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The Age Distribution of Missing Women in India
Anderson, Siwan; Ray, Debraj - eSocialSciences - 2012
Relative to developed countries, there are far fewer women than men in India. Estimates suggest that more than 25 … million women are "missing". Sex selection at birth and the mistreatment of young girls are widely regarded as key … explanations. A decomposition of missing women by age across the states of India is done. The state-wise variation in the …
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Research Study on Role of Tribal Women Wage Earner in Ensuring Family Food Security in Scheduled Areas of Rajasthan in Changing Environmental and Economic Scenario
Jaipur, Maharana Pratap Adhyayan Evam Jan Kalyan Sansthan - eSocialSciences - 2011
conducted in these villages included one questionnaire for village information and another questionnaire for selected 20 women …
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Working with Existing Systems: Lessons from INHP
CARE, CARE - eSocialSciences - 2009
Engaging and strengthening the ICDS and Health programs of the government was a major approach of the two component projects under the RACHNA program, INHP-II and Chayan. Of the two, the INHP interventions reached massive scale primarily through the ICDS program and were subject to a large...
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The Socio-Economic Determinants Behind Infant Mortality and Maternal Mortality
Innovation, Indian Trust for; ITISC, Social Change - eSocialSciences - 2009
A qualitative study was conducted in the six states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008496178
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Incentives in Elementary Education - do They Make a Difference
Ramachandran, Vimala; Mehrotra, Nishi; Jandhyala, Kameshwari - eSocialSciences - 2009
states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Issues dealing with incentives and the hidden cost of …
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Women in Indian Engineering: A Preliminary Analysis of Data from the Graduate Level Engineering Education Field in Kerala and Rajasthan
Nair, Sreelekha - eSocialSciences - 2012
Are there substantial changes in the relationship between women and engineering in recent times? This is a fascinating … question to explore especially since it has been so little studies especially in India. This study attempts to understand women … mainly in the states of Kerala and Rajasthan. [CWDS OP] …
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Women's Migration, Urban Poverty and Child Health in Rajasthan
Kumar, Maya Unnithan; MCNAY, K; CASTALDO, A - eSocialSciences - 2014
in Rajasthan, a state with one of the highest infant mortality rates in India. Urban poverty is significant in Rajasthan …
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When it Rains on the Sand Dunes
Baindur, Meera - eSocialSciences - 2007
A desert journey, from a pool where both humans and camels drank, to a bavadi then to a water tap in Khaba village has some valuable lessons about the ground realities of the social forces around water.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341723
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Can Institutions be Reformed from Within? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment with the Rajasthan Police
Banerjee, Abhijit; Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra; Duflo, Esther - eSocialSciences - 2012
be reformed through incremental administrative change. The police department of the state of Rajasthan, India …
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Working of Livestock Exchange Markets in Rajasthan
eSocialSciences - 2012
Livestock sector is an integral part of India’s agriculture and an important part of the whole economy with reference to employment, income and earning of foreign exchange for the country. The growth of dairy industry with the milk production increasing to more than treble in the last few...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652071