This paper explores risk sharing in the Zone Lacustre, Mali, as viewed through the lens of consumption smoothing.

This study attempts to analyze changing patterns of land transfers and schooling investments by gender over three generations in customary land areas of Ghana's Western Region.

This paper synthesizes the results of five studies using household panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mali, Mexico and Russia, which examine the extent to which households are able through formal and/or informal arrangements to insure their con

This study analyzes work, childcare arrangements, and earnings of mothers in the poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City and Greater Accra, Ghana, two urban areas where formal- and informal-sector work differ in importance.

Household food security is an important measure of well-being.

This document summarizes findings from the Accra Urban Food and Nutrition Study (AUFNS) about the importance of care as an input to child nutrition and the relative contribution of various maternal and household resources to the provision of care.

Since the transition to democracy, South African public works programs are to involve community participation, and be targeted to the poor and women.

Life in urban areas presents special challenges for maternal child care practices.

This paper investigates whether inferences drawn about a population are sensitive to the manner by which those data are obtained.