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Social Fragmentation, Public Goods and Elections: Evidence from China
Miquel, Gerard Padro-i-; Qian, Nancy; Yao, Yang - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which religious fractionalization is taken as a proxy. [BREAD Working No. 366]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/366.pdf].
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Globalisation Lived Locally: New Forms of Control, Conflict and Response Among Labour in Kerala, Examined Through a Labour Geography Lens
P, Neethi - eSocialSciences - 2010
local scale of organisation and show how organising locally can, in fact, be an effective strategy during confrontation with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008594112
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Social Protection for Informal Workers: Insecurities, Instruments and Institutional Mechanisms
Unni, Jeemol; Rani, Uma - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper presents a broad definition of social protection to include basic securities, such as income, food, health and shelter, and economic securities including having income generating productive work. A conceptual framework is developed to analyse the causes of insecurities of informal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543086
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Integrating Resource-Based and Rational Contingency Views: Understanding Design of Dynamic Capabilities of Organisations
Roy, Kaushik - eSocialSciences - 2010
Resource-based view of organisation emphasises that no organisation can be self sufficient and it will always be … relationships. The rational contingency view of organisations emphasises the goals that an organisation has, which are not clearly … rational contingency views of organisations to assess how the dominant coalition would view its role in an organisation with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008524074
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Going Places? Visitors, Enthusiasts and the Public History of Transport
Divall, Colin - eSocialSciences - 2007
The ways in which the public learns about the histories of transport and travel are explored. The role of displays put on by museums and by heritage transport attractions - organisations such as steam railways, paddleboat shipping companies, vintage bus and tram operators, and so on, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170177
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Handbook One for Documentation and Presentation of Evidence Concerning Denial of the Right to Health Care
JSS, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan - eSocialSciences - 2007
This document contains information and tools concerning testimonies of denial of health care – the stories of persons who have been denied essential health care from health facilities, and who have suffered serious consequences because of this. This includes guidelines about how to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487648
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EC Controversy: What are the Issues? EC Controversy: What Are the Issues
Iyer, Ramaswamy R. - eSocialSciences - 2009
A comprehensive and logically rigorous analysis of the issues raised by the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner N.Gopalaswami for the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, the President’s rejection and the developments that followed.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341726
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Does Timing of Elections Instigate Riots? A Subnational Study of 16 Indian States, 1958-2004
Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya - eSocialSciences - 2009
Whether timing of the elections leads to riots or not within India. In other words, does timing of elections instigate riots? Using time series crosssectional data for 16 major Indian states for the period 1958 – 2004, it is found that scheduled elections are associated with increase in riots
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Federal Budget of Pakistan-2011-12
eSocialSciences; Minister of Finance Pakistan - 2012
BUDGET SPEECH 2011-2012 by DR. ABDUL HAFEEZ SHAIKH, Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Planning & Development.
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History Matters: China and Global Governance
Dobson, Wendy - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper focuses on the two-way relationship between China and the international economic system. China’s embrace of the global institutions and their rules and norms helped guide its spectacular economic growth and integration into the world economy. China’s impact on the global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318509