Sand barrier complex dynamics play a key role in defining coastal lagoon structure and functioning.
Cameroon land tenure policy has since pre-colonial times diverged with each passing administration. This change in land policies has effects on women’s rights to land and the ability of the country to feed itself and its neighbors.
Understanding vulnerability to the impacts of global environmental change and
identifying adaptation measures to cope with these impacts require localized investigations
Worldwide, millions of people experience coastal flooding each year, with devastating effects especially in rural coastal settlements in tropical developing countries.
When Tony Muhumuza was appointed Uganda’s national economist for the United Nations Development Program, he was cognizant of the great responsibility that came with his new role.
Founded with IDRC's support, PTCI provides local training to high-level economists to help offset the shortage of experts in Francophone Africa
This paper provides evidence on whether the minimum wage (MW) has affected
gender wage gaps in urban China. Several major conclusions emerge. First, from
1995 to 2007, the proportion of workers whose wages were below the regional
Since China promulgated new minimum wage regulations in 2004, the frequency
and magnitude of changes in minimum wages have been substantial. This paper
uses county-level minimum wage data combined with urban household survey
In most traditional economies, customary laws uphold the principle of patriarchy in which girls and women are discriminated against from birth and socialized to live a life of male subordination.
This study examined the roles of markets in non-timber forest products and services that usually serve as safety nets for forest communities.