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At the nexus of economic independence and social cohesion: impact analysis of low input projects in Zimbabwe

Guvuriro, Sevias - In: International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging … 7 (2014) 2, pp. 97-110

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have dominated considerably in developing countries in alleviating a wide …

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Impacts of NGO intervention on poverty reduction: an empirical evidence from rural Sri Lanka

Vinaygathasan, Thanabalasingam; Pallegedara, Asankha - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 6 (2014) 3, pp. 288-301

This study examines the level of poverty and NGOs' poverty alleviation efforts in the context of rural Sri Lanka with … an emphasis on the impact of poverty alleviation programmes implemented by ten NGOs in 15 villages in Vavuniya District …. The data were collected by household survey from beneficiaries, and key informant interviews with officials from NGOs and …

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A framework for innovation in a global NGO: building financial, institutional and programmatic sustainability

Kickul, Jill; Gundry, Lisa K. - In: International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development 5 (2013) 1, pp. 3-25

sustainability programme. The Universal NGO examined has a unique approach to sustainability wherein partnerships with local NGOs are …

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Curbing marital violence through social policies: perspectives from the Bangladesh demographic and health survey

Chaudhuri, Sanjukta; Abdullah, Shahnaz - In: International Journal of Public Policy 10 (2014) 1/2/3, pp. 135-160

Women's empowerment is usually regarded as an effective way of reducing their vulnerability to martial violence. In Bangladesh, the microfinance revolution resulted in an unprecedented surge in women's economic empowerment. However, the expectation that economic empowerment will reduce marital...

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Women migrant workers in China: grassroots NGOs facilitating empowerment?

Snape, Holly - In: International Journal of Green Economics 3 (2009) 2, pp. 175-183

the author that grassroots NGOs show very real promise as one source of support for such women. These workers, in spite of … the value of the burgeoning vitality of 'grassroots' NGOs in asking what can be done to support migrant women and to … cultivate and harness the potential for NGOs to best work with and serve these women. …

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Property claims in genetically and non-genetically modified crops: intellectual property rights vs. brand property rights in postindustrial knowledge societies

Gill, Bernhard - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 8 (2009) 1, pp. 14-36

Conceptualising the ongoing conflict over genetically modified vs. non-genetically modified crops in the frame of property rights, one can see that economic valorisation dynamics and aspirations are working on both sides, within two differently evolving agri-food paradigms, with biotechnology...

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