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The Global Race for Excellence and Skilled Labour: A Status Report
Rollwagen, Ingo; Renkin, Tobias - eSocialSciences - 2012
coordinates that define the development of knowledge, higher education and excellence of these efforts. [DB]. URL …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653328
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Are Gender Differentials in Educational Capabilities Mediated through Institutions of Caste and Religion in India?
Unni, Jeemol - eSocialSciences - 2009
addressed in the utility approach is used. The two approaches are juxtaposed to examine how institutions such as caste and … provides any advantage in addressing questions of inequity that may be mediated through such institutions. The main innovation … in this paper is a comparison between the knowledge generated through use of traditional data sources to measure access …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008566188
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‘The Education Question’ from the Perspective of Adivasis: Conditions, Policies and Structures
Veerbhadranaika, P; Kumaran, Revathi Sampath; Tukdeo, … - eSocialSciences - 2012
Drawing on secondary data, insights and ideas from an all-India consultation meet at NIAS, four regional / zonal consultations, data from a project in Chamarajanagar district (Karnataka), and select reviews of educational programmes, this report presents a broad perspective of Adivasi education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133269
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How Did Social Medicine Evolve, and Where is it Heading?
Porter, Dorothy - eSocialSciences - 2007
This essay briefl y examines some of the diverse developments of social medicine as an academic discipline and its links to political conceptualizations of the role of medicine in society. The author then analyses the possible future directions open to the discipline in the Anglo-American...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487740
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Anthropology in the Clinic: The Problem of Cultural Competency and How to Fix It
Kleinman, Arthur; Benson, Peter - eSocialSciences - 2007
Cultural competency has become a fashionable term for clinicians and researchers. Yet no one can defi ne this term precisely enough to operationalize it in clinical training and best practices. It is clear that culture does matter in the clinic. Cultural factors are crucial to diagnosis,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528175
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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2014
through processes provided, and institutions established, under this enactment and for matters connected therewith or …
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Myths and Realities of Long-run Development: A Look at Deeper Determinants
Hasan, Lubna - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper reviews the debate surrounding the “deeper determinants†of economic performance. It reviews the work of Institutional School and Geography School and their interpretation of the long-run development. The paper then examines the evidence provided by the respective schools in...
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Some Reflections on the Recent Global Financial Turmoil – an Indian Perspective
Gopinath, Shyamala - eSocialSciences - 2009
The speech tries to underline some lessones that be drawn from the financial crisis relevant to regulation, financial markets and the market infrastructure and to reflect on these. [Annual Conference of Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India (FEDAI) at Kolkata].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341805
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Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects
GOI, Government of India - eSocialSciences - 2008
This is an initiative by the Planning Commission to formulate “Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects in order to have a unified perspective by all ministries.These guidelines are therefore applicable to all watershed development projects in all Departments / Ministries of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341838
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Heterogeneity, Commons and Privatization: Agrarian Institutional Change in Goa
Mukhopadhyay, Pranab - eSocialSciences - 2008
A case study in Goa is used to examine whether tenure security and asset re-distribution can lead to environmentally sustainable outcomes.
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