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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Bargaining Units and Bargaining Power [PDF]
Relations industrielles, 2005 This paper examines how the recent amendment to the Labour Relations Actestablishing compulsory first contract arbitration in Ontario fits within the existing legal framework.
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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The economics of indigenous water claim settlements in the American West
Environmental Research Letters, 2020 The American West confronts the challenge of fulfilling indigenous claims to water within the context of increasingly scarce and variable water supplies.
Leslie Sanchez +2 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.During lengthy minimally invasive surgeries, fatigue can cause surgeon tremor and poor endoscopic coordination. This study proposes a robot‐assisted endoscopic adjustment system. It employs a lightweight instrument detection model and a hierarchical multiconstraint controller for visual servoing.
Zijie Yang +5 more
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Partners' empowerment and fertility in ten European countries
Demographic Research, 2018 Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between couples' reproductive behaviour and the division of power between partners in different country-specific contexts.
Beata Osiewalska
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China Employment Law Update - April 2014 [PDF]
, 2013 [Excerpt] The government of the southern province of Guangdong publicly issued draft Collective Bargaining and Collective Contract Regulations, which, if passed into law, would grant employees a right to strike in certain circumstances.
Baker & McKenzie
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Changing the Rules of the Game: The Impact of Privatization on Firm Industrial Relations [PDF]
, 2011 This paper examines the impact of privatization on the relative bargaining strength of management and trade unions. Findings are based on a study of Ireland’s largest telecoms provider, Eircom, which has been privatized since 1999.
McCarthy, Dermot +2 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract If sexual assault survivors report the assault to the criminal legal system, they often need informal support from family and friends throughout the long and frequently retraumatizing process of investigation and prosecution. This study is part of a long‐term community‐based participatory action research project in a predominately Black ...
Rebecca Campbell +4 more
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Politics and Governance, 2015 How, if at all, does the Commission’s expertise inform intergovernmental decision-making within the EU? In this article, we aim to capture the relationship between the Commission’s expertise and its influence within intergovernmental policy-areas through
Meng-Hsuan Chou, Marianne Riddervold
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