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Pesticide poisoning of farm workers : implications of blood test results from Vietnam
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2005
"In this paper, the authors have assessed the incidence and determinants of pesticide poisoning among rice farmers in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Blood cholinesterase tests suggest that the incidence of poisoning from exposure to organophosphates and carbamates is quite high in Vietnam. Using the...
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Involving workers in East Asia's growth
1996
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World Development Report 1995 : Workers in an Integrating World
1995
This eighteenth annual report assesses what a more market-driven and integrated world means for workers. It asks which development strategies best address workers' needs, and what domestic labor market policies can do to establish a more equitable distribution of income, greater job security,...
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World Development Report 1995 : Workers in an Integrating World
World Bank - 2012
This eighteenth annual report assesses what a more market-driven and integrated world means for workers. It asks which development strategies best address workers' needs, and what domestic labor market policies can do to establish a more equitable distribution of income, greater job security,...
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Exports, Export Destinations, and Skills
World Bank - 2013
This paper explores the links between exports, export destinations and skill utilization by firms. The authors identify two mechanisms behind these links, which we integrate into a unified theory of export destinations and skills. First, exporting to high-income countries requires quality...
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Manpower and international labor migration in the Middle East and North Africa
Serageldin, Ismail (contributor) - 1983
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China : Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Inclusive Growth
World Bank - 2013
concept is new to the Chinese government from both conceptual and policy perspective. So far China has emphasized frontier … poor. In China many efforts are being made in the domain of inclusive innovation, but there is no clear strategy and … operationalization of inclusive innovation policy in China and possibly in other countries. This report is presented in four Chapters and …
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Croatia - Living Standards Assessment : Volume 1. Promoting Social Inclusion and Regional Equity
World Bank - 2012
The paper describes the main methodological issues underlying the estimation of poverty rates for Croatia. Volume one focuses on the construction of the consumption aggregate as a summary measure of living standards which is the summary measure used to proxy living standards. Special attention...
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Croatia - Living Standards Assessment : Volume 2. Promoting Social Inclusion and Regional Equity
World Bank - 2012
The paper describes the main methodological issues underlying the estimation of poverty rates for Croatia. Volume one focuses on the construction of the consumption aggregate as a summary measure of living standards which is the summary measure used to proxy living standards. Special attention...
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From Social Funds to Local Governance and Social Inclusion Programs
World Bank - 2012
The role and relevance of Social Fund Community-Driven Development (SF/CDD) has been highly debated in the international development community. Some conceive these programs only as parallel and temporary arrangements that can ensure short-term delivery of development benefits. Others emphasize...
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