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Employment and Poverty in India: 2000-2005
Sundaram, K. - eSocialSciences - 2007
productivity, wages and poverty in India in the first quinquennuim of the 21st century. The period between 2000 and 2005 saw a …. On a comparable basis, the reduction in poverty over this period is shown to be substantially smaller than indicated by …, the pace of poverty reduction between 2000 and 2005 shows, at best, a marginal acceleration (or a marginal deceleration …
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A sustainable and scalable approach in Indian pension reform
Shah, Ajay - eSocialSciences - 2005
India is making sound progress on poverty elimination for those who can work. Poverty amongst the elderly will then … become the dominant form of poverty in India, since the elderly do not work and thus do not benefit from higher wages. Simple …
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Managing Prolonged Low Fertility: The Case of Singapore
Nandy, Amarendu; Asher, Mukul. G - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper analyzes Singapore’s multi-pronged approach to managing prolonged low fertility which has led to population aging, labor force shortages, increasing elderly dependency ratios, and feminization of the elderly population. This approach has emphasized high growth, and has given...
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Malnutrition among Women in Kerala: An Analysis of Trends, Differentials and Determinants
Ramesh, P - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper attempts to examine the trends in the shift from underweight to overweight and identify the major determinants of the co-existence of ‘double burden’ of malnutrition among women of reproductive age 15-49 years in Kerala using the data from National Nutrition Monitoring...
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Capitalizing on the Demographic Transition: Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in South Asia
Engelgau, Michael Maurice; El-Saharty, Sameh; Kudesia, … - eSocialSciences - 2011
Increasing life expectancy in South Asia is resulting in a demographic transition that can, under the right circumstances, yield dividends through more favorable dependency ratios for a time. With aging, the disease burden shifts toward noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)1 which can threaten healthy...
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National Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly-Better Late than Never
Prasad, Syam - eSocialSciences - 2011
While there are many path-breaking elements in the Programme document, the stress is on a top down programme that leaves little room for accommodating regional needs. Nor is there much emphasis on encouraging and supporting families to take care of the elderly. These might well lead to its failure.
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What Is Wrong With Kerala’s Education System?
George, K.K.; Kumar, N. Ajith - eSocialSciences - 2013
The question that is increasingly being posed is whether Kerala's education can continue to play a major role in the future without keeping up with the vast changes taking place in all disciplines. It must also keep abreast of the changes in the economy, both national and international. It looks...
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Energy Intensity of Indian Manufacturing Firms: Effect of Energy Prices, Technology and Firm Characteristics
Goldar, Bishwanath - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper examines the factors that influence energy intensity in Indian industries. It has two parts. In the first part, trends in energy intensity are analysis and cross-industry panel data (taken from ASI) are used to estimate an energy demand function. The results show that energy demand...
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Social Security Nets for Marine Fisheries
Paul, Antonyto; Kurien, John - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper attempts to explain the provision of social security in the fisheries sector of Kerala State in south India. It enumerates the salient achievements and the problems faced by the state in providing concrete social security measures for fishworkers. They were a section of Kerala society...
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Living Standard and Economic Growth: A Fresh Look at the Relationship Through The Nonparametric Approach
Chakraborty, Indrani - eSocialSciences - 2010
The relative role of economic growth vis-a-vis public action in raising living standards in developing countries has been a point of contention for quite some time now. The arguments on both sides are usually based on some estimated relationship between indicators of living standard and other...
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