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Assessing the Linkages of Livelihood Capitals of Small-Scale Fishermen in Malaysia

SAGE Open
The adaptive capacity of small-scale fishermen (SSF) hinges on the interaction between multiple livelihood capitals—human, physical, social, financial, and natural—as outlined in the Sustainable Livelihood Framework.
Nor Samsinar Kamsi, R. B. Radin Firdaus, Md Nazirul Islam Sarker, Mahinda Senevi Gunaratne   +3 more
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Investment, Tobin's Q, and Multiple Capital Inputs [PDF]

, 1986
Despite their solid theoretical basis, models of business investment based on Tobin's Q theory have recorded a generally disappointing empirical performance. This paper examines one possible source of misspecification. When the firm's technology is expanded to include two or more capital inputs, the investment equation following from maximizing ...
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Detecting the Influence of ETF Performance – A Case Study of China [PDF]

Management and Economics Review
As international capitals keep flowing into Asia, in particular China, it experienced rapid development on both economy and financial market during the last three decades. While more and more financial products are introduced, the government also loosens
Tzu-Yi YANG, Ssu-Han CHEN, Hsiao-Hui HSU, Ping ZHANG, Hong-Yu LIN   +4 more
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Capital Budgeting: Multiple Criteria

Faslnāmah-i Pizhūhish/Nāmah-i Iqtisādī, 2008
In this article, we propose a model that incorporates the preference of multiple decision makers in to a decision making process using multiple criteria and cardinal method in the capital budgeting context. In this model, all characteristics represent a significant improvement compared with traditional capital budgeting techniques.
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Brand Africa: multiple transitions in global capitalism

Review of African Political Economy, 2012
Africa is often left out of mainstream discussions of emerging trends in the global economy and the business of ‘development’.
Lisa Ann Richey, Stefano Ponte
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Quality of life and associated factors for community health workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in northeastern Brazil

Scientific Reports
In this study, we evaluated the quality of life (QoL) and associated factors of community health workers (CHWs) in different urban settings as a contributor to the preparedness of Brazilian primary care for future sanitary emergencies.
Franklin Delano Soares Forte, Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira, Sidney Feitoza Farias, Isabella Lima Barbosa Campelo, Marcia Castro, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes Vieira-Meyer   +6 more
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Identifying sources of social capital among the farmers of the rural Sindh province of Pakistan

Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2015
Social capital is the spirit of social relations. While it contains social resources, and is interrelated with other forms of capitals, there are some delusions among the scholars over its generation.
Muhammad Javed SHEIKH, Ma'rof REDZUAN, Asnarulkhadi Abu SAMAH, Nobaya AHMAD   +3 more
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Climate-smart agriculture reduces capital-based livelihoods vulnerability: evidence from Latin America

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionClimate change poses a significant threat to rural livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries. Enhancing the sustainability of these livelihoods is crucial for ensuring food security and nutrition at both global and regional levels. This
Deissy Martinez-Baron, Deissy Martinez-Baron, Marina Alarcón de Antón, Marina Alarcón de Antón, Jesús David Martinez Salgado, Andrea Estefanía Castellanos   +5 more
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Developing an integrated disaster risk reduction strategy to enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities

Sustainable Environment
QwaQwa in the Free State province of South Africa is exposed to high disaster risk driven by high exposure to multiple climate change-related events, such as droughts, flooding, wildfires, water scarcity.
Fumiso Muyambo, Johanes Belle, Yong Sebastian Nyam, Israel R. Orimoloye   +3 more
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Japanese capitalism in multiple crises

Transactions of the Japan Academy, 2021
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