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Chasing the perfida Albione: Anglo‐Italian productivity gap in the late 1930s

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents new estimates of Anglo‐Italian labour productivity levels in manufacturing in the late 1930s, derived using the standard single‐deflation approach. The findings confirm a substantial productivity gap between Italy and the United Kingdom at the aggregate level, alongside pronounced intersectoral heterogeneity.
Tancredi Salamone
wiley   +1 more source

Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
wiley   +1 more source

‘Elbow grease and yellow soap’: Housework time in working‐class households in late‐nineteenth and early twentieth‐century Britain

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Housework is central to feminist calls for recognition of women's work, economic histories explaining the sexual division of labour, and claims regarding the progressive role of scientific knowledge. Yet little is known about the time it actually took. We address this lacuna.
Sara Horrell, Jane Humphries
wiley   +1 more source

Artisanal Fishers’ Use of Sustainable Fisheries Management Practices in the Jebba Lake Basin, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2013
The study attempts to characterise artisanal fishers’ use of sustainable fisheries management practices in the Jebba Lake Basin, Nigeria. Stratified sampling technique was used to select 402 respondents.
G O Nwabeze, A P Erie
doaj   +4 more sources

Artisanal fishing boats in Seychelles

, 1996
The results of a census of fishing boats on Mahe, Praslin and La Digue are presented. In total 437 boats were counted of which 278 were outboards with engine, 48 were open whaler, 35 were pirogues, 25 were lekonomi, 22 were schooners, 11 were semi-industrial so were lavenir, 12 were 'others', 8 were whaler with deck, 4 were nouvo lavenir and 3 were ...
openaire   +1 more source

Networks paving the way: Apprenticeship, guilds, and access to mastership in early modern Genoa

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates how kinship and professional networks shaped labour market outcomes in the guild‐based labour market of early modern Genoa. Using a newly constructed dataset of more than 8,000 apprenticeship contracts (1451–1530), I examine the extent to which family and guild connections influenced apprentices' chances of attaining ...
Alessandro Brioschi
wiley   +1 more source

Lack of Compliance in Gillnet Fisheries Regulations Increases Risk to a Vulnerable Species

Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents an analysis of regulatory compliance in a Brazilian gillnet fishery, based on Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) tracking data. Satellite transmissions records, interpreted as proxies for gillnet haulings events, were analyzed and classified using a neural network to assess the level of compliance of the gillnet fleet.
Rodrigo Claudino dos Santos, Eduardo R. Secchi, Joanna Turner, Luis Gustavo Cardoso   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artisanal fishing community, Azores, Portugal

, 2018
TBTI Publication ...
Neilson, Alison, São Marcos, Rita
openaire   +1 more source

Recreational Fisheries in Türkiye: Socio‐Economic Profiles, Technological Trends and Governance Challenges

Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recreational fisheries in Türkiye constitute an understudied socio‐economic sector spanning marine and freshwater ecosystems across the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins, yet robust national participation estimates remain constrained by the absence of a comprehensive registry or probability‐based sampling frame.
Tuncay Ateşşahin, Ömerhan Dürrani
wiley   +1 more source

Territorialité, cartographie et aménagement de l’aire marine protégée d’Al Boran (Maroc)

EchoGéo
This text aims to scrutinize the fishing territories in a marine protected area (MPA) in Morocco and thus attempts to identify potential conflicts among various fisheries after its creation. The study of fishing territories and their spatial and temporal
Tarik Dahou, Hicham Masski, Mohamed Naji
doaj   +1 more source