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National Human Development Report 2001
Planning Commission, India - eSocialSciences - 2007
The process of development, in any society, should ideally be viewed and assessed in terms of what it does for an average individual.For any approach or development framework to be meaningful and effective in directing public policies and programmes it has to be anchored in a social context....
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The Dynamics of Health and Return Migration
Davies, Anita A; Borland, Rosilyne M; Blake, Carolyn; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
Return migration and health has received little attention in policy and research. This article will focus on the risk … factors and social determinants of health during all phases of migration that can impact the health of returnees. It will … highlight the diversity of returning migrants and illustrate through examples how return migration can influence the health of …
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The Costs of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Adopting Organic Agriculture
Markandya, Anil; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Hui, Qiao Yu; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies: Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri...
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