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Perverse Consequences of Well Intentioned Regulation: Evidence from India's Child Labor Ban
Bansode, Prashant - eSocialSciences - 2013
effectiveness. In this paper, it is examined that the consequences of India’s landmark legislation against child labor, the Child …While bans against child labor are a common policy tool, there is very little empirical evidence validating their … Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986. Using data from employment surveys conducted before and after the ban, and …
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Impact of Urban Growth on Water Bodies The Case of Hyderabad
C, Ramachandraiah; Prasad, Sheela - eSocialSciences - 2008
This study makes an attempt to analyse the transformation of common property resources (the lakes) into private property. [WP No. 60].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341760
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Book Review:Toilet Reading
Schroeder, Katie - eSocialSciences - 2011
Review of: The Culture of Flushing: A Social And Legal History of Sewage Jamie Benidickson. UBC Press,Vancouver, 2007. xxiv + 404 pp. $93.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7748-1291-7; $32.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-7748-1292-4.
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Can the Bill Bring Desired Outcomes?
Ghatak, Maitreesh; Ghosh, Parikshit - eSocialSciences - 2012
The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill (LARR) is considered to be a flawed piece of legislation. An …
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Vital Stats: Parliament Budget Session 2012
Kumar, Rohit; Malik, Devika - eSocialSciences - 2012
Parliament met for the Budget Session between March 16 and May 22 with a three-week recess in April. Both Houses met for 35 days each. A special sitting was convened on Sunday, May 13 to commemorate 60 years since the first sitting of Parliament. In addition to the General and Railways Budgets,...
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(Un)Constituting Property: The Deconstruction of the ‘Rights to Property’ in India
Singh, Jaivir - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper is an engagament with the nuances of institutions contained within the edifice of the State, in particular institutions that have played a role in the construction of property rights in India. The central theme of this paper develops on the idea that to understand public policy...
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Realising Universal Labour Rights:Labour Standards for Small Enterprises in Pakistan
eSocialSciences; Pakistan Institute of Labour Education … - 2005
Labour protection has largely failed as enterprise contribution to social protection. Much labour legislation does not … promoting social justice. The paper examines linkages between labour legislation and MSE growth in Pakistan, looks at official … of ‘consolidating and rationalising’ labour legislation for better compliance and enforcement. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528174
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Dowry and Property Rights
Anderson, Siwan - eSocialSciences - 2007
also tested using current data from Pakistan; a country of some relevance because dowry legislation is currently an active …
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Report of the Central Advisory Board of Education Committee on Free and Compulsory Education Bill and Other Issues related to Elementary Education
Education, Central Advisory Board of - eSocialSciences - 2006
of Human Resource Development with the following terms of reference: “(a) To suggest a draft of legislation envisaged …
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Parliament Session Wrap: Winter Session – November 22 to December 19, 2006
Madhavan, M. R. - eSocialSciences - 2007
List of Bills passed, withdrawn, introcuced and pending during the Winter Session.
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