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Gender and Urban Poverty in South Asia: Proceedings Report of the 2012 Subregional Workshop
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
inclusion issues in urban development projects in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Participants …
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Impact of Maternal and Child Health Private Expenditure on Poverty and Inequity in Bangladesh: Maternal and Child Health Expenditure in Bangladesh - Technical Report C
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
The Government of Bangladesh has made it a priority to expand access to maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH …) services. However, healthcare services in Bangladesh are predominantly financed through household out-of-pocket expenditures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010798484
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Impact of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Families and Barriers to Use of Maternal and Child Health Services in Asia and the Pacific: Evidence from National Household Surveys of Heal...
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
-6515 analyzed data from routine national household expenditure surveys in six DMCs: Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Lao People …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886236
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South Asia Conference on Environmental Justice
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
This publication documents the proceedings of the South Asia Conference on Environmental Justice, held last 24–25 March 2012 at Bhurban, Pakistan. The conference brought together chief justices, senior members of the judiciary, and other legal stakeholders in South Asia, to highlight...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890144
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Aid for Trade: An Investment-Benefit Road Map from South Asia
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
Aid for Trade (AfT) came to prominence just over a decade ago at the launch of the World Trade Organization’s Doha Round. With its focus on helping least developed countries and economies escape the poverty trap, it aims to strengthen their capabilities to meet market demand and to reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890153
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Bangladesh-ADB: 40 Years of Development Partnership
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
Bangladesh has made impressive socioeconomic gains with a steady rise in its gross domestic product, a decrease in … Goals. ADB has been a key partner in Bangladesh’s struggle for a better future since 1973 by contributing to critical …, and finance sectors of Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890161
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890166
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Gender Equality and the Labor Market: Cambodia, Kazakhstan and the Philippines
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
promote equality between men and women in Cambodia, Kazakhstan, and the Philippines, as well as an inventory of global good … how to improve equitable employment opportunities, remuneration, and treatment for women and men at work to support the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890137
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Good Global Legal 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 women shows how a combination of good practices in law and in social and economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890167
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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 women shows how a combination of good practices in law and in social and economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890175