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GNH, EI and the Well-Being of Nations: Lessons for Public Policy Makers, with Specific Reference to the Happiness Dividend of Tourism

Vorster, Shaun - eSocialSciences - 2013

to societal EI and, secondly, to evaluate within this theoretical context the happiness dividend of the tourism economy …

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Bentham from the Crypt Once More: Politicians in Pursuit of Happiness

Kenny, Charles - eSocialSciences - 2011

There is a burgeoning academic literature on happiness polls that has used a range of different measures and approaches … surrounding this work is well justified. These polls suggest an idea of happiness that would be broadly understood by philosophers … from Aristotle to Mill to Rawls or Parfit. Happiness studies also suggest some potential reasons why we appear to act …

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Neighborhood and Agricultural Clusters across States of India

Chaterjee, Tirtha; Kumar, A. Ganesh - eSocialSciences - 2014

In this study how number and members of income clusters have changed in Indian agriculture over the last four and a … be in the same income cluster. . …

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Unilateral Facilitation Does Not Raise International Labor Migration from the Philippines

Beam, Emily; McKenzie, David; Yang, Dean - eSocialSciences - 2013

A large-scale randomized experiment was conducted in the Philippines testing the impact of unilaterally facilitating international labor migration. [BREAD Working Paper No. 396].

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Growth and Redistribution: Is there 'Trickle Down' Effect in the Philippines?

Parel, Danileen Kristel C - eSocialSciences - 2014

The aim of this research is to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether …

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Far(M)ore = Farm (grow) + More (income-livelihood)

eSocialSciences; } Design Research Publication Cell DRP - 2013

The project aims to grow fruits and vegetables on roof tops of community houses. This will be income generating for the …

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Revival of Rural PDS: Expansion and Outreach

Rahman, Andaleeb - eSocialSciences - 2014

Using the recent rounds of NSS data, this paper evaluates the performance and outreach of India's public distribution system (PDS) in the rural areas. The results suggest a significant improvement in the performance of PDS in terms of its outreach and offtake. States like Bihar and Jharkhand...

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Remittance Needs and Opportunities in India

Thorat, Y S P; Jones, Howard - eSocialSciences - 2013

services in rural and remote areas to low-income clients. [NABARD]. …

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Climate Variability and Internal Migration: A Test on Indian Inter-State Migration

Dallmann, Ingrid; Millock, Katrin - eSocialSciences - 2013

Migration data is matched from the Indian census with climate data to test the hypothesis of climate variability as a push factor for internal migration. The main contribution of the analysis is to introduce relevant meteorological indicators of climate variability, based on the standardized...

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Gender Equality and the Labour Market: Cambodia, Kazakhstan and Philippines

eSocialSciences; Asian Development Bank Institute - 2014

Increasing job opportunities and decent work for women are essential for inclusive growth, and they are vital for advancing economic and social development in a country. This approach to attaining economic and social wealth is based on reliable academic and statistical evidence and is...

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