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Food Consumption and Nutritional Status in India: Emerging Trends and Perspectives
R, Radhakrishna - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper reviews the trends over three decades in the consumption of cereals, calories and micronutrients and nutritional status based on anthropometric measures using the data sets of NSS, NNMB and NFHS. It provides an explanation for the slow growth of nutrient intake and slow reduction in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077863
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Extended Families and Child Well-being
LaFave, Daniel; Thomas, Duncan - eSocialSciences - 2014
relationship between three measures of health- and education-related human capital of children and the distribution of resources … income and wealth from both coresident and non co-resident family members. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011026234
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Dual Practice by Public Health Providers in Shandong and Sichuan Provinces, China
Meng, Qingyue; Jan, Stephen; Bian, Ying; Sun, Qiang; … - eSocialSciences - 2009
Private practice in the health sector was re-introduced from 1980, when China began its economic reform from a planned … the point of view of health policy- making as little is known about it. The aim of this study was to describe policies and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543099
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Does Organic Agriculture Lead to Better Health among Organic and Conventional Farmers in Thailand? An Investigation of Health Expenditure among Organic and Conventional Farmers in...
Setboonsarng, Sunantar; Lavado, Rouselle F. - eSocialSciences - 2009
The study attempts to empirically examine whether the adoption of organic farming practices leads to better health. As … a proxy for health status, a comparison of the health expenditure patterns of organic and conventional rice … provinces, we calculate catastrophic health expenditures as out-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenditures exceeding a specified …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487682
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A Fair Plan Approach For Devolution Under The Twelfth Central Finance Commission: Some Suggestions
Pethe, Abhay; Lalvani, Mala - eSocialSciences - 2005
different income categories. The scheme of devolution suggested by us has been worked upon and laid out in a user friendly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699198
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Economic Survey 2012-13: A Comedy of Errors?
H, Suryanarayana M - eSocialSciences - 2013
There is lack of clarity and concepts in the Economic Survey. The Survey has not covered many topics which it was expected to cover.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133283
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The State of the World's Children 2009
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF - eSocialSciences - 2009
The State of the World’s Children 2009 focuses on maternal and neonatal health and identifies the interventions and …
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Myanmar’s Reforms: The Challenges Ahead
Wai, Kyaw San - eSocialSciences - 2012
The release of many high-profile political prisoners by Myanmar’s government has been applauded by the international community. Many obstacles to reform still exist, but they are not the usual suspects. [RSIS COmmentaries]....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421648
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Aiding Conflict: The Impact of U.S. Food Aid on Civil War
Nunn, Nathan; Qian, Nancy - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper examines the effect of U.S. food aid on conflict in recipient countries (these include Asian countries like Afghanistan, Sri Lanka). To establish a causal relationship, time variation in food aid is exploited which is caused by fluctuations in U.S. wheat production together with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493964
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Economic Agendas in Civil Wars: What We Know, What We Need to Know
Malone, David M; Nitzschke, Heiko - eSocialSciences - 2010
The political economy of civil wars has acquired unprecedented scholarly and policy attention. Among others, the International Peace Academy’s programme on Economic Agendas in Civil Wars (EACW) has aimed to contribute to a better understanding of the complex dynamics of civil war...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008740428