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Nigeria’s Development Trajectory, Security Conundrum and the State-Citizens Relations

open access: yesBulletin of "Carol I" National Defense University
Crime represents a profound threat to societal well-being, generating misery and disorder. Understanding its nature, causes, patterns, and consequences is vital for its effective prevention and control.
Tajudeen Yusuf ADEYINKA   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations between inclusive community coalition leadership and use of evidence‐based practices

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Community coalitions have the potential to elicit diverse participants' perspectives on complex issues and generate shared commitment to adaptive strategies. Ideally, these approaches have been found effective elsewhere. Despite evidence that leadership plays a generally important role in coalitions, there have been limited prior findings ...
Rebecca Wells   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cocoa Purchasing and the Issue of Insecurity in the Akontombra District in the Western Region of Ghana

open access: yesCoffee and Cocoa Research Journal, 2018
The cocoa industry in Ghana is plagued with a number of challenges. Among such challenges is the issue of insecurity. This notwithstanding, there are limited scholarly findings on the nature and the underlying factors associated with these insecurity ...
Jacob Obodai   +2 more
doaj  

Précarité, temporalités et conciliation travail-famille chez les musiciens baroques montréalais

open access: yesRevue Interventions Économiques, 2017
Since the end of the 1980s, a singular « Art World » has been developed in Montreal. It has been articulated around the interpretation of the old music (From the Renaissance era until the beginning of the Romantism era) on period instruments.
Laurent Sauvage
doaj   +1 more source

Food Insecurity is Associated with Food Consumption Patterns and Anthropometric Measures but not Serum Micronutrient Levels in Adults in Rural Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The purpose of the present paper is to assess the relationship between food insecurity and food consumption patterns, anthropometric measures and serum micronutrient levels in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Akhtar Hussain   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Collaborating with transnational families: Learning from the experiences of family caretakers, educators, psychologists, and spiritual leaders in Honduras

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript centers on the experiences of caretakers of minors in Honduran transnational families (TNFs) in which one or both parents emigrated, and of the schoolteachers, professional psychologists, and spiritual leaders working with these families.
Marco Gemignani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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