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Abstract: In the year 2000 the first Water War was held in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The government had just signed a contract with Aguas del Tunari, a company of the Bechtel Corporation, to administrate the water supply of the city of Cochabamba and its close surroundings. However, since the company started […]

  Female employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: what are the challenges? Female labour force participation rate, or the percentage of women active in the labour market, is often relied on when assessing the access to labour markets for females in comparison to males. Looking at this metric we find, possibly somewhat […]

According to the  CIA World Factbook unemployment in Nepal stands at 46% (2008 est.), up from 42% (2004 est.).  Some recent estimates put it at around 40% – a staggering statistic to comprehend- almost half the working age population is unemployed. Nepal’s job crisis is largely due to a near continuous […]

After watching this video, my first thoughts were, ‘Island nations that emit .06% of global greenhouse gases are the ones that are disappearing…what?’ I think about what climate change means and I start to break it down, it means that our ecological system is changing, are we ready for it […]

Globalisation and labour markets in the developing world The positive impact of trade on growth is reasonably well-established, both in the literature and among trade professionals.[1] Market openness is a necessary, albeit not sufficient, condition for sustained economic performance. The relationship between trade and employment is, however, more complex and […]