This paper examines husband and wife perspectives on the division of authority over agriculture-related decision-making within households in Tanzania and Mali. We develop a theoretical model of intrahousehold “accord,” defined as the level of agreement between husbands and wives over who...

The devastating effects of severe weather patterns occasioned by climate change, frequently present opportunities for enhancing food and nutrition security in affected communities. Flooding in several hinterland communities in Suriname in 2008 presented such an opportunity. Kwamalasamutu one of...

China underwent tremendous agricultural market reforms in the 1990s prior to its accession to the WTO, drastically decreasing domestic market distortions. We ask whether these reforms have led to agricultural commercialization and have improved the welfare of rural Chinese households measured by...

The world of business has become an extremely dynamic environment in which the only constant is change. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the situation is obliging the actors to enhance their is playing in the overall development of our hemisphere. It also considers ways of promoting...