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Fair Weather? Equity Concerns in Climate Change

Author:  Tóth, Ferenc L. Issue:  Volume 9, Num ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-07 18:20

Health Policy: An Introduction to Process and Power

Author:  Walt, Gill Issue:  Volume 5, Number 4 ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-09 19:47

Whose lives are worth more? Politicising research safety in developing countries

This article develops the ‘safety–emotion–power’ nexus and highlights the role of emotion in research by politicising the unequal power relationships between researchers and NGO staff members in defining danger and negotiating sa ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2010-11-07 18:12

Identifying barriers to GIS-based land management in Guatemala

The development of a cadastral system for the Republic of Guatemala was one of the priorities of the 1997 Peace Accord that ended 30 years of civil war. While uncertainty of land ownership and land title are contentious issues, the development of a nati ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:52

Empowerment and survival: humanitarian work in civil conflict (Part II)

This two-part article explores the experience of living and working for poverty-focused NGOs in a civil war whose roots lay in the chronically inequitable distribution of power and access to resources. Drawing on 12 years' work in Central America, the aut ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:57

The new urban poor: the Tobas indians

The author describes the movement of the Tobas indians from their nomadic, rural lifestyle in northern Argentina (due mainly to industrial deforestation) to Rosario, a city of around 1 million inhabitants. He highlights the difficulties the Tobas face in ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:05

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 Health and Human Rights: Evidence-based Approaches

Author:  Beyrer, Chris and H. F. Pizer (eds.) Publisher:  Baltimore, MD, The Joh ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-10 09:18

The Price of Indifference: Refugees and Humanitarian Action in the New Century

Author:  Helton, Arthur C. Publisher:  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, IS ...

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

Widows in India: Social Neglect and Public Action

Author:  Chen, Martha (ed.) Issue:  Volume 9, N ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-08 09:21