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Democracy and social participation in Latin American cities

Democratisation, structural adjustment, state reform (including decentralisation), and liberalisation of the economy (including privatisation) have brought about dramatic changes in the nations, societies, and cities of Latin America and the Caribbean (LA ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07

Implementing ILO Child Labour Convention 182: lessons from Honduras

This article explores the implementation of Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Honduras. It highlights key lessons learned from a joint Save the Children Fund-UK and Ministry of Labour project. These lessons are of relevance to similar p ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:10

Public Administration and Democratic Governance: Governments Serving Citizens

Author:  United Nations Division for Public Administration and Development Management, Dept of Economic and Social Affairs Publis ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-05 19:06

The Struggle for Water in Peru: Comedy and Tragedy in the Andean Commons

Author:  Trawick, Paul B. Publisher:  Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2 ...

Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:49

Global Governance, Development and Human Security: The Challenges of Poverty and Inequality

Author:  Thomas, Caroline Publisher:  London: Pluto Press, 2000, ISBN: 0 7453 1 ...

Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:51

A Blighted Harvest

Author:  Gibbon, Peter et al. Issue:  Volume 4, ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-17 12:58

The impact of agricultural research: evidence from West Africa

Can agricultural research help to enlist smallholders and their resources for global food security? The Convergence of Sciences (CoS) research programme in Benin and Ghana (2002–2006) tested the impact of technology development, using a pathway fo ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2010-11-09 12:25

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