Women's Empowerment, Governance, and the Economics of Clean Cooking Transitions in Africa
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over the past few decades, the global economy, particularly in developing nations, has persistently grappled with rising dependence on conventional energy resources, thus rendering the realization of Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 7 (SDGs 5 and 7) an elusive aspiration for the international community.
Stephen Kelechi Dimnwobi +2 more
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The use of an adequate mathematical model is crucial to evaluate vaccine effectiveness
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012 Jorge A Gomez +3 more
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One-to-One Laptop Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Panorama and Perspectives [PDF]
The introduction of technology in education is gaining momentum worldwide. One model of incorporating technology into education that has gained tremendous traction in Latin America and the Caribbean is One-to-One computing.
Christine Capota, Eugenio Severin
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Regional Meeting on the Philanthropy Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]
, 2003 WINGS, in collaboration with GIFE (Brazil), co-sponsored a regional meeting on philanthropy in Brazil. The meeting, held in Sao Paulo 21-22 November 2002, focused on ways that the countries in the Latin America-Caribbean (LAC) region can enhance their ...
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Social Sustainability in Circular Bioeconomy Business Models: Insights From Argentina
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research on circular bioeconomy business models (CBEBM) has largely prioritised environmental and economic aspects, leaving out the social pillar. To address this gap, this paper analyses to what extent and in what ways social sustainability is integrated into CBEBM, based on 12 cases from northern Argentina, a region with high potential for ...
Celina N. Amato +2 more
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National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne +10 more
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Income Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: Evidence from Household Surveys [PDF]
This paper reports information on income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean computed from a sample of more than 50 household surveys from 20 LAC countries from 1989 to 2001. Although the core of the statistics is on household income inequality,
Leonardo Gasparini
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyses how European universities embed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their strategic planning, proposing an integrative and multistakeholder measurement tool—Strategizer Scoring System (SDG‐3S). The research combines the Delphi method, content analysis of 198 strategic plans from universities in 33 European ...
Sandra Barrio Campo +2 more
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Law and Employment: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]
This paper summarizes the main lessons learned from Law and Employment: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean, a forthcoming NBER book. It places Latin American economies and economic policies in a world context.
Carmen Pages, James Heckman
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Growth and Income Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean: Evidence from Household Surveys [PDF]
This paper provides evidence on growth and income poverty in Latin American and the Caribbean. Results are obtained by processing microdata from household surveys of 18 LAC countries covering the 1990s and early 2000s.
Federico Gutiérrez +2 more
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