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How do we increase the share of aid to agriculture in Africa? [PDF]

, 2014
Agriculture plays an important role in terms of employment and its contribution to gross domestic product in many African countries. Thus, any policy initiative targeted towards poverty reduction in Africa should consider the agricultural sector as the ...
Quartey, Peter
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From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of leaving periodontal disease untreated on healthcare expenditures: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate whether healthcare expenditures (HCEs) differed depending on whether the patients left periodontal disease (PD) untreated, despite the need for treatment. Methods This study used public PD screening data from a municipality in Japan to identify adults aged ≥ 40 years who were found to require ...
Anna Kinugawa, Kenji Takeuchi, Yudai Tamada, Taro Kusama, Futoshi Oda, Megumi Maeda, Hiroe Ohyama, Ken Osaka, Haruhisa Fukuda   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charting the Evolution of Open Data Business Models: Insights From a Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis of a Decade

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents a decade of research on Open Data Business Models (ODBM), aiming to identify conceptual gaps, categorize thematic trends, and propose an integrative framework. This paper, based on a systematic literature review (SLR) of 60 peer‐reviewed studies, develops a coherent framework that explains how ODBMs are formed, adapted ...
Saeed Rouhani, Ali Dehghanpir, Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji, Demetris Vrontis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Binding of Pentadiyl‐α,ω‐Bis(Dimethyldodecylammonium), a Cationic Gemini 12‐5‐12 Surfactant to Conjugated Carboxylates as Organic Counterions

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The critical micelle concentration (CMC) values of the cationic gemini surfactant pentadiyl‐α,ω‐bis(dimethyldodecylammonium) bromide depend on the hydrophobicity of added conjugated organic carboxylate anions. Nine conjugated counterions, present as sodium salts of organic acids, were studied to expand the correlation to the counterion ...
Alexia Rios, Jaslyn Salazar, Valentina Kornach, Mark D. Lingwood, Steven J. Bachofer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water and sanitation infrastructure for health: The impact of foreign aid

Globalization and Health, 2010
Background The accessibility to improved water and sanitation has been understood as a crucial mechanism to save infants and children from the adverse health outcomes associated with diarrheal disease.
Black Robert E, Johnston Bradley C, Joffres Michel R, Porbeni Edoye O, Botting Marianne J, Mills Edward J   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The United Nations Basic Space Science Initiative: The TRIPOD concept [PDF]

, 2006
Since 1990, the United Nations is annually holding a workshop on basic space science for the benefit of the worldwide development of astronomy. Additional to the scientific benefits of the workshops and the strengthening of international cooperation, the
A.M. Mathai, Arne Henden, Bahcall, Barbara Thompson, Bennett, David Webb, Don Wentzel, H.M.K. Al-Naimiy, Hans Haubold, Haubold, Jeffrey Bennett, Joseph Davila, Lang, Masatoshi Kitamura, McKee, Nat Gopalswamy   +15 more
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Navigating the Rapids: How Non‐Governmental Organization Managers Develop Strategic Adaptation to Repressive Political Environments

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the management adaptation strategies non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) managers employ in order to operate in repressive political environments. It answers the question: how do NGO managers initiate, manage and sustain internal change when the political/regulatory environment changes?
Charles Kaye‐Essien, Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Ghadeer Ali   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender dynamics of tropical wildmeat systems: A systematic map of women's roles and influence

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wildmeat is a vital natural resource globally, which must be managed sustainably to avoid livelihood insecurity, species decline and biodiversity loss. Women have a pivotal role in harvesting, processing and distributing wildmeat, yet their contributions are often overlooked.
Jasmin Willis Key, Wahyu Nurbandi, Brenda González‐Nava, Juanita Gomez, Ferdinand Castera, Guilherme Costa Alvarenga, Auriane Flottes De Pouzols, Maya Lemaire, Jennifer F. Linden, Emily K. Madsen, Lauren Coad, Amy Hinsley, E. J. Milner‐Gulland   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’Union européenne : un champion en trompe l’œil de l’aide publique au développement

Confins, 2008
The European Union tops the ranking of the main contributors to the official development assistance (ODA) in almost all the developing and transition countries. Its disbursements are higher than those of the United States and the Japan.
Yann Richard
doaj   +1 more source