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1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
Tanzania is a country with a strong stated commitment to the goals of schooling for all, and of achieving gender equity within education. Economic difficulties over recent years have, however, meant that progress towards these goals has been slow.
1 January 1997
Published by: Practical Action Publishing
Drawing on experiences from key development agences around the globe, 'Who Changes?' focuses on the institutional change needed to make participation a reality.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
Industrial districts have attracted the attention of development economists in search for new models of industrial development. Many case studies have shown that clustering helps local enterprises to overcome growth constraints and compete in distant markets.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
The paper examines the challenge of rehabilitation from complex political emergencies (CPEs) and identifies a strategy that is characterised as a civil society rebuilding approach. It focuses on Somalia and a case study of a CARE project that aims to build the capacity of local NGOs.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
This paper reviews the impact of structural adjustment on sustainability of rural livelihoods. It unpacks the elements of adjustment and looks at the effects of each of these on the quantity, quality and sustainability of rural livelihoods.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
This paper examines crop-livestock integration, one of the key dynamics in the process of agricultural intensification. It traces the history of the 'mixed farming' concept, and describes the conventional trajectory of integration of crop and livestock sectors on smallholder farms, as well as the key processes involved.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
This paper focuses on the links between migration and sustainable livelihoods, looking in particular at the institutional factors that connect the two.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
During the 1980s, new concepts and policies have emerged to explain and combat poverty, inequality, and social disintegration. Within Europe, 'social exclusion' has rapidly become part of debates on deprivation.
1 January 1997
Published by: Zed Press
Gender and Development' policies have been promoted in development organizations for almost three decades now, but often the feminist ambitions for these policies fall away as they are processed through development institutions.
1 January 1997
Information is the glue that binds our complex and fast changing world together and it is the key to changing long established patterns of social behaviour. Information, especially on environmental management for sustainable development, can provide support to countries and communities for an improved and sustainable quality of life for all their citizens.