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This paper examines a case of development project failure from the perspective of the rural households the scheme was designed to serve. The project in question, which aimed at expanding pump-irrigated rice production in Gambia, was implemented by the World Bank between 1972 and 1977. Focusing on the experience of one of the participating villages, Cha Kunda, the article considers the reasons for the projects failure (technical deficiencies, institutional and management problems, lack of user participation in the planning of the project) and describes what happened to the participants after the project have come to an end. (DÜI-Hns)

The prevalent and generally accepted image of famine in Ethiopia has been one of hopeless inevitability with food shortage and starvation being an unavoidable consequence of environmental hardship combined with economic and political mismanagement and social chaos. This book challenges this received view by using the authors' intimate and extensive research in the region to show that famine is not, and was not, inevitable in Ethiopia. ; Non-PR ; IFPRI2; Food Security, Hunger, Famine, and Crises ; FCND

Untersucht werden die Auswirkungen technologischer Veränderungen (Einführung einer zentralen Pumpenbewässerung) auf den Reisanbau im zentralen Gambia und die sich daraus ergebende veränderte Arbeitsteilung im Kleinbauernhaushalt. Betrachtet wird die veränderte Arbeitsorganisation im Hinblick auf Reisanbau, Ernte, Lagerung sowie Absatz zwischen Mann und Frau im Rahmen kommunaler und individueller Landbewirtschaftung. Wesentlich ist auch die haushaltsinterne Verteilung der erwirtschafteten Ressourcen als Grundlage für ein besseres Verständnis der Reaktion der Kleinbauern auf neue Produktionsanreize. (DÜI-Hlb)

The existence of race-based stigma among minority populations in the United States has been well-documented. Notably, the acting White accusation has garnered considerable attention in relation to the African American population. Interestingly, studies related to this accusation have been primarily centered around Black students at Predominately White Institutions. Comparably, a focus on African American college students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is limited. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which student characteristics (i.e., age, classification) are associated with the acting White accusation. Utilizing a quantitative method design, we analyzed over 100 student surveys which identified a number of significant outcomes. Through the use of ANOVA, findings indicate that both student classification and age are significantly associated with a number of aspects related to the race-based stigmatization. Limitations, policy implications, and areas of further research are discussed.

"Though famine has affected many parts of the world in the twentieth century, the conditions that produce famine--extreme poverty, armed conflict, economic and political turmoil, and climate shocks--are now most prevalent in Africa. Researchers differ on how to address this problem effectively, but their arguments are often not informed by empirical analysis from a famine context. Broadening current theories and models of development for conquering famine, Famine in Africa grounds its findings in long-term empirical research, especially on the impact of famine on households and markets. The authors present the results of field work and other research from numerous parts of Africa, with a particular focus on Botswana, Ethiopia, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. With these data, the authors explain the factors that cause famines and assess efforts to mitigate and prevent them. Famine in Africa is an important resource for international development specialists, students, and policymakers." -- from Introduction ; PR ; IFPRI2; Food Security, Hunger, Famine, and Crises