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Multidimensional Indices of Achievements and Poverty: What Do We Gain and What and What Do We Lose?
Lustig, Nora - eSocialSciences - 2011
Poverty and well-being are multidimensional. Nobody questions that deprivations and achievements go beyond income …. There is, however, sharp disagreement on whether the various dimensions of poverty and well-being can be aggregated into a … single, multidimensional index in a meaningful way. Is aggregating dimensions of poverty and well-being useful? Is it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319343
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Economic Well-being and Non-economic Well-being: A Review of the Meaning and Measurement of Poverty
Sumner, Andrew - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper discusses the measurement of poverty and well-being. A historical overview is given of the last fifty years …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008751876
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The Impact of Parental Death on Child Well-being: Evidence from the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Gas, Ava Gail; Frankenberg, Elizabeth; Suriastini, Wayan; … - eSocialSciences - 2013
Identifying the impact of parental death on the well-being of children is complicated because parental death is likely to be correlated with other, unobserved, factors that affect child well-being. Population-representative longitudinal data collected in Aceh, Indonesia, before and after the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945343
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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2014
-friendly approach in the adjudication and disposal of matters in the best interest of children and for their ultimate rehabilitation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945275
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The Draft National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011
eSocialSciences; Ministry of Rural Development GOI - 2011
The draft Bill puts in place a new institutional mechanism to ensure that the Rehabilition and Resettlement (R&R) provisions are implemented effectively as an integral part of land acquisition.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319350
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The State and Civil Society in Disaster Response An Analysis of the Tamil Nadu Experience
TISS, Tata Institue of Social Sciences - eSocialSciences - 2009
outcomes in the course of relief, rehabilitation and recovery. Striking a balance between depth and expanse, the report covers … some of the most critical areas, including issues and experiences related to relief and compensation, rehabilitation in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967087
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Unravelling Khulna Jessore Drainage Project
Islam, Shahidul; Kibria, Zakir - eSocialSciences - 2009
An analysis of the Asian Development Bank-funded Khulna Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project by the Bangladeshi NGO …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005002695
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Rivers for Life: Inspirations and Insights from the 2nd International Meeting of Dam-Affected and their Allies
Wong, Susanne; Wesley, Tara - eSocialSciences - 2006
On November 28, 2003, roughly 300 grassroots activists, people affected by large dams and representatives from NGOs gathered in a small village in Rasi Salai district in Northeast Thailand. They met for a five-day conference on large dams under the rallying cry of “Rivers for Life.â€As...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487639
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The Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2007
Sabha, Lok - eSocialSciences - 2008
A bill to provide for the rehabilitation and resettlement of persons affected by the acquisition of land for projects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528219
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WCD Thematic Review 1.3:Social Aspects: Contributing Paper: Displacement, Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Reparation and Development
Hemadri, Ravi; Mander, Harsh; Nagraj, Vijay - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper seeks primarily to establish some benchmarks for policy and law for displacement and rehabilitation in India …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699357