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Poverty Eradication and Human Rights
Sengupta, Arjun - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper examines the proposition that "poverty is a violation of human rights". The author disuses the possibility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699340
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Report on Conditions of Work and Promotion of Livelihoods in the Unorganised Sector
NCEUS, NCEUS - eSocialSciences - 2012
This Report is focused on the informal or the unorganized economy which accounts for an overwhelming proportion of the poor and vulnerable population in an otherwise shining India. It concentrates on a detailed analysis of the conditions of work and lives of the unorganized workers consisting of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945410
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Report of the Expert Group to Recommend the Detailed Methodology for Identification of Families Living Below Poverty Line in Urban Areas
Planning Commission, India - eSocialSciences - 2013
The report deals with the estimation of poverty and identification of poor – differences in approach. It also … describes the characteristics and trends of urban poverty. The vulnerability of urban poor is categorized under three broad …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133217
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Frontier Issues on the Global Agenda- Emerging Economy Perspective
Subbarao, Duvvuri - eSocialSciences - 2011
The article is a report of RBI Minister Duvvuri Subbarao on issuesing concerning the G-20 countries and also issues effecting all the countries collectively.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319335
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Access to Banking Services and Poverty Reduction: A State-wise Assessment in India
Bhandari, Amit. K. - eSocialSciences - 2009
scheduled commercial banks and the changes in below poverty line population. The result suggests that the growth in bank … accounts is not significantly associated with the reduction in below poverty line population across states. As a poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980014
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Assessing the Impact of Fiscal Policy on Poverty
McKay, Andrew - eSocialSciences - 2009
Fiscal policy measures are a key means by which governments can influence distribution and poverty, but in fact the … relationships between fiscal policy and poverty are not well understood. The most commonly used technique for assessing the … to more effective monitoring of the poverty impact of fiscal policy. [Discussion Paper No. 2002/43]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008459696
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The Sexual Harrasment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2012
Labour, Ministry of; Employment MoL&E - eSocialSciences - 2012
The Lok Sabha (the Lower House of the Parliament) has, on 3 September 2012, passed the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2012. The Bill now remains to be passed by the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament) and notified by the government,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945463
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Globalization and China's 'Race to the Bottom' in Labour Standards
Chan, Anita - eSocialSciences - 2006
Globalization, or integration with the world economy via WTO membership, was expected to increase foriegn investment and benefit the labour intensive manufacturing sector in China. Yet, although foreign investment has been flowing into China and employment in the low-wage industries is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341689
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Under trial Prisoners: Quicker Trial and Human Rights
Majumdar, Ranesh Chandra - eSocialSciences - 2012
Discussion on the human rights violation of under trial prisoners.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652270
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From a Rights Perspective
Nagaraj, Vijay Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2006
The collection of papers demonstrates that the human right to development in essence brings together several distinct but not mutually inconsistent streams of philosophical, political, economic and socio-legal thoughts and traditions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319346