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Remittances and household welfare : a case study of Pakistan

Ahmed, Vaqar - 2010

This paper examines the impact of remittances on economy and household welfare in Pakistan by using a general … affect the household consumption expenditure and hence poverty. The findings suggest that reduction in remittances will … reduce gross domestic product, investment, and household consumption, which in turn will increase poverty. On the other hand …

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Global crisis, remittances, and poverty in Asia

Sugiyarto, Guntur (contributor) - 2012

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Impact of maternal and child health private expenditure on poverty and inequity : review of the literature on the extent and mechanisms by which maternal, newborn, and child health...

Brearley, Lara; Mohamed, Shiyam; Eriyagama, Vindya; … - 2012

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Myanmar energy consumption surveys report

Asian Development Bank - 2017

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Myanmar energy consumption surveys report

Asian Development Bank - 2017

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Can skill diversification improve welfare in rural areas? : Evidence from the rural skills development project in Bhutan

Chun, Natalie - 2011

, and psychosocial dimensions, but find evidence that it helped to diversify household incomes into these skill areas …

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Drying Up: What to do about droughts in the People's Republic of China

Zhang, ADB; Zhang, Qingfeng - Asian Development Bank - 2012

Climate change is one of a few major factors that ensure the country will continue to struggle to supply its cities and industries and fields with enough water, particularly in the North, as well as face more frequent and longer droughts. The country has shown a stunningly agile disaster...

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South Asia Conference on Environmental Justice

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

2012 at Bhurban, Pakistan. The conference brought together chief justices, senior members of the judiciary, and other legal … the adoption of a 14-point Bhurban Declaration establishing green benches across Pakistan and calling for subregional …

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Indus Basin Floods: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Management

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

More than 138 million people in the Indus River Basin in Pakistan depend on irrigated agriculture. But rising …

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Development of Capital Markets in Member Countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

The globalisation of capital markets has encouraged moves toward regional harmonization and integration. This report examines and compares the level of development of capital markets in the South Asian region, assesses the prospects for greater harmonization and integration, and proposes a set...

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