Peter Calkins
Biographic Data
| ID | 6291465 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Calkins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Calkins |
| SIGNATURE | CALKINS P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Policy-based analysis of the intensity, causes and effects of poverty
This article tells the story of poverty in Myanmar from a policy perspective. It employs an unprecedented household-level dataset on Mawlamyine Township to provide hitherto-lacking measurements of the extent of poverty and inequality, as well as the significant causes of that poverty. It then uses the expenditure and income behaviour of residents to interpret the ability of the population to meet their food and non-food basic needs. Since poverty…
Sustainable agro-forestry in Myanmar
The Impacts of Farmer Cooperatives on the Well-Being of Cocoa Producing Villages in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
World cocoa prices fell by 48% from 2002 to 2005, with direct impacts on the incomes, health, and nutrition of cocoa producers. This study investigates whether cocoa cooperatives can improve the productivity, incomes, and well-being of producers. Information was gathered from focus groups, survey questionnaires, and anthropometric measurements in the two major producing countries, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, and subjected to both quantitative and qu…
Roles de la migration dans la transformation des rapports de genre dans les villages du Mati-Sud
Since the 1950s, sub-Saharan Africa has been the scene of major migratory movements by both men and women. Mali is one of the main sources of emigrants. This paper tests whether migration is a means for south Malian women to improve their economic status (entrepreneurial opportunities, control over more income, reduced income disparity between men and women) and social status (household management, personal autonomy). The benefits in terms of gen…
Why development fails
Silent slopes
Policy-based analysis of the intensity, causes and effects of poverty
This article tells the story of poverty in Myanmar from a policy perspective. It employs an unprecedented household-level dataset on Mawlamyine Township to provide hitherto-lacking measurements of the extent of poverty and inequality, as well as the significant causes of that poverty. It then uses the expenditure and income behaviour of residents to interpret the ability of the population to meet their food and non-food basic needs. Since poverty…
The Impacts of Farmer Cooperatives on the Well-Being of Cocoa Producing Villages in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
World cocoa prices fell by 48% from 2002 to 2005, with direct impacts on the incomes, health, and nutrition of cocoa producers. This study investigates whether cocoa cooperatives can improve the productivity, incomes, and well-being of producers. Information was gathered from focus groups, survey questionnaires, and anthropometric measurements in the two major producing countries, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, and subjected to both quantitative and qu…
Why development fails
Silent slopes
Why development fails
Roles de la migration dans la transformation des rapports de genre dans les villages du Mati-Sud
Since the 1950s, sub-Saharan Africa has been the scene of major migratory movements by both men and women. Mali is one of the main sources of emigrants. This paper tests whether migration is a means for south Malian women to improve their economic status (entrepreneurial opportunities, control over more income, reduced income disparity between men and women) and social status (household management, personal autonomy). The benefits in terms of gen…
The Impacts of Farmer Cooperatives on the Well-Being of Cocoa Producing Villages in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
World cocoa prices fell by 48% from 2002 to 2005, with direct impacts on the incomes, health, and nutrition of cocoa producers. This study investigates whether cocoa cooperatives can improve the productivity, incomes, and well-being of producers. Information was gathered from focus groups, survey questionnaires, and anthropometric measurements in the two major producing countries, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, and subjected to both quantitative and qu…
Sustainable agro-forestry in Myanmar
Policy-based analysis of the intensity, causes and effects of poverty
This article tells the story of poverty in Myanmar from a policy perspective. It employs an unprecedented household-level dataset on Mawlamyine Township to provide hitherto-lacking measurements of the extent of poverty and inequality, as well as the significant causes of that poverty. It then uses the expenditure and income behaviour of residents to interpret the ability of the population to meet their food and non-food basic needs. Since poverty…
Economics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Humanities (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Agricultural economics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Demography (2 works)