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    The International Journal of Bahamian Studies

    International Journal of Bahamian Studies is a scholarly peer-reviewed research journal published by The College of The Bahamas.
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    The village head and the problem of role relevance in the context of declining rural land availability in Malawi

    Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, 2011
    Village heads form the access point to customary land in Malawi.
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    The Millennium Development Goals: A Latin American and Caribbean Perspective

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2005
    This paper looks at the differences across countries in Latin American and Caribbean region in terms of their chances of attaining the Goals and, wherever possible, the differences between trends in various segments of the population (classified by gender, ethnic group, age group, place of residence and income stratum) as a means of helping to pinpoint the areas in which efforts must be redoubled
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    The political economy of Ministry of Agriculture at the district level: the case of Rumphi District

    Future Agricultures Consortium, 2008
    The main motivation of this research is to understand the functioning of the Malawian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) at district level and beyond in a changing context shaped by political and market liberalization in which policy reforms have been greatly driven by the economic reform agenda of the IMF and World Bank.
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    United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

    United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU‐WIDER) was established in 1985. The institute undertakes:
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    Policy and Institutional Framework Review of the fisheries sector in Malawi

    Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2008
    This paper presents issues for consideration in the development of a proposal for possible funding to address the policy and institutional framework for the fisheries sector in Malawi. It is based on consultations with officials from the Department of Fisheries (DoF), donor agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), district level officials and fishing communities in Mangochi district.
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    Technocratic and Populist Approaches to Economic Policy Making in Malawi

    Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, 2002
    For several economic and political reasons, Malawi provides a particularly interesting case for the analysis of economic policy making. The country is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita income of below US$200, and ranking 157th out of the 174 countries on the UNDP human development index.
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    Empowering Maasai women in Tanzania

    2010
    Maasai women are among the poorest and most marginalised groups in Tanzanian society. A local women-led organisation – the Pastoral Women’s Council – works to improve the lives of Maasai pastoralist women and children by increasing their access to social services and economic empowerment.
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    From land grab to win-win. Seizing the opportunities of international investments in agriculture.

    Economic and Social Department, FAO, 2009
    Foreign acquisitions of farm land in developing countries have become the focus of concern. Many observers consider them a new form of colonialism that threatens food security of the poor. However, investments could be good news if the objectives of land purchasers are reconciled with the investment needs of developing countries.
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    Tracking results in agriculture and rural development in less-than-ideal conditions

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
    While donors and development practitioners still lack a common framework of results indicators to measure the effectiveness of development assistance, this sourcebook sets out a menu of core indicators that can be used to monitor agriculture and rural development (ARD) at the project, national regional and global levels.

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