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A quest for rural tourism sustainability along the Annapurna sanctuary trail in Nepal: a study of tourist satisfaction and loyalty 尼泊尔安纳普尔纳保护区沿线乡村旅游可持续性的探索：游客满意度和忠诚度的研究

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World Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100763

Surendra Tiwari , Thi Phuoc Lai Nguyen , Ajay Thapa

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Evaluating the key causes and impacts of delays in municipal construction projects in Nepal 评估尼泊尔市政建设项目延误的主要原因和影响

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World Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100769

Madhav Prasad Koirala , Asmita Bhusal Master of Science in Construction Management

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How narratives shape disaster recovery: the ‘disaster representation space’ in Tamil Nadu, India 叙事如何塑造灾后重建：印度泰米尔纳德邦的“灾难再现空间”

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World Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100766

Chandni Singh , Mark G.L. Tebboth , Jasmitha Arvind , Roger Few

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Masculinity in sociological theory: A review of practices, perspectives on analysis and challenges in the contemporary context 社会学理论中的男性气质：当代语境下的实践回顾、分析视角和挑战

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World Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100760

Elvira Nadirova, Kuralay Mukhambetova

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US manufacturing reallocation: Impacts on Mexican labor markets 美国制造业再分配：对墨西哥劳动力市场的影响

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World Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100768

Alejandro Estefan

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How does climate risks asymmetrically affect labor market? A moments quantile methods analysis for the GCC countries 气候风险如何不对称地影响劳动力市场？海湾合作委员会国家的矩分位数方法分析

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World Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100767

Alanoud Al-Maadid, Mohamed Sami Ben Ali, Brahim Bergougui

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When do famines begin and end? Clarifying the temporal dimensions of severe hunger crises 饥荒何时开始和结束？澄清严重饥饿危机的时间维度

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World Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100761

Paul Howe

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Neoliberalism, state intervention and the quest for public-private partnerships in Tanzanian Healthcare: A historical discourse analysis, 1960s–2020s 新自由主义，国家干预和寻求公私伙伴关系在坦桑尼亚医疗：一个历史话语分析，20世纪60年代至2020年代

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World Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100756

Shakila Halifan Mteti, Chakupewa Joseph Mpambije

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Money is the milk of tiger: domesticating patriarchy, microcredit, and the moral economy of women disempowerment in rural Bangladesh 金钱是老虎的奶：驯化父权制，小额信贷，以及孟加拉国农村妇女权力被剥夺的道德经济

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World Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100755

Dyeoan Fatema Tuz Johura , Macario Lacbawan , Maherun Nahar Mumu , Tunvir Ahamed Shohel

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Addressing child labor with layered interventions: a study of the PACE program’s impact on child’s schooling and work in Ethiopia 分层干预解决童工问题：关于PACE项目对埃塞俄比亚儿童就学和就业影响的研究

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World Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100754

Cécile Fanton d’Andon , Laurent Lima , Catherine Pellenq , Pascal Bressoux

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