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Household coping strategies in Kyrgyzstan

The author considers the coping strategies used by the newly poor households of the now-independent nation-state Kyrgyzstan. Like other former members of the Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan has fared badly economically since the disintegration of both the Union ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:55

Trading and trade-offs: women's livelihoods in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

This paper is based on a small micro-level study carried out to assess the impact of recent socio-economic changes in Tajikistan on the livelihoods and well-being of women in Gorno-Badakhshan. It examines the recent involvement of women in trading and inf ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:08

Relations between NGOs and trade unions: the case of Ukraine

This article describes the legal frameworks governing trade unions and NGOs in Ukraine, with the latter defined very much as organisations working for the benefit of their members and other citizens sharing the same interests rather than as philanthropic ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:11