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Enhancing quantitative capacity for the health sector in post-Ebola Liberia, a tracer study of a locally developed and owned coding and biostatistics program [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

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Background Despite the demonstrated value of quantitative research in understanding and responding to public health events, analytics capability is not always prioritized or available in settings that would greatly benefit from it.
Laura A. Skrip, George B. Davis, Mulbah K.A. Kromah, Trokon O. Yeabah, Snoyonoh T. Barcon   +4 more
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Comprehensive Assessment of the Agriculture Sector in Liberia : Volume 2, Sub-sector Reports, Part I

, 2007
The overall objective of the Comprehensive Assessment of the Agricultural Sector (CAAS) is to provide an evidence base to enable appropriate strategic policy responses by the Government of Liberia (GoL)
Ministry of Agriculture (Liberia)
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Natural Resources and Political Patronage in Africa: An Ethnicity Level Analysis

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the effect of resource discoveries on ethnicity‐level political patronage in Africa using a large geospatial dataset of 254 ethnic groups in 15 countries over the period 1960–2004. We find that the first (or single first) resource discovery in a virgin ethnic homeland increases the share of cabinet posts of that ethnicity.
Sambit Bhattacharyya, Nemera Mamo
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A comprehensive review of waste management practices in Liberia: Challenges, policy gaps, health implications, and strategic solutions for sustainable development

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Waste management in Liberia faces significant challenges, particularly in urban areas, due to inadequate infrastructure, limited resources, and low public awareness, leading to environmental degradation and public health risks. The present review aims to
Abdulfatah Abdu Yusuf, Eric Kay Jebboe, Jr., Oluwole O. Akiyode, Charles Asumana, Adolphus Nippae, Mencer T. Powoe, Ibrahim Sinneh Sinneh, Howard F. Kesselly, Salia S. Sheriff, Kula Thompson-Williams, Immanuel Beaye-kwai Freeman, Alfred Jeke, Shaffa K. Kokro, Jr., Aruna Bangura, Faustina F. Rightlander   +14 more
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Remittances, Human Capital, and Industrialization in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Industrialization remains a crucial strategy for structural transformation in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), yet progress has been hindered by persistent constraints. This paper evaluates the effects of remittances and human capital on industrialization across 35 SSA countries over the period 2010–2021.
Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi, Theophilus Oluyemi Adeosun   +1 more
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Does Conflict Reshape the Military–FDI Nexus? Evidence From a Dynamic Panel Analysis

Review of International Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between military expenditure and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 61 low‐ and middle‐income countries over 1990–2018, with a focus on how this relationship is shaped by conflict dynamics and institutional contexts.
Prashant Bhandari, Narendra Regmi, Krishna Sharma   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deteriorating Mental Well‐Being of the Young in the UK

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using several data sets for the UK we track rising perceptions of mental well‐being among the working‐age population in the UK. The trend is apparent among all age groups and for men and women, but it is most pronounced among the young, and especially young women aged under 25.
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, David N. F. Bell   +2 more
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Working Group on Liberia Women's Initiative

, 2006
Location: MontserradoRuntime: 0:07:59Categorized as pertaining to Diaspora, Hearings.The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of ...

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From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
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Liberia The evolution of privilege: Africa in the modern world

, 1969
this book discuss about author obersvation in liberia and discuss complexity of this countriesxv, 206 p.: ill.; 19 ...
J. Gus Liebenow
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