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Research objective. The purposes of this research are to discuss the patterns of catastrophic out-of-pocket payments, to explore the determinants of catastrophic out-of-pocket payments, and to find out the potential impact of introducing user fees for selective services, such as…

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO, 2002) estimates that 80 percent of the developing world, including some 60 million indigenous people, relies on non-timber forest products (NTFP) for their nutritional, health, material, and income needs. The factors tha…

This dissertation research was motivated by a reversal in previously declining prime age adult mortality (PAM) rates in sub-Saharan Africa, a reversal brought about by the unabated AIDS epidemic in the region. As the epidemic continues to evolve within the region, there is a nee…

Modern economies are recognized by the extent of urbanization and the reallocation of labor from farm work to non-farm endeavors. The very objective of economic modernization and development, in fact, is predicated on the desire to expand the scope of people's capabilities so th…