäftigung zur Vulnerabilitätsreduktion leisten kann und hebt in...

Deforestation is one of many factors that hinder smallholder farmers' participation in sustainable palm oil (SPO) certification. Thus, policies that enhance the appetite for rainforest preservation might be helpful to increase the participation rate in certification schemes. Our study aims to...

1. The contemporary foreign aid debate and emerging powers -- 2. International relations perspectives : emerging powers and the contemporary geopolitics of Asia -- 3. Geopolitics and Asian donors : China, Japan and South Korea in Africa -- 4. Asian ODA : assessing emerging donors in the Asian...

Tourism is a multifaceted economy and based on existing nature, as well as on culture in a geographical space to become a successful destination for tourism. The topic of this survey is how tourism in the transitioning country of Vietnam influences culture and nature or vice versa. A special...