Transition from subsistence to market economy is not easy. In Papua New Guinea most land is still held under traditional systems of common property resource ownership and a growing cash economy can spark conflict concerning management or ownership issues. Research presented at the annual meeting of the UK Development Studies Association (DSA) examines the institutional limitations, during transition, of traditional ownership systems.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2002Europe
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2002
For over a hundred years the zone of Kisha Beiga, in Burkina Faso, was plagued by ethnic conflicts, revolution and political anarchy. Local rivalries and administrative chaos put paid to any efforts to manage natural resources efficiently. Then, in 1991, the Burkinabe Sahel Programme (PSB) set out to quell factional rivalry and establish sustainable resource-management in the area. A fragile consensus has been achieved, but it has not been easy. Leadership conflicts, land tenure issues and administrative anomalies have threatened to derail the project.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2002
The 21st Century opened with a commitment to involving forest-local communities in the processes of securing and sustaining forests. But what is the relationship between people’s right to land and the manner in which they may be involved in the management of forests?
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2003Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya
This report recounts the experiences of 130 women from various regions, ethnic groups, religions, and social classes in Kenya who have had their property rights flouted because they are women.The report presents evidence that women are excluded from inheriting, evicted from their lands and homes by in-laws, stripped of their possessions, and forced to engage in risky sexual practices in order to keep their property. When they divorce or separate from their husbands, they are often expelled from their homes with only their clothing.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2002El Salvador, Guatemala
En EE UU, el problema de interferencia en las comunicaciones inalámbricas se resuelve mediante un sistema de planificación central, creado hace casi ocho décadas. Este mismo sistema es aplicado en la mayoría de países que permiten inversión privada en el sector telecomunicaciones. Un análisis breve de cómo este sistema surgió en EE UU y cómo opera, revela su enorme ineficiencia.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJanuary, 2002Ethiopia, Eastern Africa
IFPRI assessed CARE-Ethiopia's Urban Food-for-Work Project in order to draw lessons about how to work effectively in urban areas. This country study gives information on the research focus, under Project Leader, James Garrett, highlights of the research, and recommendations for further action.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJanuary, 2002Ethiopia, Eastern Africa
IFPRI assessed CARE-Ethiopia's Urban Food-for-Work Project in order to draw lessons about how to work effectively in urban areas. This country study gives information on the research focus, under Project Leader, James Garrett, highlights of the research, and recommendations for further action.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2002Fiji, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Mali, Guatemala, Peru, Burkina Faso, Nepal, Philippines, South Africa, Nicaragua, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Tunisia, India, Paraguay, Mexico, Brazil, Kenya
This study focuses on the gender dimension of agriculture-related legislation, examining the legal status of women in three key areas. The result is an analysis identifying the main legal and some non-legal factors that affect the existence and exercise of women’s agriculture-related rights.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2002China
This study constructs a regional CGE model of China to analyze the differential regional impacts of China’s WTO accession on agricultural production, trade, and farmers’ income. The results show that China’s WTO accession will generally improve the total welfare but will widen existing gaps among regions and sectors. It is expected that the agricultural sector will suffer if only agricultural trade is liberalized, as cheap imports of agricultural products, particularly grains, will increase and domestic agricultural production and farmers’ agricultural income will decline.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2002Afghanistan
TABLE OF CONTENTS:; From Relief to Recovery: Rebuilding Afghanistan; Tribal Strengths Can Help Manage Common Land; The High Price of Gender Inequality; Hungry for Learning: Food for Education Programs
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