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health, education, employment, income and expenditure, housing, access to public facilities and services, social capital and … also in terms of non-traditional measures, such as self-rated poverty and happiness. The BLSS 2012, together with the BLSS …
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vocational education and training, (iii) cooperating in higher education and research, (iv) addressing regional health issues, (v …
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representative projects in the road transport, health, tourism, and energy sectors were selected for detailed analysis, and research …
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In 2011, Uzbekistan celebrated 20 years of independence. The transition has not been smooth for any country in the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Uzbekistan, too, has experienced both positive and negative developments in gender equality. The status of women and men in Uzbekistan is...
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This study analyzes the potential fiscal, health, and poverty impacts of increasing cigarette taxes in five countries …, but do reap a substantial proportion of the health benefits of reduced smoking. …
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find a very robust positive effect from economic globalization on life expectancy, even when controlling for income … to low income countries only. For political and social globalization we find no robust effects. …
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Viewed as a key to strengthening accountability, citizen empowerment alone is not enough to guarantee quality public service. It must go hand in hand with better governance. This report highlights two factors that have improved governance and public service provision in developing Asia: (i)...
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the lowest income group, the excise duty reforms seem to have a positive health effect across all other income groups … and the tax incidence among income groups of VAT reforms and excise duty reforms. The VAT reforms include subsidies of … sugar or saturated fat. Our results suggest that the VAT reforms have a similar impact on dietary quality across all income …
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Vita brevis, ars longa (or: life is too short for abstracts)
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During the past decade there has been a growing opinion of including more than an income perspective in the examination … using household indicators on expenditures, educational level, health status and land holdings. The purpose is to assess …
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