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Children's Lifeworlds: Gender, Welfare, and Labour in the Developing World

Author: Nieuwenhuys, Olga Issue: Volume 5, Nu ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-17 12:52

Micro-insurance through corporate-NGO partnerships in West Bengal: opportunities and constraints

This Practical Note examines the nascent micro-insurance sector in West Bengal, paying particular attention to the corporate–NGO partnership model for micro-insurance distribution, which has been enabled by India’s unique regulatory framewor ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2011-06-21 15:27

Designing food security projects: Kapchorwa and Bukwo, Uganda

Food security is a key aspect of human development. The present article explores the shortcomings of agricultural interventions in two districts in eastern Uganda. Our study shows that these interventions have achieved only minor successes in relieving ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2012-05-15 10:11

Participatory research practice at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

This study assessed the extent to which participatory methods had been used by CIMMYT, and how the scientists perceived them. Results suggest that participatory approaches at the Center were largely 'functional' - that is, aimed at improving the efficienc ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:00

Leveraging change in the working conditions of UK homeworkers

The debate among NGO and union activists about how to improve working conditions and labour rights has been dominated by proponents of specific approaches, arguing variously that the best route is through company codes, legislation, organisation of worker ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:49

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

The use of donkeys in the central highlands of Mexico: a gender perspective

A historical study of migratory patterns in central Mexico shows that rural communities have seen shifts in population ratios as well as in the type of activities and responsibilities undertaken by men and women. This has also affected women's use of live ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:01

Stakeholders' perceptions within a farming systems aid project:

Communication among stakeholders within international aid projects has long been recognised as problematic. The authors interviewed five different stakeholders on a Chinese-Australian project to explore whether (a) stakeholders have exclusive worldviews; ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:06

Land acquisition, employment loss, and women's participation in income generation in the coastal belt of South Gujarat

This article analyses the industrialisation process in Hazira, situated on the coastal belt of South Gujarat in India. The author sets out to gauge the impact of industrial development on land distribution, on the employment opportunities of local people, ...

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

Globalisation and labour: The new ‘Great Transformation’