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Research in ActionHealth EconomicsMaking tobacco taxation work in Vietnam
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Research in ActionDevelopment Economics Environment Food and AgricultureCreating opportunities for women to lead the low-carbon recoveryResearch is testing innovations to advance women’s economic empowerment while building a low-carbon future.
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Entrepreneurship draws Southeast Asia’s youth
Entrepreneurship draws Southeast Asia’s youth
Jonathan De LucaResearch Awards2017“The top priority for youth in Myanmar and Vietnam isn’t a high salary,” says Jonathan de Luca, 2017 IDRC Research Award Recipient. “It’s adequate health, being able to spend time with family, and to develop and use skills.”
This finding suggests that policymakers and business leaders don’t understand the needs of young
women and men, he says. “Interviews with policymakers and business leaders show that they believe that providing better paying work is sufficient.”
De Luca’s research focused on youth livelihoods in medium-sized cities of the Greater Mekong sub-region. “Dawei in Myanmar and Quy Nhon in Vietnam are experiencing rapid economic development as a result of export-oriented industrialization and manufacturing,” he says. Despite the steady jobs this industrialization creates, he found that young people are much more interested in self-employment because of the freedom and autonomy it affords them.
De Luca confesses that “I really had no idea how everything would come together until a month into the analysis phase where I took a step back and thought “Ah-hah! This actually is telling a really interesting story!”
“I can’t forget that my research exists only because there were young people in Vietnam and Myanmar who wanted to talk to me about the issues that affect them and tell me about their aspirations and hopes for life and work in the future,” he says. “I not only owe it to them for helping me to complete my research, but I also owe it to them to have my work contribute to some change in this world.”
“So even though my year at IDRC is over, I’m going to take this research with me and try and help it to influence something in some way.”
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Field research opens new vistas in Vietnam
Field research opens new vistas in Vietnam
Experiencing the realities of research in the field is what Claire Le Barbenchon, a 2015 IDRC Research Award recipient, “looks back upon with fondness. Field research was a brand new experience for me,” she says, and she was doing so “in a yet unexplored country for me — Vietnam.”
Her research on understanding non-farm employment among ethnic minority groups threw Le Barbenchon’s work a few initial curves. First, her permits were delayed, forcing her to consider different work. Then she discovered that national surveys had not properly captured migration of ethnic minorities and to find enough interviewees, she would have to go into remote areas.
“As I got to know different people from Vietnam and learned more about the culture, my research changed and improved, and my questions became more relevant and precise,” she says. “Connecting with people and asking questions was the most enriching part of my experience.”
Of her year at IDRC, Le Barbenchon says that “my appreciation, understanding and insight into the world of development research was formed by IDRC, and has been a springboard for the continuation of my career in this field. It also allowed me to grow as a person, in an intellectually charged environment.”
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Research in ActionInformation and Communication GenderPlugging into the transformative impact of ICTsFor an elderly man in West Africa, it is the comfort of hearing his wife’s voice on his long journey to receive cancer treatment. For villagers in Peru, it is an emergency lifeline following a devastating earthquake.
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Research in ActionInformation and CommunicationUsing technology to deliver quality education in AsiaAn IDRC-funded project in Asia found that distance education can be as effective as traditional face-to-face education in delivering quality teaching and a good learning experience. This finding is particularly significant for remote and resource-poor regions in countries such as Mongolia and Cambodia. The project underscored the importance of choosing appropriate technologies and mediums of distance education based on learner needs, capacities, and the socio-economic context.Date
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Research in ActionNatural Resources Food and Agriculture Economics GenderTurning palm leaves into wood: Opportunities for Egypt’s rural communitiesIn Egypt, palm trees are found in abundance and in various species. Farmers use them as shade on a hot summer day or harvest their sweet date fruits.
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BooksEconomics Food and Agriculture DevelopmentMarkets and Rural Poverty: Upgrading in Value ChainsPublication Date
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BooksDevelopment Environment Economics Social PolicyHabitat et environnement urbain au Viet-Nam: Hanoi et Hô Chi Minh-VillePublication Date
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BooksInformation and Communication Evaluation Natural Resources Science and Technology Social PolicyViet Nam at the Crossroads: The Role of Science and TechnologyPublication Date
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BooksNatural Resources Social Policy Economicsin_focus - Comanagement of Natural Resources: Local Learning for Poverty ReductionPublication Date
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BooksEconomics Governance Food and Agriculture Natural ResourcesSocioeconomic Renovation in Viet Nam: The Origin, Evolution, and Impact of Doi MoiPublication Date
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BooksEconomics Information and CommunicationE-Commerce in the Asian Context: Selected Case StudiesPublication Date
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Research in ActionGovernance Development Health EconomicsCountries in transition: Nurturing research in times of turmoil is key to transforming societies
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BooksNatural Resources Gender Economics Food and Agriculture DevelopmentLand Tenure, Gender, and Globalization: Research and Analysis from Africa, Asia, and Latin AmericaPublication Date
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