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Men in the Remaking: Conversion Narratives and Born-Again Masculinity in Zambia [PDF]

, 2012
The born-again discourse is a central characteristic of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa. In the study of African Christianities, this discourse and the way it (re)shapes people’s moral, religious, and social identities has received much attention ...
Adriaan S. Van Klinken, Brereton, Brusco, Bujra, Cheyeka, Chitando, Chitando, Coleman, Colson, Dover, Engelke, Frahm-Arp, Gewald, Gibson, Gifford, Gooren, Hunter, Kalu, Klaits, Kollman, Lindsay, Manglos, Marshall, Martin, Martin, Mate, Maxwell, Meyer, Meyer, Meyer, Meyer, Morrell, Morrell, Mugambi, Nadar, Ouzgane, Phiri, Robbins, Sackey, Shefer, Silberschmidt, Simpson, Soothill, Uchendu, Van Klinken, Van Klinken   +45 more
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Environmental Policy Without Implementation? A Review of Factors Contributing to Implementation Gaps in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The sound formation of robust environmental policies is increasingly important for low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to achieve their national objectives and international commitments. However, policy implementation can be complex, and environmental policies may not be prioritised given other critical socio‐economic development issues ...
Rebecca K. M. Clube, Julia Tomei
wiley   +1 more source

Zambia

IMF Staff Country Reports, 2023
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Improving aid effectiveness in aid-dependent countries : lessons from Zambia [PDF]

Zambia was a middle-income country when it achieved independence from Great Britain in 1964. After decades of international aid Zambia has become a low-income country, and its per capita GDP is only now returning to the levels it had reached over forty ...
Gaël Raballand, Julio Revilla, Monica Beuran   +2 more
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Different Conditions, Yet Similar Outcomes: How Interaction Between Policy Areas Enabled Carbon Tax Adoption in Sweden and Mexico

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The interest in putting a price on carbon emissions is increasing in pace with the urgency of climate change. In this article we compare the adoption of one such policy instrument, carbon taxation, in the cases of Sweden and Mexico. We use a theoretical framework that focuses on economic and environmental factors influencing the policy process
Jakob Skovgaard, Åsa Knaggård, Roger Hildingsson, Sofía Sacks Ferrari   +3 more
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Are there study mode differences in perceptions of university education service quality? Evidence from Zambia

Cogent Business & Management, 2019
While a plethora of studies examines the relationships amongst university education service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty, there is hardly any focus in the literature on study mode differences.
Bruce Mwiya, Beenzu Siachinji, Justice Bwalya, Shem Sikombe, Moffat Chawala, Hillary Chanda, Maidah Kayekesi, Eledy Sakala, Alexinah Muyenga, Bernadette Kaulungombe   +9 more
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Is the Glass Half-empty or Half Full? An Analysis of Agricultural Production Trends in Zambia [PDF]

This policy brief highlights some of the key trends in Zambia agricultural production since the implementation of partial agricultural reform.food security, food policy, Zambia, agricultural production, Farm Management, Q18,
Jayne, Thomas S., Negassa, Asfaw, Nijhoff, Jan J., Zulu, Ballard   +3 more
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Quantitative electroencephalographic measures during postmalarial epileptogenesis

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Severe malaria with neurologic involvement contributes significantly to the global burden of acquired pediatric epilepsy. We studied quantitative electroencephalographic (EEG) measures in postmalarial epileptogenesis. Methods A total of 186 patients, aged 6 months to 11 years, with confirmed central nervous system malaria were ...
Rasesh B. Joshi, Suzanna Mwanza, Hitten P. Zaveri, Joseph Kasolo, Angela Masempela, Thelma Musakanya, Tina Mwale, Violet Nambeye, Rosemary Nyriongo, Ruth A. Tembo, Christopher Cortina, Bo Zhang, Gretchen L. Birbeck, Alexander Rotenberg, Archana A. Patel   +14 more
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Evaluation of a task-shifting strategy involving peer educators in HIV care and treatment clinics in Lusaka, Zambia

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2012
Rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and a shortage of health care workers (HCWs) required the implementation of a peer educator (PE) model as part of a task-shifting strategy in Lusaka District clinics.
Lonny j. Born, Chibesa Wamulume, Kim A. Neroda, Nicole Quiterio, Mark J. Giganti, Mary Morris, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Shelagh Baird, Maggie Sinkamba, Stephanie M. Topp, Stewart E. Reid   +10 more
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The Impact of Renewable and Non‐Renewable Energy on Economic Growth: Evidence From Sub‐Saharan African Countries Using Multivariate Panel Vector Autoregressive Modeling

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This study analyzes energy consumption and economic growth across 39 Sub‐Saharan African countries using a PVAR model. Findings reveal that non‐renewable energy and labor force growth stimulate economic growth, while renewable energy does not stimulate economic growth in the short run.
Amadou Cham, Nana Kena Frempong, Richard Opoku, Francis Davis, Simon Kojo Appiah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source