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- Commercial sex and the single girl: women's empowerment through economic development in Thailand
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The author presents the views of Thailand's Population and Community Development Association (PDA - Thailand's largest NGO) about how to provide women attracted to the commercial sex industry (CSI) with economically viable alternatives to this accepted (i ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:58
- Collective Action and Urban Poverty Alleviation: Community Organizations and the Struggle for Shelter in Manila
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Author: Shatkin, Gavin Publisher: Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-7546-4 ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-22 08:51
- Aquaculture in Vietnam: perspectives and development
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Thanks to the range of natural resources and the wealth of human capital, Vietnam is well placed to develop its aquaculture sector. Although it is one of the world’s largest producers of seafoods, Vietnam faces environmental and food security problems, an ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:02
- Social and Gender Analysis in Natural Resource Management: Learning Studies and Lessons from Asia
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Author: Vernooy, Ronnie (ed.) Publisher: New Delhi, Thousand Oaks, CA, London: ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-17 13:18
- Myths and realities of the impact of political Islam on women: female employment in Indonesia and Iran
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Since the 11 September 2001 attacks on targets in the USA, debates concerning the situation of women in the Muslim world have tended to focus on the extent to which they are victims of religious dogma. Like any other religion, Islam can be oppressive towa ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:00
- The role of marketing in income generation: two case studies
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The author describes two income-generation weaving projects, in Thailand and in Indonesia, both of which have had involvement with Oxfam Trading. She attributes the success of the former to sound marketing, confirming demand for reasonably priced quality ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:04
- Food-price hikes and the situation of farm workers in the Philippines
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Agricultural wage labourers in the Philippines were especially vulnerable to the food-price increases of 2007–08. Their wages do not cover the costs of food, clothing, and shelter, much less healthcare and their children's education. Food-price in ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-08-16 10:19
- Integrating participatory elements into conventional research projects: measuring the costs and benefits
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Until recently, participatory and conventional approaches to agricultural research have been regarded as more or less antagonistic. This article presents evidence from three sub-projects of a Thai-Vietnamese-German collaborative research programme on 'Sus ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:00
- Community-managed rice banks: lessons from Laos
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Rice banks are increasingly used in South-East Asia as a means of addressing seasonal food crises facing poor communities. Despite general agreement about the effectiveness of community-managed rice banks in improving food security, there has been almost ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:05
- Mainstreaming globalisation in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers in the Asia-Pacific region
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This paper examines the extent to which the key elements of globalisation, such as international trade, investments, foreign aid, transnational labour migration and tourism have been mainstreamed into the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) in the ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-11-29 13:20
