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Can skill diversification improve welfare in rural areas? : Evidence from the rural skills development project in Bhutan
Chun, Natalie - 2011
benefits of a vocational skills training program that was intended to help diversify incomes into sources outside of …. Further, evidence suggests that those who underwent longer training were more likely to have better job opportunities. This … suggests that: (i) there is a need to place a greater emphasis on creating a mechanism to connect the training program to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009301867
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ADB-Japan Scholarship Program Annual Report 2012
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
The Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) was established in 1988 to provide well-qualified citizens of developing member countries an opportunity to undertake postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at 27 educational institutions in...
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Good Global Economic and Social Practices to Promote Gender Equality in the Labor Market
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
Increasing job opportunities and decent work for women are essential for advancing economic and social development in countries, because many women continue to experience gender inequalities at work. An analysis of strategies to counter gender discrimination and promote equality between men and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890175
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Outsourcing Procurement in the Public Sector
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
This publication explores the option of outsourcing the procurement function to specialized agencies. Through selected case studies, it discusses the various benefits and issues surrounding two major approaches, namely a market-based system and a centralized procurement agency model. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886238
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Continuing Reform to Promote Growth: Update of the Private Sector Assessment for Tonga
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
This analysis is a follow-up to Transforming Tonga: A Private Sector Assessment. It assesses until early 2012 in reducing transaction costs and other barriers to growth identified in the 2008 private sector assessment. It concludes that Tonga has been one of the leading reformers in the Pacific...
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