While the duality of African economies is well recognized in economic literature, only a few comprehensive studies have examined the formal and informal economies using the same instruments.
This book examines women’s economic empowerment in a range of developing country contexts, investigating the societal structures and norms which keep women from achieving economic equality.
There is increasing concern about potential long-term effects of antibiotics on children’s health.
In order to address “readiness” early on, the article brings attention to examples that highlight three dimensions of readiness: the power to design, the commitment to learn, and building an evalua
Objective: To estimate the degree to which tobacco consumption is associated with spending on a set of goods and services in Chile, especially health and education, for the total population as well
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa is causing further burden to the health care systems that are least equipped to deal with the challenge.
Tobacco use is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases and policy formulation on tobacco is expected to engrain international guidelines.
In Bauchi State (Nigeria) maternal morbidity is associated with domestic violence, heavy work in pregnancy, ignorance of danger signs, and lack of spousal communication.
After the extremist attacks in 2014 and 2015, Tunisia established a national strategy to counter terrorism that proved to be successful primarily on the level of security.
Ecosystem services and their role in alleviating poverty are centered on a set of gendered social relations.
Colombia, país de dos mares, el segundo más biodiverso del planeta y en el top 10 de los más ricos en agua dulce.