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How the West Was Won? The Dark Side of Institutional Entrepreneurship
Khan, Farzad R.; Munir, Kamal A. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
Institutional entrepreneurs are often responsible for bringing practices to developing countries that, while novel for the latter, are highly institutionalized in the West. This cross-border diffusion often involves the exercise of power that while serving institutional entrepreneurs interests...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365088
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What is the Role of Social Pensions in Asia?
Barrientos, Armando - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in old age. There is growing interest among policymakers in the potential role of noncontributory transfers as an instrument to address a variety of policy challenges, including old...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277969
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What is the Role of Social Pensions in Asia?
Barrientos, Armando - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in old age. There is growing interest among policymakers in the potential role of noncontributory transfers as an instrument to address a variety of policy challenges, including old...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278148
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What is the Role of Social Pensions in Asia?
Barrientos, Armando - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in old age. There is growing interest among policymakers in the potential role of noncontributory transfers as an instrument to address a variety of policy challenges, including old...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278246
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Impact of Special Economic Zones on Employment, Poverty and Human Development
Aggarwal, Aradhna - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This study aims at examining the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on human development and poverty reduction in India. It identifies three channels through which SEZs address these issues : employment generation, skill formation (human capital development), and technology and knowledge...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363538
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Reverse Mortgages as Retirement Financing Instrument : An Option for “Asset-rich and Cash-poor†Singaporeans
Chia, Ngee-Choon; Tsui, Albert K C - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The unique way of financing housing through the mandatory savings system in Singapore has created a class of asset-rich and cash-poor Singaporeans. This paper provides a framework to assess the viability of a reverse mortgage (RM) market so that such instruments may be harnessed as a source of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363887
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Wage Differentials, Rate of Return to Education, and Occupational Wage Share in the Labour Market of Pakistan
Hyder, Asma - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This paper examines the magnitude of public/private wage differentials in Pakistan using data drawn from the 2001-02 Labour Force Survey. Pakistan Labour Force Survey is a nationwide survey containing micro data from all over the country containing demographic and employment information. As in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365080
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Healthcare Delivery and Stakeholder’s Satisfaction under Social Health Insurance Schemes in India : An Evaluation of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Ex- serviceme...
Vellakkal, Sukumar; Juyal, Shikha; Mehdi, Ali - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This study attempted to evaluate the working of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) by assessing patient satisfaction as well as the issues and concerns of empanelled private healthcare providers. The study is based on a primary survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363725
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Factors Determining Public Demand for Safe Drinking Water (A Case Study of District Peshawar)
Ahmad, Iftikhar; Haq, Miraj ul; Sattar, Abdul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
Overtime per capita water availability in the world as well as in Pakistan has been declining. Water sources have depleted and become polluted therefore, now water has become a scarce good. Resultantly, the inadequate water supply, sanitation, and hygiene are rooting major environmental...
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Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia : A Bangladesh Country Study
Rahman, Mustafizur; Moazzem, Khondaker Golam; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Economic integration is being inhibited by the poor state of transport connectivity between Bangladesh, and South Asia … and Southeast Asia. This study reviews connectivity initiatives of Bangladesh and the two neighboring regions and proposes … strategy, South Asia and Southeast Asia have emerged as important economic partners of Bangladesh both in terms of export …
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