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Drivers of Inequality in Millennium Development Goal Progress: A Statistical Analysis
Basu, Sanjay; Stuckler, David; McKee, Martin - eSocialSciences - 2010
It is examined whether differential progress towards health MDGs was associated with economic development, public … health funding (both overall and as percentage of available domestic funds), or health system infrastructure. Also, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008478854
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Child Marriage: Social and Economic Linkages and Opportunities for Intervention
Gupta, Geeta Rao - eSocialSciences - 2007
The presentation shows the consequences of child marriage, how to prevent child marriage. [Power Point Presentation].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487836
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Post-Conflict Recovery: Does the Global Economy Work for Peace?
Addison, Tony - eSocialSciences - 2009
civil war (particularly in Africa) rather than ‘international’ wars. [Discussion Paper No. 2005/05]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543096
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Enhancing Rural Livelihoods
Matthews, Paul; Young, John - eSocialSciences - 2007
The Overseas Development Institute in the UK recently carried out a study on ICT for rural livelihoods, commissioned by … InfoDev. The study included a literature and donor review in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies, and … country studies carried out with partners in Argentina, Uruguay, Tanzania, South Africa, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. ICT was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528305
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A Green Venture Fund to Finance Clean Technology for Developing Countries
Wheeler, David; Nassiry, Darius - eSocialSciences - 2011
A structure for the green venture fund (GVF) and explain the design rationale, operating principles and key parameters for two funds of funds for technology innovation and deployment is proposed. Some key issues to be considered, including differential treatment of public and private investors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002235
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Migration and Health: A Framework for 21st Century Policy-Making
Zimmerman, Cathy; Kiss, Ligia; Hossain, Mazeda - eSocialSciences - 2011
It lays out a migratory process framework that highlights the multistaged and cumulative nature of the health risks and intervention opportunities that can occur throughout the migration process, and points to the potential benefits of policymaking that spans the full range of migratory movement.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323708
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High Level Expert Group Report on Universal Health Coverage for India
Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2011
of countries at a similar level of development. [Planning Commission Report]. URL …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009645209
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Flying with the Crane-Recapturing KMVS’s Ten-Year Journey
Ramachandran, Vimala; Saihjee, Aarti - eSocialSciences - 2009
critically foreground and map out the conceptual ruminations relating to gender, development, empowerment, and participation that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543112
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The Socio-Economic Determinants Behind Infant Mortality and Maternal Mortality
Innovation, Indian Trust for; ITISC, Social Change - eSocialSciences - 2009
A qualitative study was conducted in the six states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Haryana to understand the socio-economic, cultural and demographic features accelatrating Infant Mortality rate and Maternal Mortality Rate.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008496178
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National Human Development Report 2001
Planning Commission, India - eSocialSciences - 2007
The process of development, in any society, should ideally be viewed and assessed in terms of what it does for an … average individual.For any approach or development framework to be meaningful and effective in directing public policies and … programmes it has to be anchored in a social context. More importantly, it should reflect the values and development priorities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487778