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Data Collection in Fragile States
‘This open access book addresses an urgent issue on which little organized information exists. It reflects experience in Africa but is highly relevant to other fragile states as well.’ —Constantine Michalopoulos, John Hopkins University, USA and former Director of Economic Policy and Co-ordination at the World Bank Fragile countries face a triple data challenge. Up-to-date information is needed to deal with rapidly changing circumstances and to design adequate responses. Yet, fragile countries are among the most data deprived, while collecting new information in such circumstances is very challenging. This open access book presents innovations in data collection developed with decision makers in fragile countries in mind. Looking at innovations in Africa from mobile phone surveys monitoring the Ebola crisis, to tracking displaced people in Mali, this collection highlights the challenges in data collection researchers face and how they can be overcome.
The Economics of Developing and Emerging Markets
This textbook presents an innovative new perspective on the economics of development, including insights from a broad range of disciplines. It starts with the current state of affairs, a discussion of data availability, reliability, and analysis, and an historic overview of the deep influence of fundamental factors on human prosperity. Next, it focuses on the role of human interaction in terms of trade, capital, and knowledge flows, as well as the associated implications for institutions, contracts, and finance. The book also highlights differences in the development paths of emerging countries in order to provide a better understanding of the concepts of development and the Millennium Development Goals. Insights from other disciplines are used help to understand human development with regard to other issues, such as inequalities, health, demography, education, and poverty. The book concludes by emphasizing the importance of connections, location, and human interaction in determining future prosperity.
Principles of Conflict Economics
Provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the key themes and principles of conflict economics.
Bit by Bit
This essential guide to doing social research in this fast-evolving digital age explains how the digital revolution is transforming the way social scientists observe behavior, ask questions, run experiments, and engage in mass collaborations.
Derrière chez moi, y'a un étang
Rendus responsables des « fièvres » depuis le siècle des lumières, les étangs sont asséchés ou abandonnés en France et ailleurs. Mais un autre regard sur l'étang est possible. Il peut être labouré et semé ; des parcelles cultivées peuvent être remises en eau ; un étang piscicole peut aussi jouer un rôle d'épuration. Cette multifonctionnalité lui ouvre des perspectives de développement futur. Son exploitation s'appuie sur des technologies douces qui agissent favorablement sur l'environnement tout en contribuant à la production et à la diversification des ressources alimentaires. L'étang est ainsi devenu une composante fonctionnelle des zones humides. À partir de la littérature ancienne, Roland Billard nous livre les techniques de construction et d'exploitation des étangs ainsi que leurs usages par les sociétés rurales d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. Son ouvrage livre des pistes pour une polyculture optimisée des poissons d'étangs, une « co-culture » où l'association des espèces et leurs régimes alimentaires font l'objet d'une attention particulière.
The Coronavirus Pandemic and Inequality
This book examines the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the degree of inequality in wellbeing (income and wealth, health, access to health care, employment, and education) in a number of different countries around the globe. The effect of socioeconomic inequality within a country on the outcome of the pandemic is also considered. This book studies the differential effects of Covid based on location, age, income, education, gender, race/ethnicity, and immigrant status. Special attention is devoted to indigenous populations and those who are institutionalized. The short- and long-term effects of public policy developed to deal with the pandemic’s fallout are studied, as are the effects of the pandemic on innovations in health care systems and likely extensions of public policy instituted during the pandemic to alleviate unemployment, poverty, and income inequality.
