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Ghana's rice value chain resilience in the context of COVID-19. [PDF]

Soc Sci Humanit Open, 2021
Ankrah DA, Agyei-Holmes A, Boakye AA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Remote investing in Latin America, 1869–1929

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Substantial amounts of British capital flowed to Latin America during the first era of globalization. Companies financed by this capital were typically headquartered in the United Kingdom, but operated thousands of miles away. This paper asks how this geographic separation between governance and business activities affected the valuation of ...
Gareth Campbell, Áine Gallagher, Richard S. Grossman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate change mitigation and workers' interests: why framing a Green New Deal as redistributive and security-enhancing is key to popularity. [PDF]

F1000Res
Ardron K, Stark G, Meller S, Reed H, Johnson M, Johnson E.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hunting for Hollanders: The community responsibility system, trade sanctions, and public debt in the late‐medieval Low Countries

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract To persuade creditors to lend, cities in the Low Countries relied on a community responsibility system that made all citizens personally liable for public debt. This exposed itinerant citizens to significant risks: their merchandise could be confiscated by creditors, and they could even be imprisoned for debt.
Jaco Zuijderduijn
wiley   +1 more source

Ascetics, slaves, and necessity in Late Antiquity: renouncing all wealth, but for a single slave

Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
Slave owners in Late Antiquity viewed the possession of at least one slave to be a necessity and a defining mark that distinguished the dignified social classes from the poor. Ascetics who shared this perspective faced a choice when renouncing all worldly possessions in pursuit of spiritual perfection, one not merely about luxury, but also about status
E.T. Dailey, Justin Pigott
wiley   +1 more source

"<i>He Who Relies on His Brother's Property Dies Poor"</i>: The Complex Narratives of Livestock Care in Northern Tanzania. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci, 2021
Davis A, Virhia J, Buza J, Crump JA, de Glanville WA, Halliday JEB, Lankester F, Mappi T, Mnzava K, Swai ES, Thomas KM, Toima M, Cleaveland S, Mmbaga BT, Sharp J.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Unveiling How Floods Marginalize Women: Gendered Vulnerabilities and Capabilities in Pekalongan City, Indonesia

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how recurrent coastal flooding reshapes gendered vulnerabilities and capabilities in two communities in Pekalongan City, Indonesia. Drawing on in‐depth interviews, focus‐group discussions, and observations, the analysis applies an integrated framework of vulnerabilities and capabilities to investigate changes in livelihoods,
Isnan Fauzi, Sonia Roitman, Maria Ekacarini Jayanimitta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Female Autonomy in Material and Symbolic Contexts Among Women in Situations of Poverty in Brazil

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores how black women in Brazil navigate intersecting dimensions of race, gender, and socio‐economic status, illustrating the sociocultural factors that shape their daily experiences, with a focus on female autonomy. Drawing on a qualitative design, we conducted semi‐structured interviews with 97 women, of whom 77 self ...
Silvana Aparecida Mariano, Márcio Ferreira de Souza, Lina Penati Ferreira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's participation in a disease management intervention for podoconiosis in northern Rwanda: understanding the context of women's lives. [PDF]

Int J Equity Health
Thellmann C, Aellah G, Maltemps V, Davey G, Uwizeye D, Nahar P.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Good Attitudes Are Not Good Enough: An Ethnographical Approach to Investigate Attitude-Behavior Inconsistencies in Sustainable Choice. [PDF]

Foods, 2021
Meyer KB, Simons J.
europepmc   +1 more source