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Revisiting the Ancient Origins of Gender Inequality

open access: yesJournal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study re‐examines the long‐term effect of traditional plough use on contemporary gender roles, as originally advanced by Alesina, Giuliano and Nunn [Quarterly Journal of Economics (2013) Vol. 128, pp. 469–530]. The findings demonstrate that the reduced‐form relationship between historical plough adoption and female empowerment is robust ...
Trung V. Vu
wiley   +1 more source

Methodological progress note: Logic models

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Logic models are an accessible tool to organize the planning, management, and evaluation of programs across healthcare disciplines. This methodological progress note describes the five standard components of a logic model (Inputs, Activities, Outputs, Outcomes, and Impact) and provides guidance for developing a logic model.
Molly J. Horstman, Kyler M. Godwin
wiley   +1 more source

The Art of Reception: Field Visits as Microcosms for Development Interventions of Non‐Governmental Organisations in Uganda

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Field visits are common phenomena with non‐governmental organisations in Uganda. During these visits, Ugandan national staff guide visitors on series of meetings and interactions in the field. Following an actor‐oriented approach and drawing on ethnographic data on 14 field visits, this paper understands the field visit as a microcosm for the ...
Caspar Edward Swinkels
wiley   +1 more source

Organizational Ethnographies

open access: yes, 2018
Ciuk, Sylwia   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Community Banking and Microfinance in the Global South

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Microfinance is promoted for empowering women, financial inclusion and eradicating poverty. Started as non‐profit services in South Asia and South America, critics point out that microfinance has become a business. Simultaneously, age‐old traditional community banking has been flourishing today without necessarily reducing the demand for ...
Karoliina Kantola
wiley   +1 more source

Dialogues with Ethnography

open access: yes, 2018
This book persuasively argues the case that ethnography must be viewed as a full theoretical system, rather than just as a research method. Blommaert traces the influence of his reading of classic works about ethnography on his thinking, and discusses a range of authors who have influenced the development of a theoretical system of ethnography, or ...
openaire   +3 more sources

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