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The politics of crackdowns on Africa’s informal vendors by Resnick, Danielle

“…Crackdowns on informal vendors are a common form of violence against the poor in many cities in developing countries. This article uses a media events database to examine crackdowns of informal vendors in Accra, Dakar, and Lusaka from 2000 to 2016. …”
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Indonesia: Coping with economic and political instability by Fuglie, Keith O., Piggott, Roley R.

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Governing Africa’s Forests in a Globalized World by German, L., Karsenty, A., Tiani, A.M.

Subjects: “…politics…”
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Gouverner les forêts Africaines à l’ère de la mondialisation by German, L., Karsenty, A., Tiani, A.M.

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Meeting each other halfway: institutionalizing community participation in integrated development plans and water services development plans in South Africa by van Koppen, Barbara, Nohayi, Ngowenani, Jacobs-Mata, Inga, Nortje, Karen

Subjects: “…development plans…”
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Integrating Social-Ecological and Political-Ecological Models of Agrobiodiversity With Nutrient Management of Keystone Food Spaces to Support SDG 2 by Zimmerer, Karl S., Jones, A.D., Haan, Stef de, Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M., Tubbeh, Ramzi, Hultquist, C., Tello, M., Plasencia, F., Nguyen, Kien Tri

Subjects: “…sustainable development goals…”
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Local leader survey instrument on women’s voice and agency in local governance in Nigeria by Adida, Claire, Arriola, Leonardo, Fisher, Rachel, Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Matanock, Aila, Mo, Cecilia H., Adeyanju, Dolapo, Olanrewaju, Opeyemi

Subjects: “…political aspects…”
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The return of the state: neocollectivism,agrarian politics and images of technological progress in the MAS era in Bolivia by Córdoba, Diana M., Jansen, Kees

“…Using the concept of neocollectivism to characterize MAS agrarian politics, this paper examines one of its key instruments for achieving rural development: the state enterprise EMAPA. …”
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The political, social and economic context of changing water policy in South Africa: post-1994 by van Koppen, Barbara, Schreiner, B., Fakir, S.

“…This chapter describes the political, social and economic context in which South Africa's water reform was designed and implemented. …”
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Evaluate geo-political zone-specific standardized, affordable recipes in line with the food-based dietary guidelines and standardize portion sizes by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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Politics and power in territorial planning: insights from two 'Ecological-Economic Zoning' multi-stakeholder processes in the Brazilian Amazon by Gonzales Tovar, J., Larson, A.M., Sarmiento Barletti, J.P., Barnes, G.

“…These MSFs aim to bring diverse actors together to collaboratively and equitably develop a plan that assigns optimal land uses to a territory. …”
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Cities and dominance: Urban strategies for political settlement maintenance and change: Zambia case study by Hinfelaar, Marja, Resnick, Danielle, Sishuwa, Sishuwa

Subjects: “…politics…”
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G8, build political will to overcome malnutrition by Gillespie, Stuart, Ruel, Marie T.

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Famine as the outcome of political production and market failures by von Braun, Joachim, Teklu, Tesfaye, Webb, Patrick

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Why worry about the politics of childhood undernutrition? by Nisbett, Nicholas, Gillespie, Stuart, Haddad, Lawrence, Harris, Jody

“…We identify a number of recurring themes surrounding knowledge; politics, and capacities. While the literature on nutrition politics and policy is growing; we demonstrate how there are a number of gaps in our understanding that might be addressed from wider development scholarship on politics and related issues such as power and the state, participation, and accountability.…”
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The political ecology of hydropower in the Mekong River Basin by Geheb, Kim, Suhardiman, Diana

“…In this paper, we explore the narratives surrounding hydropower development in this basin, while referring to the concept of hydrosocial cycles as the central tool in our analysis. …”
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The territorial politics of land use planning in Laos by Suhardimana, Diana, Keovilignavong, Oulavanh, Kenney-Lazar, M.

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Political economy of agriculture and food policy in Africa by Resnick, Danielle

“…The interrelations among these three factors are then examined across several different sets of policy instruments that have been the focus of traditional political economy research in the region: trade, tax, and marketing policies; public investments and regulations; input and food subsidies; and cross-cutting policies for value chain development. …”
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The political economy of reforming agricultural support policies by Vos, Rob, Martin, Will, Resnick, Danielle

“…In both developed and developing countries, agricultural support policies provide enormous transfers of resources to agriculture—about US$817 billion per year worldwide in the 2019–2021 period (OECD 2022).¹ Some agricultural support policies, such as input subsidies, have boosted global food production, particularly of staple crops, thereby reducing hunger and poverty. …”
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The political economy of reforming agricultural support policies by Vos, Rob, Martin, Will, Resnick, Danielle

“…Because current support policies are often politically popular and serve well-organized interests, reform is difficult without committed political leadership and multilateral collaboration. …”
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