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Small Business Use of the Integrated Tax Administration System in Nigeria
(IDS, 2019-05-15)Our research explores the factors that drive the ways in which small business owners perceive and use the Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) in Nigeria. We surveyed nearly 500 small businesses. We apply logistic ... -
Power and Powerlessness in an Appalachian Valley – Revisited
(Taylor and Francis Online, 2019-05-07)With the rise of Trump support in rural Appalachia – the coal mining, mountainous region in the heartland of the eastern United States – media and other commentators have rushed to explain this conservative politics in ... -
Implications of Not Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Needs in Conflict Situations
(IDS, 2019-04-30)This review examines the potential implications of not addressing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) needs resulting from conflict throughout the life course, including on longer term mental and physical health, ... -
Women's Political Participation in a Pakistani Metropolis: Navigating Gendered Household and Political Spaces
(The Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives, 2019-04)The male–female gap in voter turnout in the 2018 Pakistani general elections stood at 9.1 per cent, with 11 million fewer women exercising their right to vote than men. This report shows that the largest city in each of ... -
No Time to Waste: Tackling the Plastic Pollution Crisis Before it’s Too Late
(Tearfund, 2019-05-14)Plastic pollution is destroying our natural environment and harming the poorest people on the planet. For every person born since the 1950s, one tonne of plastic has been produced and less than a tenth of this has been ...
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