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Examining the Interplay between Economic Development and Local Women Vulnerability to Flood Impacts in Selected Local Areas in D / Udo, Fidelis ; Naidu, Maheshvari

Fidelis Udo	Journal Article
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This article probes the rural economic development approach in selected informal settlements in Durban and how such approach affects the vulnerability of local Black women to flood impacts within the areas. Qualitative data for the study were gathered through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with 25 local Black women from Inanda, Ntuzuma, KwaMashu and Umlazi. Five key informants from the eThekwini (Durban) metropolitan municipality were also interviewed. Findings from the study showed that although there is improved economic development in the selected settlements, which constitute informal settlements designated for Black South Africans during the apartheid era, such an economic development approach has not significantly improved the livelihoods and adaptive capacity of the local women. The article suggests a multidimensional approach to development that is practical, inclusive and equitable, and addresses local women’s challenges associated with climate adaptation and sustainable livelihoods.

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South Africa ; Vulnerability ; Durban ; Climate Change Adaptation ; Black Women ; Rural Economic Development

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Impact of agricultural technology adoption on income inequality: evidence from southern Yunnan province / Ding, Shijun; Meriluoto, Laura; Reed, W Robert; Tao, Dayun

Ding, Shijun	Journal Article
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2011.

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This study analyzes the impact on income inequality of government efforts to increase agricultural incomes in rural China. It collects and analyzes survey data from 473 households in Yunnan, China in 2004. In particular, it investigates the effects of government efforts to promote improved upland rice technologies. Our analysis shows that farmers who adopted these technologies had incomes approximately 15% higher than non-adopters. Despite this relatively large increase, we estimate that the impact on income inequality was relatively slight. This is primarily due to the fact that lower-income farmers adopted the improved rice technology at rates that were roughly equivalent to those of higher-income farmers.

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Income Inequality ; Rural Economic Development ; Chinese Economic Development ; Upland Rice ; Agricultural Income Policy

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