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A Case-Control Study to Assess the Relationship Between Poverty and Visual Impairment from Cataract in Kenya, Philippines and Bangladesh
Kuper, Hannah; Polack, Sarah; Eusebio, Cristina; … - eSocialSciences - 2008
The aim of this study was to examine the association between visual impairment from cataract and poverty in adults in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699041
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Backward and Forward Linkages that Strengthen Primary Education
Ramachandran, Vimala - eSocialSciences - 2008
formal education. If and when children do drop out due to poverty/migration, rigid gender roles or other economic factors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699042
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Trade Liberalization, Poverty And Inequality: Evidence From Indian Districts
Topalova, Petia - eSocialSciences - 2005
poverty and inequality. This paper uses the sharp trade liberalization in India in 1991, spurred to a large extent by external … factors, to measure the causal impact of trade liberalization on poverty and inequality in districts in India. Variation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699087
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A New Era of World Hunger?- The Global Food Crisis Analyzed
Paul, James A. - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper is an account of the main streams discussed in an international conference, held in New York in April 2008, organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Global Policy Forum, which considered the right to food and the role of the United Nations in responding to the global food...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699092
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Using Family Histories to Understand the Intergenerational Transmission of Chronic Poverty
Miller, Robert - eSocialSciences - 2007
A method of collecting family histories that would act as a means of linking households from the panel studies with individual life histories is proposed. The procedure used to construct a three-generation ‘social genealogical’ chart of the family and a strategy for interviewing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699094
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Pluralism, Tenancy and Poverty: Cultivating Open-Mindedness in Poverty Studies
Olsen, Wendy - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper applies theoretical pluralism to studies of poverty. However in order to be more specific it takes as a case …, judgemental rationality and open systems are recommended for interdisciplinary investigations of poverty. [DSA, Annual conference … 2003: Poverty]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699110
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The Changing Pattern of Undernutrition in India A Comparative Analysis across Regions
V, Meenakshi J; Viswanathan, Brinda - eSocialSciences - 2008
This study analyses the changes in prevalence of undernutrition between the 1980s and 1990s at the national and sub-national levels in India and focuses on the rural-urban comparisons. The study exploits the demographic information available in household surveys to derive a household-specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699115
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How can electoral success be sustained by a ‘lagging development’ regime?
Maharatna, Arup - eSocialSciences - 2008
period the state still lags behind in eradication of problems like poverty, as compared to other Indian states. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699138
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Patterns, Processes of Reproduction, and Policy Imperatives for Poverty in Remote Rural Areas: A Case Study of Southern Orissa in India.
Shah, Amita - eSocialSciences - 2008
inequality is one of the important features of poverty in India. Besides inter-regional variations, there also exist a large … number of spatial poverty traps characterised by four major categories of regions, viz., remote, low potential or marginal … poverty traps. The multiple and mutually reinforcing disadvantages or deprivation faced by most of the spatial poverty traps …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699139
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Does Tourism Contribute to Local Livelihoods? A Case Study of Tourism, Poverty and Conservation in the Indian Sundarbans
Guha, Indrila; Ghosh, Santadas - eSocialSciences - 2008
This study examines the contribution of tourism towards improving the livelihoods of local people in a remote island village of the Indian Sundarbans.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699156