Dissertation Titles of Recent Graduates

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2012

Opoku-Agyemang, Kweku
The political and behavioral foundations of inclusive economic institutions: Susu collection in Ghana
Washington, Fred
Donor ideology and implementation and recipient autonomy: a comparison of three religious organizations in Africa

Casal, Maria del Pilar
Motherhood wage penalty and labor market segmentation in Argentina
Dougherty, Michael
Peasants, firms, and activists in the struggle over gold mining in Guatemala: shifting landscapes of extraction and resistance

Al-Serhan, Muwafaq
Addressing poverty and improving livelihoods in Bedouin regions of Jordan

Hernandez, Martin
Changing livelihoods among low-income and rural households in Oaxaca, Mexico
Galetto, Valeria
Three essays on migration and local development in two rural communities of Western Mexico

Rojanasaeng, Nonglak
Problems and prospects of adaptive co-management of coastal resources in Phangnga Bay

Majee, Wilson
Cooperatives and the creation of social capital: a case of rural cooperative home care
Areethamsirikul, Sarinna The impact of ASEAN enlargement on economic integration: successes and impediments under ASEAN political institution
Heaton, Lisa Crafting strategies and contesting space: a multi-scaled case study on Guarani participation in national and subnational development planning and municipal politics in Comiri, Bolivia
Cormier, Kelley The nature and structure of contracts: a framework for understanding the process of institutional change
A.G. De Alencar, Frederico
Basic education and public policies assessment in the Brazilian northeast region
Kuriakose, Anne
Clusters, belts and schemes: governance and upgrading among handloom textile clusters in Andhra Pradesh, India

Chavunduka, Charles
Devolution for Land Rights Control in Africa and the Role of Traditional Leaders: Lessons from South Africa's Experience 1994-2006

Sysamouth, Vinya
Dai People's Indiginous Knowledge System of Communal Irrigation: A Case Study of the Adjustment of the Tai Lue to Centralized Policies in Xishuangbanna, Yunna, China

Mazvimavi, Kizito
Socioeconomic Analysis of Efficiency and Productivity Growth in the Resettlement Areas of Zimbabwe
Behrendt, Adam
Bridging the Gap between Democratization Theory and Development Practice: Lessons from a Study of International Aid Programs for Strengthening Democratic Local Governance in Bolivia

Gustafson, James
Power and Development: Sustainable Grassroots Development in a Thai Marginalized Periphery
Joseph, Edwin
Responses to the Design, Application, and Management of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Datasets (Generated Models) for Managing Extension Programs (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lledó, Victor Duarte
Institutional Arrangements and Government Performance in the Brazilian Federation

Barquero, Francisco
Identifying Successful Participation in Women's Lending Groups in Nicaragua's Agricultural Frontier: The Community Bank "Hand-in Hand" in Waslala, Nicaragua
Contreras-Moreno, Nancy
Agricultural Technology Transfer: Assessing 60 Years of Experiences in Mexico
Jensen, Eva
Community-based Tenure Systems: Potentials for Land Reform in South Africa
Mohammed, Abdalla
Continuity and Decline of Indigenous Rangeland Management Systems in the Eastern Communal Areas of Namibia: The Case of Okuapa
Sabates, Ricardo
Evolution of the Labor Market in a Regional City: The Changing Economic Performance of Emigrants from Mexico City
Zama, Isaac
Land Tenure Rights, Community Participation and Conflict Management in Community Foresty in Cameroon: A Study of the Mount Kilim/Ijim Community Forestry Project

Geran, Jean
Coping with Crisis: Social Capital and the Resilience of Rural livelihoods in Northern Thailand
Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel
Adapting to Land Reform: Self-Selection, Production and the Response of Subsistence Farmers to Land Restitution in Post-Socialist Romania
Seda, Francisia
Petroleum Paradox: Natural Resources and Development in Indonesia, 1967-1997
Welsh, Margaret
Management of Mountain Forest and Pasture Resources in Albania: Local Control and Tenure Security in a Post Reform Economy