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tension between increasing the total level of group resources (i.e. social efficiency) and distributing these resources among … are associated with individuals' concerns for social efficiency. These findings demonstrate that deliberation favors … social efficiency by overriding individuals' intuitive tendency to focus on relative shares. …
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there is a tradeoff as to efficiency and inequality with respect to services that are contracted to private companies in a …
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social outcomes. Interventions by community, market, and state actors can enhance the sustainability of supply chains by …
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In many countries, resource conflict is a leading risk to livelihoods. For some communities, it is a matter of survival … costs and low sustainability, as programs often unravel when development finance ends. Overcoming these obstacles requires a …
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The main objectives of this seminar has been to contribute to the understanding of the development processes and problems related to water security and climate change; to focus on studies relating to this problem of the by-passed section and regions; and to provide a forum for dialogue on the...
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This food policy report reviews resilience processes, activities, and outcomes by examining a number of case studies of initiatives by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to enhance resilience capacity, and draws implications for policymakers and other stakeholders looking to strengthen resilience.
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"The overall objective of this paper is to develop an appropriate conceptual and analytical framework to better understand how prospects for growth and poverty reduction can be stimulated in rural Honduras. We employ complementary quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis, driven by an...
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"Despite the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which brought to an end 20 years of civil war in the Sudan, this country continues to experience smaller-scale conflicts, particularly around access to and control of natural resources. Some observers lay the blame for this on ethnopolitical or...
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Natural resource degradation and water scarcity are a global concern, which typically threatens the sustainability of … smallholder farmers' livelihoods in semi-arid developing areas. As part of research efforts, a number of water … also discusses. It finally draws some recommendations towards rural livelihoods that are more sustainable. Farmers …
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