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Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In developing countries, where access to markets and services is limited, poor households often rely on social networks for support. We examine the correlates and outcomes of help‐seeking behaviour among impoverished households in Uganda. We use micro‐household data from the Living Standard Measurement Study—Integrated Surveys on Agriculture ...
Yuanhang Wang +2 more
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Atlasul sociologic al schimbării sociale din România postcomunistă. Studii preliminare
Sociologie Românească, 2000 The analysis is focused on the dramatically changes among the Romanian active (labor force) population during the last ten years of the Twentieth century.
Dorel Abraham
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Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Vision problems reduce individuals' quality of life, and they also reduce their productivity as workers and consequently decrease their incomes. Most vision problems can be corrected with properly fitted eyeglasses, but many people with vision problems do not have such eyeglasses.
Paul Glewwe +3 more
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Differences, commons and rhythms: Towards an urbanism of temporalities
Articulo: Journal of Urban ResearchA main challenge facing the city of the future is that of social cohesion between the poor and the rich, generations, genders and lifestyles. In addition to issues of professional opportunities and access to resources in general (housing, shops, services,
Vincent Kaufmann +2 more
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What can sociology offer urban public health? [PDF]
, 2019 Michael P. Kelly, John Green
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Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how access to finance (credit access) influences business recovery and entrepreneurial performance among youth‐led informal food enterprises in Ghana, with implications for financial inclusion, entrepreneurial ability and post‐crisis business resilience in developing economies.
Bernard Kwamena Cobbina Essel +4 more
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Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mobile money—a digital financial service—has proliferated in many developing countries. Owing to its ability to reduce transaction costs and allow even the poor to be financially included, it has been widely adopted. While a growing body of literature has examined its welfare effects, its effects on diet quality of households and individuals ...
Francis E. Ndip +1 more
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Dinamica percepției sociale a privatizării întreprinderilor de stat
Sociologie Românească, 2001 This article presents some of the most significant results from several studies dedicated to privatization of state-owned enterprises. Here are some important aspects focused in this article: a) updating information about perceptions on economic reform ...
Marilena Gânju
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Effects of Marital Status on Cochlear Implant Outcomes
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Marital status was evaluated as a predictor of post‐CI speech recognition and hearing‐related QoL in 604 adults undergoing cochlear implantation. Unmarried individuals had significantly poorer speech recognition outcomes, while QoL scores did not differ; benefits of marriage were most evident among women, employed individuals, and rural residents, and ...
Barak M. Spector +5 more
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Dinamica regională a opțiunilor politice 1996-2000
Sociologie Românească, 2000 Is voting behavior depending on geography? What can we learn from the last elections as compared with 1996? By studying changes of voting profile on regions we can disclose hidden significances of political options. For instance why voting PRM in 2000 is
Sebastian Lăzăroiu
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