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- Older people and development: the last minority?
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Ageing populations, already a well-established phenomenon in the countries of the North, are also a growing issue in the South. This demographic transition is, however, occurring in the South without of the rising affluence which accompanied industrialisa ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:55
- Household coping strategies in Kyrgyzstan
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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
- Gender and development: a SAFE recipe
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The author expands on the four ingredients `feminist-flavoured gender-sensitive development' should have: Strategic needs of women; Agenda-setting direction to mainstreaming; Flexibility; and Empowerment philosophy (`SAFE'). ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:56
- Strengthening unions: the case of irrigated agriculture in the Brazilian north-east
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The development of an unionized work force in the north-east of Brazil is described. The area has seen considerable growth in the export markets for grapes and mangoes which provides significant employment; other areas of employment are in labour-intensiv ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:56
- Framing participation: development projects, professionals, and organisations
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Major efforts have been made by development organisations to make their systems of project and programme management more participatory, in order to be accountable to local participants (or beneficiaries), while also creating opportunities for them to shap ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:57
- Training for peace (Paper from Symposium)
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This symposium, co-hosted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and the South Africa Office of Oxfam, drew together individuals and organisations working in the areas of violence, conflict and peace-building. The author here re ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:38
- Assessing autonomy among Sahelian women: an analytical framework for women's production work
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This paper focuses on the role of women in the Barmanan rural production system in the Manghadié area of Mali. The suggested methodology aims to identify areas of women's autonomy in production activities and factors determining their degree of control. F ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:38
- What makes good development management?
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In a previous paper the author gave two views of development management. One was management in the context of development as historical change. The other was the management of deliberate efforts at progress, of development tasks. This paper adds a third: ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:59
- Editorial 14(5)
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In English only Author: Eade, Deborah Issue: V ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:00
- Development NGOs, local learning, and social capital: the experience of CARE Bolivia in Villa Serrano
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The evaluation of development NGOs has seldom considered their impact on social capital and local organisational learning. Deeply intertwined, both are key dimensions of the long-term impact of development interventions. Studies have highlighted the relat ...
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