Narrow down by keywords: Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS
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- A social change model of health development in the Republic of Georgia:
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Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Government of Georgia has been struggling to provide healthcare services to a population experiencing a deterioration in health status, while at the same time restructuring and reforming the delivery, priorities, re ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:06
- How people can influence government policy – stories from the Caucasus
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It is very motivating to see vulnerable people becoming strong advocates for their own rights and persuading their government to act; or to see passionate young economists influencing the state and effecting positive change for tens of thousands of poor ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2010-11-05 14:06
- Aiding and abetting the politicians?
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The British government has increasingly assumed the role of international arbiter and peacekeeper, both with and without a UN mandate. The hijacking of the moral high ground and recurrent assertion of global consensus - even in the presence of overwhelmin ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:45
- Russian civil society: background, current, and future prospects
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The term “civil society” in Russia is often taken to refer to civic organisations and movements created during and after the break-up of the Soviet Union, and is sometimes equated narrowly with “NGOs” – registered non-gover ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2013-11-18 14:58
- Trading and trade-offs: women's livelihoods in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
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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
- Problematising the community-contribution requirement in participatory projects: evidence from Kyrgyzstan
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This article examines the extent to which the World Bank-funded Village Investment Project in Kyrgyzstan promoted empowered participation of citizens in co-financing arrangements. It is based on in-depth qualitative interviews and focus-group sessions i ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-08-05 15:23
- 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
- One size does not fit all: choosing methods to inform area development
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There have always been debates about the methods that should be used to inform and assess development programmes. Experimental methods have become highly advocated as agencies seek rigorous ways to show programme value. However, the benefits and appropr ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2014-03-18 11:00
- Community-led development in practice: humanising institutions for children and older people in Russia
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This article focuses on the personal, social, and psychological hazards that children and the elderly face in Russian state-run institutions. The paper challenges two assumptions: that Russia's problems are purely economic, and that the state is solely re ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:08
- International food prices, agricultural transformation, and food security in Central Asia
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This study addresses the impact of global food prices on domestic food prices, the short-term policy responses taken by national governments, and major constraints on long-term food security in Central Asia. A surge in domestic food-price inflation in C ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-08-16 10:24
