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Climate Change Mitigation and Green Growth in Developing Asia
Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - eSocialSciences - 2012
Developing Asia is the driver of today's emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future … mitigation and green growth in Asia's major emerging economies.[ADBI Working Paper Series No. 369]. URL …:[http://www.adbi.org/files/2012.07.10.wp369.climate.change.mitigation.green.growth.asia.pdf]. …
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Water Democracy: Reclaiming Public Water in Asia
FGS, Focus on the Global South - eSocialSciences - 2010
, presents examples of ongoing struggles against water privatization and commercialization as well as inspiring examples of … people-centered public water management from across Asia. These essays will contribute to strengthening the discussion about … the ways forward for public water delivery in Asia. [FGS Report]. …
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A Capable State in Afghanistan: A Building Without a Foundation?
Weijer, Frauke de - eSocialSciences - 2013
This paper argues that attempts at state-building in Afghanistan have led to institutions that are not robust. The state institutions and organizations continue to be highly dependent on external resources and technical expertise, and lack of critical mass of people able and willing to maintain...
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Making and Unmaking Poverty: Social Science, Social Programmes, and Poverty Reduction in India and Elsewhere
Krishna, Anirudh - eSocialSciences - 2006
How does growth actually trickle down to remove an individual’s poverty? Is it through increases in employment? What other avenues did the benefits of growth travel through before reaching and helping poor people in this country? How do people become poor in the first place? What pathways...
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Rebuilding China’s Social Safety Net: Why Governance Matters
Pei, Minxin - eSocialSciences - 2005
China has adopted a wide-ranging program of pension reform since the late 1990s. The new pension system has replaced the pre-existing enterprise-based system. This paper analyzes the background of this reform, surveys the progress of China’s pension reform, describes its principal...
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From Conflict to Reconstruction
Addison, Tony - eSocialSciences - 2010
Governments frequently compartmentalize issues of reform and reconstruction into separate strategies and separate ministries (the fate of poverty reduction as well). Donors do likewise, for each has its own responsibilities; the IMF focuses on reform, the UN concentrates on conflict resolution...
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The Debate on the Poverty Estimates of 1999–2000
Datta, K.L. - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper compares the latest estimates of poverty (1999–2000) made by the Planning Commission with earlier estimates of the 1980s and 1990s, focusing on the methodology and database used for estimation. It extensively reviews the attempts by Angus Deaton (2003a, b, and c), Sundaram and...
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Dual Practice by Public Health Providers in Shandong and Sichuan Provinces, China
Meng, Qingyue; Jan, Stephen; Bian, Ying; Sun, Qiang; … - eSocialSciences - 2009
Private practice in the health sector was re-introduced from 1980, when China began its economic reform from a planned economy to a market economy. But today the total number of private sector providers is quite few, because the government does not encourage the growth of private sector...
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Regulatory Structure Under EC Competition Laws: Lessons for India
Jain, Tarun - eSocialSciences - 2009
Competition law is different from other branches of law. It is not about the fairness or morality to be instilled in the actions which mark societal behaviour. Instead the rules of competition reflect economic principles, designed to render the operation of the markets in a manner beneficial to...
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India's SEZ Policy
Mårtensson, Ebba; Olsson, Per - eSocialSciences - 2012
Over the last few decades India has emerged as an economic giant. In 2000 the Special Economic Zone (SEZs) policy became part of a strategy to maintain high growth and promote India’s manufacturing sector. However, India’s current SEZ policy does little to strengthen India’s...
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