Africa's urban population is on the rise, and it is often feared that migrants are a direct source of urban underdevelopment under the premise that they are poorly integrated into urban labor markets. This study examines the validity of this premise using data from six African countries. It...

"Transformation of Kenya's food system offers a promising avenue to achieve the country's development goals. This book takes a critical look at the whole food system, including food supply chains, the food environment, consumer behavior, external drivers, and development outcomes and considering...

On-farm production diversity and improved access to markets are correlated with more nutritious household diets. However, the efficacy of these relationships remains unclear. This paper provides a theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between market access, on-farm production...

This report describes Norway’s landscape for Digital Science and Innovation Policy (DSIP) - the overarching framework through which governments make intensive use of digital technologies and data resources to support the formulation, delivery and administration of STI policy. The report...

This article analyzes the major Kansas tax legislation enacted in May of 2012. It describes in detail the provisions of the new legislation and their operation, examines aspects of the new law that may be “gamed” by taxpayers, suggests provisions that should be clarified by statute or...

To coincide with the recent official publication of the results of the Russian Technology Foresight Programme, this paper provides a brief overview of international experiences in national technology foresight. The author demonstrates the foresight practice growing popularity both on the...

The report 'Monitoring foresight activities in Europe and the rest of the world' is part of a series of publications produced by the European Foresight Monitoring Network (EFMN project, 2004-2008). EFMN is a Europe-wide network inspired and financed by the European Commission within the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how accounting technology transfers from the centre of the British Empire contributed to the early professionalisation of accounting and auditing practices in a New Zealand public utility company – the Auckland Gas Company – while it was...