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- Changes in knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards gender roles and relations in Bangladesh
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This article examines the changing status of villagers’ knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards gender roles and gender relations over time. Data were collected from eastern part of Bangladesh through survey and in-depth interviews. Findings ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:53
- Transformative learning and mind-change in rural Afghanistan
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This article presents results of a quantitative/qualitative enquiry into ‘transformative learning’ and ‘mind-change’ dynamics among rural community representatives participating in the Government of Afghanistan’s National S ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:53
- The roles of, and relationships between, expatriates, volunteers, and local development workers
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This article reports on exploratory research based on interviews with expatriate and local aid workers employed by local and international NGOs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thematic analysis of the interviews found that personnel were placed in groups based ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-06-06 16:58
- The problem of gender quotas: women's representatives on Timor-Leste's suku councils
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This article examines the experiences of women occupying reserved seats on the suku councils of Timor-Leste (each of which represents a number of small villages). The limited political participation of these women is often ascribed to patriarchal id ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-06-21 12:24
- Revisiting the impact of economic crisis on Indonesian agro-food production
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This article discusses the impact of the ongoing global economic crisis on the Indonesian agro-food sector. It compares the current situation with the crisis of 1997–98 and examines whether the liberalisation of the Indonesian economy (and the agr ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-08-16 10:11
- The impact of high food prices on food security in Cambodia
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Food prices in Cambodia increased by 36.8 per cent between July 2007 and July 2008. High food prices negatively affected people from all walks of life, but the extent of the impact varied. The poorest 40 per cent of the population spend 70 per cent of t ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-08-16 10:15
- Editorial (21.7)
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At whatever level we are working, or researching, it is probably a truism that development is a slow business. Recently a UN official said to me that there is no appetite for longer term solutions to the socio-political structural issues which maintain ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-11-29 14:45
- Complexities in natural-resource management: irrigation infrastructure in Bihar
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All over Gaya District in Bihar, irrespective of a person's caste or economic status, irrigation is the overriding topic of concern on public platforms and in private conversations. In the absence of adequate government action, different kinds of commun ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:47
- Editorial (21.8)
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As we come to an end of 2011, will the year mark a historical turning point for international development as we know it, or will this corner not be reached for a couple of years yet? The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) international summit was held ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2012-02-07 13:04
- Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?
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Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been adopted in many countries to help disabled people. This article analyses the interplay between CBR and the self-alienation of physically disabled women from their communities. In-depth interviews with 40 wom ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:47
