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Analyzing the distribution pattern of employment in Boushehr Province [PDF]

open access: yesکاوش‌های جغرافیایی مناطق بیابانی, 2020
The employment phenomenon plays an important role in creating tendencies for centralization and shaping inequalities at the ‎regional level. Considering the fact that the main source of concentration and density is ‎occupational centralization, the aim ...
Mahmoud Ghadiri   +2 more
doaj  

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commentary The Complexity of Intersectionality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Commentary to Leslie McCall's 2005 paper "The complexity of intersectionality", with a review of her main points and some critical ...
Jorba, Marta, Rodó-de-Zárate, Maria
core  

Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

For an Anti-racist Racialization: Controversies Surrounding Racial Inclusion in Companies

open access: yesRAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea
Objective: with this pensata, we present the concept of racialization as an analytical way to reflect on diversity and racial inclusion in companies and thus advance the anti-racist agenda.
Pedro Jaime   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Positioning Post-Soviet Sociology in Global Sociology: Between the Global South and the Global North

open access: yesStudies of Transition States and Societies
Sociology in today's world often seeks to internationalise research and globalise problem solving. However, the so-called ‘global sociology’ is far away from being actually global as it involves in the discussion only specific regions and communities ...
Kseniia Cherniak, Artem Lytovchenko
doaj   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Polycrisis patterns: applying system archetypes to crisis interactions

open access: yesGlobal Sustainability
Non-technical summary:The world is facing multiple interconnected crises, from climate change and economic instability to social inequalities and geopolitical tensions. These crises do not occur in isolation; instead, they interact, reinforce each other,
David Collste   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overcoming Limited Access to Virus Infection Rapid Testing: Development of a Lateral Flow Test for SARS-CoV-2 with Locally Available Resources

open access: yesBiosensors
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted testing inequities in developing countries. Lack of lateral flow test (LFT) manufacturing capacity was a major COVID-19 response bottleneck in low- and middle-income regions.
Estefanía S. Peri Ibáñez   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

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