school attendance. We then find that attrition during the transition between primary and junior secondary education levels is … policy implications of our results point to, among other things, the need for refocusing government education spending and … scholarship programs to target those who go missing from the education system after completing primary education. …

of chronic poverty. We also investigate whether there are any gender dimensions in the effects. We find that young … significant effect of orphanhood on health. However, chronically poor children have worse health and education outcomes. Among … young children, the effect of maternal orphanhood on education is significantly more adverse than that of chronic poverty …

of chronic poverty. We also investigate whether there are any gender dimensions in the effects. We find that young … significant effect of orphanhood on health. However, chronically poor children have worse health and education outcomes. Among … young children, the effect of maternal orphanhood on education is significantly more adverse than that of chronic poverty …

The study has been carried out to measure the incidence of government spending on education in Pakistan at the … emphasising provision of education in Pakistan, as well as the trend in coverage and public sector spending on education … government education expenditure. The rural areas of Pakistan are the more disadvantaged in the provision of the education …

jointly explains patterns of political participation at the individual level and differences in public investment in education …

agricultural production, both of which have implications for gender issues. In this paper we briefly review issues related to … gender and poverty and examine the relationships between gender and various indices, including the human development index … (HDI), the gender inequality index (GII), the multiple poverty index (MPI), and the masculinity score (MAS). Although the …

Research on women's work has attempted to analyse how the interplay of market and patriarchy leads women and men to … perform different economic roles in society. This segregation on the basis of gender or the sex-typing of work plays an … important role both from the demand and supply sides in determining the work profiles of women and girl children. The present …