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It is arguable that the most important event in the world economy in recent decades has been the rise of China, from … nationally representative China Household Income Project (CHIP) surveys, conducted for the years 1988, 1995, 2002, 2007, 2013 … analysis of this Element is closely related to, and largely caused by, China's remarkable economic growth and income …
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The rise of China and India is rapidly reshaping the world economy, with far-reaching implications for every national … Engines of Global Growth', this volume explores the foundations of China and India's development experiences and strategies … trade and investment inflows, and comparatively analyses the prospects, driving forces and implications of the rise of China …
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country-studies on China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam, and sub-region studies on East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia …
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This study seeks to determine the effect on the gender employment gap and women's employment of the extension of maternity leave from four months to six months in Viet Nam's 2012 Labor Code. To identify this effect, labour market outcomes of groups of women and men are compared. We use the...
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Despite a sizeable literature on the labour market effects of maternity leave regulations on women in developed countries, how these policies affect women's work in developing countries with a large informal sector remains poorly understood. This study examines how extending the maternity leave...
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This book examines the links between economic growth, changing employment conditions, and the reduction of poverty in Latin America in the 2000s. Its analysis answers the following broad questions: Has economic growth resulted in gains in standards of living and reductions in poverty via...
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