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Household Food Security: Concepts and Definitions: An Annotated Bibliography

The concept of 'food security' is found as early as the 1970s, but the concept of 'household food security' is more recent: the bulk of...

Expenditure and Financing of the Health Sector in Kenya: Abridged Report of a Study Performed for the Ministry of Health and the World Bank

This Study provides one of the most detailed country profiles to date of health expenditure and financing flows in sub-Saharan Africa.

Good Government?

Published by: IDS

It is little more than three years since the Berlin Wall began to crumble. In that time, the political context and content of development aid to the Third World has changed rather dramatically.

Violence Against Women in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan, Senegal and Yemen

This report focuses on gender based violence in Bangladesh and Pakistan as there is very little information available on the other...

Background Paper on Gender Issues in Ghana

Published by: IDS

How much autonomy do women in Ghana have? Does this equal that of men? Women in West Africa, and in particular Ghana, are often assumed...

Economic Liberalization, Political Pluralism and Business Associations in Developing Countries

Published by: IDS

The Role of Government in the Finance of Business in Botswana

Published by: IDS

Human Resources and the Diffusion and Adaptation of New Quality Methods in Brazilian Manufacturing

Published by: IDS

This Research Report presents the results of a survey of the use of Japanese-inspired organization of work in 18 firms in Brazil.

Gender and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Cases of Uganda and Malawi

Published by: IDS

This report discusses the gender dimensions of the impact of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on Uganda and some reference to Malawi.

Towards a Learning Paradigm: New Professionalism and Institutions for Agriculture

Published by: IDS