Peter T Jacobs
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 349336 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Peter T Jacobs |
| NOMBRES | Peter T |
| APELLIDO | Jacobs |
| FIRMA | JACOBS P T |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Mafeje
This critical review of an edited volume of Archie Mafeje’s writings closes gaps in what is known about his political upbringing, his scientific methodology and posthumous intellectual influence. Trained in the radical political tradition of the Unity Movement of South Africa, Mafeje was a celebrated social theorist, broke with liberal functionalism in social anthropology and wrote prolifically. This important volume is silent on standout questio…
Producing Knowledge to Raise Rural Living Standards
A multidimensional approach to measuring household food security in Taraba State, Nigeria
This study used household data from Taraba State, Nigeria, to explore the advantages of using a multidimensional approach to measure food and nutrition insecurity. Adaptations of three popular food security indicators were combined in a single household questionnaire to test how well the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), the Dietary Diversity Score (DDS), and the Coping Strategies Index (CSI) complement each other. Sixty-nine per ce…
Agro-food market policy and food security in South Africa
South Africa experienced two waves of rapid food inflation in 2001–02 and 2007–08. During both periods the surge in the cost of food undermined the food-security status of low-income families. Belated state reactions to the food-price crises pay scant attention to the fact that poor net food buyers rely on agro-food markets for their food supplies. Moreover, the touted non-interference of the state in agro-food marketing policy gives the impressi…
Questioning Pro-poor Responses to the Global Economic Slump
Producing Knowledge to Raise Rural Living Standards
A multidimensional approach to measuring household food security in Taraba State, Nigeria
This study used household data from Taraba State, Nigeria, to explore the advantages of using a multidimensional approach to measure food and nutrition insecurity. Adaptations of three popular food security indicators were combined in a single household questionnaire to test how well the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), the Dietary Diversity Score (DDS), and the Coping Strategies Index (CSI) complement each other. Sixty-nine per ce…
Agro-food market policy and food security in South Africa
South Africa experienced two waves of rapid food inflation in 2001–02 and 2007–08. During both periods the surge in the cost of food undermined the food-security status of low-income families. Belated state reactions to the food-price crises pay scant attention to the fact that poor net food buyers rely on agro-food markets for their food supplies. Moreover, the touted non-interference of the state in agro-food marketing policy gives the impressi…
Questioning Pro-poor Responses to the Global Economic Slump
Agro-food market policy and food security in South Africa
South Africa experienced two waves of rapid food inflation in 2001–02 and 2007–08. During both periods the surge in the cost of food undermined the food-security status of low-income families. Belated state reactions to the food-price crises pay scant attention to the fact that poor net food buyers rely on agro-food markets for their food supplies. Moreover, the touted non-interference of the state in agro-food marketing policy gives the impressi…
A multidimensional approach to measuring household food security in Taraba State, Nigeria
This study used household data from Taraba State, Nigeria, to explore the advantages of using a multidimensional approach to measure food and nutrition insecurity. Adaptations of three popular food security indicators were combined in a single household questionnaire to test how well the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), the Dietary Diversity Score (DDS), and the Coping Strategies Index (CSI) complement each other. Sixty-nine per ce…
Producing Knowledge to Raise Rural Living Standards
Mafeje
This critical review of an edited volume of Archie Mafeje’s writings closes gaps in what is known about his political upbringing, his scientific methodology and posthumous intellectual influence. Trained in the radical political tradition of the Unity Movement of South Africa, Mafeje was a celebrated social theorist, broke with liberal functionalism in social anthropology and wrote prolifically. This important volume is silent on standout questio…
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