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-specific, this difference will be shown to be driven by birth planning; children born in auspicious years are more likely to have …
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In this paper a particular market failure that may lead to inefficiently low equilibrium fertility and therefore to a … need for government intervention are analysed. The friction which is investigated is related to the ownership of children … than the social benefit. We present an overlapping-generations (OLG) model with fertility choice and altruism, and model …
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A qualitative study was conducted in the six states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Haryana to understand the socio-economic, cultural and demographic features accelatrating Infant Mortality rate and Maternal Mortality Rate.
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Boosting women’s relative control of income and other economic resources has so many consequences that positively enhance both gender equality and development that female economic empowerment may be close to being a “magic potion.†[Paper presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of...
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Home-based work has a much wider scope of activity than the singular task of an individual working from his/her home. This essential service is tied in with a larger chain of forward and backward linkages that enable the value addition till the goods reach their final destination of sale. The...
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protection for children, for women and men of working age, and for older persons; (iii) analyses trends and recent policies, e …
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around 1,200 women and 2,000 children. It made thousands homeless. [PUCL]. …
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they start to supplement with formula and baby food. Women who have many children and breastfeed each baby for a long time … breastfeeding does lower risk, the level of protection is small and depends on women breastfeeding for a long time. In countries … such as the U.S., most women who breastfeed their babies stop after several months, or they breastfeed less frequently as …
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The research focuses on experiences of involuntary childlessness among women and men and societal perceptions of the … childlessness. Specific reference has been made to ideas about parenthood, the importance of children, the psychosocial implications … the coping strategies used. The study also involves understanding the perceptions of women and men towards the process of …
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What the Budget of India, 2012-13 has got for children? [HAQCRC]. URL …
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