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THE BRAIN DRAIN PHENOMENON AND IT’S MANIFESTATION AMONG A SAMPLE OF ROMANIAN STUDENTS

DEACONU, ALECXANDRINA; POPESCU, ALEXANDRA MIHAELA; … - In: International Conference Modern Approaches in … 5 (2011) 1, pp. 150-155

This paper provides an overview of research issues related to the effects of the growing migration of highly skilled workers on the world economy and economic policy, with special reference to the students mobility. The brain drain phenomenon from developing countries has been lamented for many...

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Swaziland

Manyatsi, Absalom M.; Thomas, Timothy S.; Masarirambi, … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …

The Kingdom of Swaziland covers an area of 17,364 square kilometers bordered on the north, west, and south by the Republic of South Africa and on the east by Mozambique. The two major towns or cities are Mbabane, the capital city, and Manzini. The 2007 census put the population at 1.02 million,...

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Overview

Hachigonta, Sepo; Nelson, Gerald C.; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …

According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Le Treut et al. 2007, 96), climate is defined as average weather over a period of time, ranging from months to millions of years. Climate is usually described in terms of the mean and variability...

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Regional differences in women´s part time employment. An analysis of supply and demand

Cuadrado Roura, Juan R.; Iglesias Fernández, Carlos; … - Instituto Universitario de Análisis Económico y … - 2007

distribution, as it is the case of Spain. While women?s part-time employment in the Balearics is 16.4 per 100, in Navarre it … reaches 27.8 per 100 (LFS, Active Population Survey, 3rd. quarter 2006). Focusing on women?s part-time employment, the paper …

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Mapping the policy process in Nigeria: Examining linkages between research and policy

Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Schiffer, Eva; Johnson, Michael; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

How research can feed into the policy process in developing countries in general, and in Nigeria more specifically, is not very well understood. Yet, this understanding is a critical part of doing effective policy research. This has become especially critical for the International Food Policy...

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The gendered impacts of agricultural asset transfer projects: Lessons from the Manica Smallholder Dairy Development Program:

Johnson, Nancy; Njuki, Jemimah; Waithanji, Elizabeth; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

household to increase the capacity within households to care for cows, a change which resulted in a significant number of women …

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A Survey of the Perception of the Services of Micro Finance Institutions by the Female Service Users in Benin City, South-South, Nigeria

Ugiagbe, Ernest Osas - In: International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies 3 (2014) 2, pp. 28-47

The study examines the perceptions of the services of the micro finance Institutions by the women service users, and … reduction via micro credit scheme . The women beneficiaries are groaning under the burden of loan repayment and meeting other … impediments against women empowerment in Nigeria. …

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The Effect of Microcredit on the Household Welfare (Empirical Evidences from Women Micro-entrepreneurs in Tanzania)

Salia, Paul J. - In: International Journal of Academic Research in Business … 4 (2014) 5, pp. 259-272

schemes on the borrowers’ businesses and household welfare is widely contested, the number of women borrowers has been on … sharp increase. This paper endeavoured to assess the effect of microcredit on the welfare of households of women borrowers … welfare of women borrowers’ households by enabling them to own long-term assets. In that way, it is noted; women …

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Social and Economic Impact of Rural Women’s Participation in Agricultural Projects: A Case Study of Kigumo Sub-County, Kenya

Wainaina, Juliet Wambui; Ondieki-Mwaura, Florence - In: International Journal of Academic Research in Business … 4 (2014) 5, pp. 188-201

Enhancing women's participation in development is essential not only for achieving social justice but also for reducing … poverty. Worldwide experience shows that supporting a stronger role for women contributes to economic growth, improves child … in women is central to sustainable development. This study sought to find out the social and economic impacts brought …

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Not only a man's world: Women's involvement in artisanal mining in eastern DRC

Bashwira, Marie-Rose; Cuvelier, Jeroen; Hilhorst, Dorothea - In: Resources Policy 40 (2014) C, pp. 109-116

, mining is also central in the livelihoods of many girls and women. In this paper, we take issue with the fact that the … current emphasis on conflict-related sexual violence to women has obscured the role of women in artisanal mining. Furthermore …, we criticize the tendency to promote women's departure from the mining sector, which has been presented as the best …

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