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Teaching business to the poor : the effectiveness of business development services within microenterprise development

Creator:: Wilson, Taylor Anne
Abstract:: Many economic development methods over the years have tried to solve the problem of poverty with varied success. Microenterprise development is a method that works with the poor to create small self-run businesses to increase their income, and therefore bring more freedom from disease illiteracy and discrimination. Within microenterprise development...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: country as a whole. Teaching Business to the Poor: The Effectiveness of Business Development Services

Biological diversity and third world development : a study of the transformation of an ecological concept into natural resource policy

Creator:: Vincent, Robert Montgomery
Abstract:: This work examined the transformation of the concept of biodiversity into natural resource policies of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the World Bank through 1988. The study identified several groups as playing key roles in the transformation process. These were nongovernmental environmental organizations, the scientific community, and the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The role of employment in dualistic economic development models

Creator:: Shadman-Valavi, Mohammad
Abstract:: Traditionally employment and output have been the major two criteria for evaluating aggregate performance in a dual economic model for less developed countries. This has been mainly discussed by transferring labor from the agricultural sector to non-agricultural use. Most models are specified in such a manner that the migrated agricultural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An economic analysis of the country specific impacts of freer international trade in sugar

Creator:: Sanguanruang, Santisuk
Abstract:: The world sugar market does not perform in a perfect competitive setting. This research has applied a new framework to analyze the impacts of liberalization in international trade in sugar. The current round of GATT negotiation has placed agricultural trade reform on top of the list. Trade in sugar will...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: consistent with an Armington type model but does not require importing country prices data. Redacted for

Aquafish CRSP: Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries Through Sustainable Solutions in Aquaculture and Fisheries

Creator:: Egna, Hillary and Ichien, Stephanie
Abstract:: The Aquaculture & Fisheries Collaborative Research Support Program (AquaFish CRSP), headquartered at Oregon State University, brings together resources from US and Host Country institutions to promote sustainable solutions in aquaculture and fisheries. Through integrated, multidisciplinary partnerships, the program aims to increase aquaculture productivity, enhance environmental stewardship, address gender integration, and...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: Alleviation in Developing Countries Through Sustainable Solutions in Aquaculture and Fisheries Authors

Advantages and Issues in Using A Fishery Management Plan Approach in Developing Countries: Lessons From Mauritania and Senegal

Creator:: Kinadjian, Lionel, Cunningham, Steve, Toueilib, Chérif Ould, and Mbaye, Lamine
Abstract:: Worldwide, the scientific community and international organisations have gradually agreed on the need for an ecosystem-based approach to fishery management. However, the practical implementation of such an approach faces huge problems, especially in developing countries where current fishery management systems are generally weak. One way to improve a fishery management...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Using A Fishery Management Plan Approach in Developing Countries: Lessons From Mauritania and Senegal

Dollars, Work and Food: Understanding Dependency on the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector

Creator:: Badjeck, Marie Caroline and Scholtens, Joeri
Abstract:: In many developing countries the fisheries and aquaculture sector is a vital source of food, foreign exchange earnings and employment. We examine the concept of fishery dependency and develop indicators that capture its multi-dimensional meaning at the national level. These indicators allow both the development of national dependency profiles as...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: ) Abstract: In many developing countries the fisheries and aquaculture sector is a vital source of food

Empowering Youths To Fight Unemployment And Poverty Through Efficient Fish Farming Strategy In Nigeria

Creator:: Ojo, Sylvester Oluwadare and Fagbenro, O. A.
Abstract:: Most efforts of Nigerian governments to fight unemployment and poverty among the educated youths have not succeeded because most agricultural programmes initiated by past governments did not go down well with the youths due to drudgery, large capital outlay and low returns to resources associated with food crop and livestock...
Resource Type:: Other

A manager's planning guide for international training using total project acculturation : culturally adapted management and learning methodologies

Creator:: Blood, Pieter H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop a manager's planning guide to aid in the development and improvement of international training projects through the use of the Total Project Acculturation (TPA) concept. The use of TPA promotes comprehensive learning through the use of project specific and culturally adaptive learning...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Learning Environment 68 Curriculum and Evaluation 69 Emic vs Etic: Understanding the Host Country Culture

Spatial price linkages between developed and developing countries : The case of rice and wheat markets

Creator:: Navin, Yavapolkul
Abstract:: The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture in 1994 initiated multilateral reform of the agricultural sector to better integrate global markets. The implementation of the agreement has occurred at a time when agricultural commodity prices have significantly declined. These two events reveal that many countries maintained different thresholds in terms of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: better integrate developed and developing country markets. In addition, the significant price declines

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Teaching business to the poor : the effectiveness of business development services within microenterprise development

Biological diversity and third world development : a study of the transformation of an ecological concept into natural resource policy

The role of employment in dualistic economic development models

An economic analysis of the country specific impacts of freer international trade in sugar

Aquafish CRSP: Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries Through Sustainable Solutions in Aquaculture and Fisheries

Advantages and Issues in Using A Fishery Management Plan Approach in Developing Countries: Lessons From Mauritania and Senegal

Dollars, Work and Food: Understanding Dependency on the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector

Empowering Youths To Fight Unemployment And Poverty Through Efficient Fish Farming Strategy In Nigeria

A manager's planning guide for international training using total project acculturation : culturally adapted management and learning methodologies

Spatial price linkages between developed and developing countries : The case of rice and wheat markets

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