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Die Frau auf dem Socialen Gebiete

Stein, Lorenz von - 1880

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The living wage of women workers : a study of incomes and expenditures of 450 women in the city of Boston

Bosworth, Louise Marion - 1911

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Urban Poverty and Links with the Environment: An Exploration

Gayathridevi, K G - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) - 2008

Issues relating to urban poverty are attaining primacy in social science research today due to the increasing expansion of cities and towns. This has been caused by migration from rural areas but, of late, much more by the aspiring urban communities/individuals that move from one urban area to...

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Structural Adjustment and Poverty in Bolivia

Vos, Rob; Lee, Haeduck; Mejía-Guerra, José Antonio - Inter-American Development Bank - 1996

This document was prepared in the context of the Program for the "Improvement of Surveys and the Measurement of Living Conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean" (ISLC/MECOVI). Bolivia ranks among Latin America's so-called "early adjusters". While Bolivia's economic reforms, which began in...

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Urban wage behavior and food price inflation: the case of Ethiopia [Working Paper]:

Headey, Derek D.; Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Worku, Ibrahim; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

On the back of both a global food crisis and various domestic factors, Ethiopia has experienced one of the worldâ€™s fastest rates of food inflation in recent years. Yet the lack of high frequency survey data means that very little is known about the welfare impacts of these price changes....

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Urban wage behavior and food price inflation: the case of Ethiopia [Research Note]:

Headey, Derek D.; Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Worku, Ibrahim; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

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Investing in Women: 1999-2001 Title: Invirtiendo en las mujeres: 1999-2001

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2002

The second issue of "Investing in Women" underscores the Inter-American Development Bank's commitment to enhancing the … contributions of women to development and ensuring their equitable participation in Bank-funded programs. The projects showcased in … this brochure highlight the importance of reducing the obstacles faced by women and emphasize the roles they play as agents …

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Agricultural research, livelihoods, and poverty: Studies of economic and social impacts in six countries

Adato, Michelle (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research,...

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Poverty, Old-Age and Social Pensions in Kenya

Kakwani, Nanak; Son, Hyun H.; Hinz, Richard - International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth … - 2006

This study is concerned with old-age poverty in Kenya. It is also concerned with strengthening and developing social … Kenya from the viewpoint of providing policy-makers with information that may be useful in the reform and expansion of the …

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Impacts of Land Rental Markets on Rural Poverty in Kenya

Jin, Songqing; Jayne, Thomas S. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

This study uses panel data from 1,142 Kenya smallholder households over four survey periods to examine the determinants … income. We find that land rental markets in Kenya enhance productivity and are equitable. The results are consistent across … rental markets in Kenya appear to play an important role in raising incomes and reducing poverty for land …

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