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Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Level Gender Responsive Budgeting in Morocco: Some Observations
Rao, M. Govinda; Chakraborty, Lekha S. - eSocialSciences - 2006
During the last few years there has been a significant attempt to change the status of women in Morocco. Considerable … process in Morocco. Specifically, the paper analyses the evolution of decentralisation in Morocco, and deals with the … budgetary reforms in Morocco through a gender lens. It goes on to explain the future directions of local level gender responsive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528340
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Looking Beyond Averages in the Trade and Poverty Debate
Ravallion, Martin - eSocialSciences - 2010
structural modelling of the impacts of specific trade reforms. Case studies are presented for China and Morocco. Both the macro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752770
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The Youth of Arab Spring
Al Jazeera . - eSocialSciences - 2013
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies recently conducted an opinion poll, surveying 8,045 young men and women from Tunisia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945227
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Natural Resource Conservation, Use and Sustainability in Drylands
Alagh, Yoginder - eSocialSciences - 2007
This keynote address of the conference on Natural Resource Conservation Use and Sustainability in Drylands, focuses mainly on some new concepts of resource assessments in dry areas, some recent debates on organizational ideas on communities and their institutions; larger issues to place the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487608
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Tamil Nadu Budget 2008-09
Government, Tamil Nadu - eSocialSciences - 2008
Speech of Prof. K. Anbazhagan, Minister for Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu, presenting the Budget for 2008-2009 to the Legislative Assembly on 20th March, 2008.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699027
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Sustainability of Indian Agriculture: Towards an Assessment
Rao, V.M. - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper presents a systemic framework to look at the prospects for sustainability of Indian agriculture. The … shaping the growth, efficiency and stability of agriculture. The domains are: Natural resources covering land, water, climate … prospects for agriculture are seen to depend in the final analysis not so much on nature or factors beyond control as on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699187
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One Planet to Share: Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate
eSocialSciences; United Nations Development Programme UNDP - 2012
In the run-up to Rio+20, this Asia-Pacific Human Development Report takes a bold look at climate change and what can be done about it. Tackling head-on the issue of poverty reduction and human development, the Report argues that the option to grow now, clean up later no longer exists for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945212
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Rural Migration, Weather and Agriculture: Evidence from Indian Census Data
Viswanathan, Brinda; Kumar, K S Kavi - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study explores the three way linkage between weather variability, agricultural performance and internal migration in India at state and district level using Indian Census data.[MSE].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945216
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Agricultural Outlook and Situational Analysis Report - January - March 2014
eSocialSciences; National Council of Applied Economic … - 2014
Accordingly, the agricultural outlook and situation analysis undertaken in this study refers to the main crop based food items: cereals (specifically rice, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize and overall coarse grains), pulses (gram, tur), selected fruits and vegetables (banana, potato, onion), sugarcane...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945228
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Patterns of Migration, Water Scarcity and Caste in Rural Northern Gujarat
Fishman, Ram; Jain, Meha; Kishore, Avinash - eSocialSciences - 2013
Patterns of rural-urban migration and employment shifts in a region that is facing ongoing depletion of groundwater resources in Northern Gujarat, India is discussed. Given that migration typically does not occur due to one singular risk, the study assessed the multifactorial drivers of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945234