Timothy Adams
Biographic Data
| ID | 3965298 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timothy Adams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timothy |
| FAMILY NAME | Adams |
| SIGNATURE | ADAMS T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bern |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0946-8796 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Resisting commodification of urban green spaces in secondary African cities: The political role of new commons
Urban green spaces in Africa’s secondary cities are rapidly declining and becoming exclusive. Although studies show that this decline and resulting inequities are mainly due to increased privatisation of urban resources under State and market forces, the commons, which focuses on community management without commodification logics, has received less attention. This article aims to analyse how the new commons (a resource upon which users co-create…
Balancing customary and statutory governance to sustain informality in Ghana's public spaces
The dilemma of women empowerment in informal artisanal and small-scale gold ore mining in Ghana
For several years, women demand more decision-making power from their husbands and the society. Studies indicate that egalitarian decision-making power can be beneficial in many important ways to the household and society, and the pathway to this desire policy objective is through women empowerment. Yet, this is not as obvious as it seems. On the one hand, women empowerment is a game changer. On the other hand, the problem of women empowerment is…
Constraints and opportunities in gender relations: Sugarcane outgrower schemes in Malawi
Who gains from contract farming? Dependencies, power relations, and institutional change
The paper highlights the mechanisms through which outgrower contract farming creates dependencies at the local level. Using sugarcane case study in Malawi, we show that dependencies are created through redefinition of use rights to customary land and through the redefinition of cash flows into outgrower communities. Through this two-dimensional process, corporations can secure access to land, exert control over local communities and transform the…
Innovation through Technical and Scientific Information: Government and Industry Cooperation
Information technology R&D: Critical trends and issues
Who gains from contract farming? Dependencies, power relations, and institutional change
The paper highlights the mechanisms through which outgrower contract farming creates dependencies at the local level. Using sugarcane case study in Malawi, we show that dependencies are created through redefinition of use rights to customary land and through the redefinition of cash flows into outgrower communities. Through this two-dimensional process, corporations can secure access to land, exert control over local communities and transform the…
Constraints and opportunities in gender relations: Sugarcane outgrower schemes in Malawi
Balancing customary and statutory governance to sustain informality in Ghana's public spaces
Information technology R&D: Critical trends and issues
Information technology R&D: Critical trends and issues
Innovation through Technical and Scientific Information: Government and Industry Cooperation
Constraints and opportunities in gender relations: Sugarcane outgrower schemes in Malawi
Who gains from contract farming? Dependencies, power relations, and institutional change
The paper highlights the mechanisms through which outgrower contract farming creates dependencies at the local level. Using sugarcane case study in Malawi, we show that dependencies are created through redefinition of use rights to customary land and through the redefinition of cash flows into outgrower communities. Through this two-dimensional process, corporations can secure access to land, exert control over local communities and transform the…
The dilemma of women empowerment in informal artisanal and small-scale gold ore mining in Ghana
For several years, women demand more decision-making power from their husbands and the society. Studies indicate that egalitarian decision-making power can be beneficial in many important ways to the household and society, and the pathway to this desire policy objective is through women empowerment. Yet, this is not as obvious as it seems. On the one hand, women empowerment is a game changer. On the other hand, the problem of women empowerment is…
Balancing customary and statutory governance to sustain informality in Ghana's public spaces
Resisting commodification of urban green spaces in secondary African cities: The political role of new commons
Urban green spaces in Africa’s secondary cities are rapidly declining and becoming exclusive. Although studies show that this decline and resulting inequities are mainly due to increased privatisation of urban resources under State and market forces, the commons, which focuses on community management without commodification logics, has received less attention. This article aims to analyse how the new commons (a resource upon which users co-create…
Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (3 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (3 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Bargaining power (2 works) · Cash crop (2 works)