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The Impact of Child Care Subsidies on Child Well-Being: Evidence from Geographic Variation in the Distance to Social Service Agencies
Herbst, Chris M.; Tekin, Erdal - eSocialSciences - 2010
application process. Using data from the Kindergarten cohort of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, our instrumental variables … estimates suggest that children receiving subsidized care in the year before kindergarten score lower on tests of cognitive … ability and reveal more behavior problems throughout kindergarten. However, these negative effects largely disappear by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008598648
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National Youth Policy 2010 (NYP 2010)
Youth, Ministry of; YAS, Sports Affairs - eSocialSciences - 2011
The NYP 2010 is a step forward from the earlier Policy formulated in 1988 and, later, in 2003. It reaffirms commitment of the nation to the holistic development of the young people of the country. This document aims to reinforce existing policies and programmes of the current Policy that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002232
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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Gender Budget 2011-12
BMC, Municipal Commissioner - eSocialSciences - 2011
The Corporation has decided to implement various schemes for females within the framework of its obligatory and discretionary functions as laid down in the M.M.C. Act. A step towards it, is a separate provision in the Budget Estimates for the year 2011-12. This provision is to be utilized for...
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Final Report on the Functioning of Anganwadi Centres in Assam and Meghalya
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2011
immunization services and health and nutrition education was minutely assessed. URL:[http://wcd.nic.in/]. …
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The Costs of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Adopting Organic Agriculture
Markandya, Anil; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Hui, Qiao Yu; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies: Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri...
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Minimal Visible Inequality is Human Development
Rao, Bhanoji - eSocialSciences - 2006
The urgent task ahead is the reduction of the visible inequalities in education, health and housing, thus contributing …
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Educational Development and Wastage in Tripura
Nayak, P.; Karmakar, M - eSocialSciences - 2007
The paper evaluates the general educational scene in Tripura three commonly known indicators such as literacy rate, enrolment ratio and wastage rate are used as yardsticks in the present study. though a good progress has been achieved in literacy and enrollment rates in Tripura high dropout...
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PRS Legislative Research: Annual Policy Review-April 2013 – March 2014
eSocialSciences; Parliamentary Research Service PRS - 2014
The PRS Annual Policy Review aims to capture the key legislative and policy developments in India during the fiscal year 2013-14. The objective of this document is to summarise all the major developments in one place with links to original documents for the reader interested in any specific...
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Outline of the 12th Five Year Plan: Plan for Development of Trade in Services
China, Ministry of Commerce - eSocialSciences - 2012
To greatly develop trade in services and realize the transition from a big trade country to a strong trade country, the 12th Five Year Plan is formulated based on Outline of the 12th Five Year Plan for National Economy and Social Development. The period of the plan is from 2011 to 2015....
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Learning about Schools in Development
Kenny, Charles - eSocialSciences - 2010
help overcome remaining demand-side barriers to enrollment. Nonetheless, the quality of education appears very poor across … the broader environment in which students live, suggesting a learning agenda that stretches far beyond education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008774051