All Outputs (175)

Youth, mobility and rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa: perspectives from Ghana and Nigeria (2007)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Blaufuss, K., & Owusu Acheampong, F. (2007). Youth, mobility and rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa: perspectives from Ghana and Nigeria. Africa insight, 37(3), 420-431

The linkages between youth daily mobility and livelihood patterns and potential have been little explored. Drawing on field studies in Ghana and Nigeria, this paper examines youth transport and mobility issues from a livelihoods perspective. Mobility... Read More about Youth, mobility and rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa: perspectives from Ghana and Nigeria.

Decentralizing poverty? reflections on the experience of decentralisation and the capacity to achieve local development in Ghana and South Africa. (2006)
Journal Article
Binns, T., Porter, G., Nel, E., & Kyei, P. (2006). Decentralizing poverty? reflections on the experience of decentralisation and the capacity to achieve local development in Ghana and South Africa. Africa insight, 35(4), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.4314/ai.v35i4.22451

Trust, accountability and face-to-face interaction in North-South NGO relations. (2006)
Journal Article
Mawdsley, E., Townsend, J., & Porter, G. (2006). Trust, accountability and face-to-face interaction in North-South NGO relations. Development in Practice, 15(1), 77-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/0961452052000321613

Groups as a means or an end? Social capital and the promotion of cooperation in Ghana (2006)
Journal Article
Porter, G., & Lyon, F. (2006). Groups as a means or an end? Social capital and the promotion of cooperation in Ghana. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 24(2), 249-262. https://doi.org/10.1068/d0303

In the past two decades there has been a growing emphasis within the international development industry on promoting group activity. In this paper we chart how interpretation of the loose concept of social capital has shaped donor and NGO discourses... Read More about Groups as a means or an end? Social capital and the promotion of cooperation in Ghana.

Social capital as culture? Promoting cooperative action in Ghana (2006)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., & Lyon, F. (2006). Social capital as culture? Promoting cooperative action in Ghana. In S. Radcliffe (Ed.), Culture and development in a globalizing world : geographies, actors, and paradigms (150-169). Routledge

In this chapter we focus on culture and its complex interconnections with the concept of social capital. Our study is set in the context of recent preoccupations of the World Bank (followed by other donors) with the concept of social capital itself a... Read More about Social capital as culture? Promoting cooperative action in Ghana.

Trade and markets in conflict development and conflict resolution in Nigeria. Policy Brief prepared for Nigerian government ministries and international donor agencies (2005)
Report
Porter, G., Lyon, F., Adamu, F., Obafemi, L., & Blench, R. (2005). Trade and markets in conflict development and conflict resolution in Nigeria. Policy Brief prepared for Nigerian government ministries and international donor agencies. [No known commissioning body]

Nigeria’s experience of trade-related conflict has been substantial: the 1999 Sagamu conflict and the 2001 Jos crisis are only two of many recent examples. This briefing paper was prompted by the needs of policy makers concerned with improving market... Read More about Trade and markets in conflict development and conflict resolution in Nigeria. Policy Brief prepared for Nigerian government ministries and international donor agencies.

The social relations of economic life and networks of civic engagement: social capital and targeted development in West Africa. (2005)
Book Chapter
Lyon, F., & Porter, G. (2005). The social relations of economic life and networks of civic engagement: social capital and targeted development in West Africa. In R. Cline-Cole, & E. Robson (Eds.), West African worlds: local and regional paths through development, modernity and globalisation. . Pearson Education

From periodic markets to supermarkets: what hope for equitable and sustainable food markets in Africa? (2005)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2005). From periodic markets to supermarkets: what hope for equitable and sustainable food markets in Africa?. Journal of Sustainable Development, 2(2), 2-8

This study considered informal food trading through traditional periodic markets in West Africa, and examined the emergence of the supermarket and its current and potential role in food supply patterns in the region. Periodic markets currently form a... Read More about From periodic markets to supermarkets: what hope for equitable and sustainable food markets in Africa?.

Improving policy on children's mobility and access through development of a participatory child-centred field methodology/toolkit. Report to the Department for International Development, May 2005 (2005)
Report
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Lolichen, P., Nandana Reddy, N., Abane, A., Mashiri, M., …Fernando, P. (2005). Improving policy on children's mobility and access through development of a participatory child-centred field methodology/toolkit. Report to the Department for International Development, May 2005. Department for International Development

The aim of this short one-year project was to contribute towards improved understanding and resolution of child mobility and access problems (which have far-reaching implications for education, health, gender equity and livelihoods) and to directly i... Read More about Improving policy on children's mobility and access through development of a participatory child-centred field methodology/toolkit. Report to the Department for International Development, May 2005.

