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Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik, Franziska Mittag, Laura Hellstern, Sebastian Hess   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Agribusiness, 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, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural problems without structural solutions? Youth leaders' perceptions of their community

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract As young people explore and reflect on the conditions of their neighborhoods and communities, they can forge a critical consciousness—merging their perspectives and analysis to direct both individual and collective actions. Photovoice is a methodological tool that allows participants to document their perspectives and analysis and discuss with
Linnea L. Hjelm, Aishia A. Brown, Benjamin W. Fisher, Alice Story, Nubia Bennett   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure of political philosophy

This article aims to provide a systematic framework for understanding political philosophy by delineating its structure into three primary domains: metapolitical philosophy, political philosophy, and applied political philosophy. The first section, metapolitical philosophy, explores the foundational questions about the nature, epistemology, axiology ...
openaire   +1 more source

A community‐partnered process for construct & measure development: The 3Rs: Reading, Racial equity, & Relationships

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper describes a 3‐year community–partnered research initiative focused on advancing early reading, racial equity, and relationships—collectively known as the 3Rs Initiative. The project brought together researchers and community members committed to ensuring that all adults in the county embody a shared “3Rs mindset” to better support ...
Shannon B. Wanless, Meghan C. Orman, Shallegra Moye, Caitlin F. Spear   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Government political structure and violent death rates: A longitudinal analysis of forty-three countries, 1960-2008. [PDF]

Aggress Violent Behav, 2019
Marotta P, Lee BX, Blay-Tofey M, Kim CH, Schuder KK, Lee G, Gilligan J.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Archer-Shaw Social Security Plan: Laying the Groundwork for Another S&L Crisis [PDF]

, 2000
The Social Security reform plan proposed by Reps. Bill Archer (R-Tex.) and Clay Shaw (R-Fla.), chairmen, respectively, of the House Ways and Means Committee and its Subcommittee on Social Security, is a compromise between a Clinton administration plan to
Andrew G. Biggs
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Navigating an STI diagnosis: The role of social support, intergenerational learning, and transformative growth among Black women

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Black women face a myriad of challenges that heighten their susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), resulting in a disproportionate impact of STIs among this population. Yet, there is a lack of research that explores how women navigate these diagnoses with resilience.
Jaleah D. Rutledge, Jasmine Abrams, Ijeoma Opara, Robin Lin Miller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political and Public Finance Motives for Tariffs [PDF]

Governments face many constraints when making taxation decisions, including revenue needs, political objectives, and administrative capacities. Tariffs have an appealing combination of features for politicians: they provide a stream of revenue that is ...
Michael E. S. Hoffman
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