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The Fiscal Effects of Aid in Ethiopia Evidence from CVAR Applications
(Taylor and Francis, 2017-01-03)This article explores the fiscal effects of aid in Ethiopia using the Cointegrated Vector AutoRegressive (CVAR) methodology to model complex long-run and short-run dynamics. We use national data for 1961–2010, including a ... -
Structural drivers of vulnerability to zoonotic disease in Africa
(The Royal Society Publishing, 2017-06)This paper argues that addressing the underlying structural drivers of disease vulnerability is essential for a ‘One Health’ approach to tackling zoonotic diseases in Africa. Through three case studies—trypanosomiasis in ... -
Engaging ‘Communities': Anthropological Insights from the West African Ebola Epidemic
(The Royal Society Publishing, 2017-05-01)The recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa highlights how engaging with the sociocultural dimensions of epidemics is critical to mounting an effective outbreak response. Community engagement was pivotal to ending the epidemic ... -
Local Disease–Ecosystem–Livelihood Dynamics: Reflections from Comparative Case Studies in Africa
(The Royal Society Publishing, 2017-06-05)This article explores the implications for human health of local interactions between disease, ecosystems and livelihoods. Five interdisciplinary case studies addressed zoonotic diseases in African settings: Rift Valley ... -
Understanding Framings and Perceptions of Spillover: Preventing Future Outbreaks of Bat-Borne Zoonoses?
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017-04-19)Bats provide many ecosystem services and have intrinsic value. They also act as host reservoirs for some viruses. Several studies have linked zoonotic diseases to bats, raising questions about the risks bats pose, especially ... -
Socio-cultural Determinants of Human-Bat Interaction in Rural Ghana
(Taylor and Francis online, 2017-05-16)Bats are known to be a natural reservoir for a lot of disease pathogens and can spread several diseases. All 11 genera of fruit bat found in West Africa are found in Ghana, and human–bat interactions are common. However, ... -
Living with Bats: The Case of Ve Golokuati Township in the Volta Region of Ghana
(Hindawi, 2017-07-25)Transmission of zoonotic pathogens from bats to humans through direct and indirect contact with bats raises public apprehension about living close to bats. In the township of Ve Golokuati in Ghana, several “camps” of ... -
On-Farm Impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Evidence and Knowledge Gaps
(Agricultural Systems, 2015-01)The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is being promoted worldwide, but relatively little is yet known about its impacts at farm level. This article reviews available evidence on the impact of SRI practices in terms of ... -
People, Patches, and Parasites: The Case of Trypanosomiasis in Zimbabwe
(Springer US, 2017-09)Understanding the socio-ecology of disease requires careful attention to the role of patches within disease landscapes. Such patches, and the interfaces between different socio-epidemiological systems, we argue, have ... -
Emancipatory Rural Politics: Confronting Authoritarian Populism
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2017-06-19)A new political moment is underway. Although there are significant differences in how this is constituted in different places, one manifestation of the new moment is the rise of distinct forms of authoritarian populism. ... -
Taxation and Development: a Review of Donor Support to Strengthen Tax Systems in Developing Countries
(UNU-WIDER, 2013-02)Recent years have seen a growing interest among donors on taxation in developing countries. This reflects a concern for domestic revenue mobilization to finance public goods and services, as well as recognition of the ... -
The Political Economy of Domestic Tax Reform in Bangladesh: Political Settlements, Informal Institutions and the Negotiation of Reform
(Taylor and Francis, 2016-05-12)This paper explains the persistence of a tax system characterised by low revenue collection and extensive informality in Bangladesh. It combines analysis of long-term formal and informal institutions and of micro-level ... -
Monetary and Multidimensional Child Poverty: A Contradiction in Terms?
(Development and Change, 2017)Although the multidimensional nature of poverty is widely recognized, the extent to which monetary measures can serve as a proxy for non-monetary measures remains unresolved. This is of particular concern for children given ... -
Policy Experimentation and Innovation as a Response to Complexity in China’s Management of Health Reforms
(BioMed Central, 2017-08-03)There are increasing criticisms of dominant models for scaling up health systems in developing countries and a recognition that approaches are needed that better take into account the complexity of health interventions. ... -
Beyond Pilotitis: Taking Digital Health Interventions to the National Level in China and Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2017-07-31)Innovation theory has focused on the adoption of new products or services by individuals and their market-driven diffusion to the population at large. However, major health sector innovations typically emerge from negotiations ... -
Why Worry About the Politics of Childhood Undernutrition?
(Elsevier, 2014-12-01)Undernutrition affects over 2 billion people; but most of the global policy focus has been on technical solutions rather than an understanding of nutrition politics. This paper reviews existing literature on nutrition ... -
The Politics of Reducing Malnutrition: Building Commitment and Accelerating Progress
(Elsevier, 2013-06-06)In the past 5 years, political discourse about the challenge of undernutrition has increased substantially at national and international levels and has led to stated commitments from many national governments, international ... -
Changes in the Policy Environment For Infant and Young Child feeding in Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia, and the Role of Targeted Advocacy
(BioMed Central, 2017-06-13)There is limited literature examining shifts in policy environments for nutrition and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) over time, and on the potential contribution of targeted advocacy to improved policy environments ... -
From Coherence Towards Commitment: Changes and Challenges in Zambia's Nutrition Policy Environment
(Elsevier, 2017-06-01)An enabling environment for malnutrition reduction includes creating policy and political momentum, and converting momentum to implementation and impact. We used several qualitative data sources to investigate changes in ... -
Taxing the Informal Economy: The Current State of Knowledge and Agendas for Future Research
(Taylor and Francis, 2014-08-26)This paper reviews the literature on taxation of the informal economy, taking stock of key debates and drawing attention to recent innovations. Conventionally, the debate on whether to tax has frequently focused on the ...