Investigations on building a food marketing policy evidence base in Nigeria. Briefing Report (2005)
Report
Porter, G., Lyon, F., & Network, T. N. M. (2005). Investigations on building a food marketing policy evidence base in Nigeria. Briefing Report. Department for International Development

Understanding access to markets and the institutions of the food sector is a major challenge for pro-poor growth. Pro-poor growth in the food sector will not only raise incomes (for poor producers, poor traders and the poor who operate in related sec... Read More about Investigations on building a food marketing policy evidence base in Nigeria. Briefing Report.

Creating spaces of resistance: development NGOs and their clients in Ghana, India and Mexico. (2004)
Journal Article
Townsend, J., Porter, G., & Mawdsley, E. (2004). Creating spaces of resistance: development NGOs and their clients in Ghana, India and Mexico. Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, 36(5), 871-889. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2004.00459.x

Socio-economic findings of the five village study: actions research to evaluate the impact on livelihoods of a set of post-harvest interventions in Ghana's off-road settlements. Report to the UK Department for International Development, June 2003 (2003)
Report
Porter, G., Owusu Acheampong, F., & Blaufuss, K. (2003). Socio-economic findings of the five village study: actions research to evaluate the impact on livelihoods of a set of post-harvest interventions in Ghana's off-road settlements. Report to the UK Department for International Development, June 2003. Department for International Development

The project focusses on the problems of low productivity and associated poverty in off-road areas (ie: areas away from good paved roads). Off-road rural areas and populations are frequently markedly poorer than those in comparable roadside locations... Read More about Socio-economic findings of the five village study: actions research to evaluate the impact on livelihoods of a set of post-harvest interventions in Ghana's off-road settlements. Report to the UK Department for International Development, June 2003.

Development hegemonies and local outcomes: women and NGOs in low-income countries. (2003)
Book Chapter
Townsend, J., Mawdsley, E., & Porter, G. (2003). Development hegemonies and local outcomes: women and NGOs in low-income countries. In E. Koffman, & G. Youngs (Eds.), Globalization: theory and practice. (2nd). Continuum

Markets, ethnicity and environment in a vulnerable landscape: the case of small-scale vegetable production on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria, 1991-2001 (2003)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Harris, F., Lyon, F., Dung, J., & Adepetu, A. (2003). Markets, ethnicity and environment in a vulnerable landscape: the case of small-scale vegetable production on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria, 1991-2001. The Geographical Journal, 169(4), 370-381. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0016-7398.2003.00100.x

This paper explores changing socio-environmental interactions in the vegetable producing areas of the Jos Plateau over the decade 1991–2001. It considers the pressures of market forces and ethnic competition and the tensions which arise as interactio... Read More about Markets, ethnicity and environment in a vulnerable landscape: the case of small-scale vegetable production on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria, 1991-2001.

NGOs and poverty reduction in a globalizing world: perspectives from Ghana (2003)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2003). NGOs and poverty reduction in a globalizing world: perspectives from Ghana. Progress in Development Studies, 3(2), 131-145. https://doi.org/10.1191/1464993403ps057ra

This paper is concerned with the factors that influence and constrain NGO contributions to poverty reduction in a globalizing world, focusing on their role as transmitters of grounded knowledge about poverty in very poor countries. Interviews with st... Read More about NGOs and poverty reduction in a globalizing world: perspectives from Ghana.

Knowledge, power and development agendas: NGOs North and South. (2002)
Book
Mawdsley, E., Townsend, J., Porter, G., & Oakley, P. (2002). Knowledge, power and development agendas: NGOs North and South. INTRAC

Balancing the load: women, gender and transport. (2002)
Book
Fernando, P., & Porter, G. (Eds.). (2002). Balancing the load: women, gender and transport. Zed Books

The role of the transnational community of non-government organisations: governance or poverty reduction? (2002)
Journal Article
Townsend, J., Porter, G., & Mawdsley, E. (2002). The role of the transnational community of non-government organisations: governance or poverty reduction?. Journal of International Development, 14(6), 829-839

Challenges for NGOs. (2002)
Book Chapter
Townsend, J., Mawdsley, E., & Porter, G. (2002). Challenges for NGOs. In V. Desai, & R. Potter (Eds.), The Arnold Companion to Development Studies. Arnold

Intermediate means of transport : a review paper with special reference to Ghana (2002)
Report
Porter, G. (2002). Intermediate means of transport : a review paper with special reference to Ghana. Department for International Development

The paper reviews the history and current usage of Intermediate Means of Transport (IMTs) with particular reference to Ghana. An earlier version of this paper was prepared as preliminary background for a small action research project in 5 off-road vi... Read More about Intermediate means of transport : a review paper with special reference to Ghana.