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Assessing Socioeconomic Impacts of Transport Infrastructure Projects in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Stone, Susan; Strutt, Anna; Hertel, Thomas - eSocialSciences - 2010
This study attempts to quantify the links between infrastructure investment and poverty reduction using a multi-region general equilibrium model, supplemented with household survey data for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Infrastructure investment is an important step in economic...
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Are All Migrants Really Worse Off in Urban Labour Markets? New Empirical Evidence from China
Gagnon, Jason; Xenogiani, Theodora; Xing, Chunbing - eSocialSciences - 2012
The rapid and massive increase of rural-to-urban migration in China has drawn attention to the welfare of migrant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393104
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China, India, Brazil and South Africa in the World Economy: Engines of Growth?
Nayyar, Deepak - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper attempts to analyse the economic implications of the rise of China, India, Brazil and South Africa, for … migration. The essential question is whether, in times to come, these four countries could be the new engines of growth for the …
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Women and Migration: Creating New Identities
Davin, Delia - eSocialSciences - 2006
The cultural demands made of women by migrant communities struggling to establish a new identity and the stereotypes of women of other races often promoted by host communities are important forces in shaping the way in which women live their lives as migrants.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250349
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ASEAN Auto Market Growing in the Shadow of China and India
Heymann, Eric - eSocialSciences - 2011
automakers. URL:[http://www.dbresearch.com/PROD/DBR_INTERNET_EN-PROD/PROD0000000000278738/ASEAN+auto+market%3A+Growing+in+the+shadow+of+China+and+India.pdf]. …
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Three Gorges Dam: A Model of the Past
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2012
final height in 2010, but many of its impacts are only now becoming apparent. China will deal with the project’s legacy …
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Emerging Asia's Middle Class-A Force to be Reckoned With
Dyck, Steffen; Hansakul, Syetarn; Saxena, Rachna - eSocialSciences - 2009
The emergence of a large and dynamic middle class raises Asia’s profile as an attractive market destination for products ranging from consumer goods to financial services. There are even hopes that the Asian consumer will replace the US as “world consumer of last resortâ€,...
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What Can Be Learned About the Economies of China and India from Purchasing Power Comparisons?
Heston, Alan - eSocialSciences - 2010
Comparisons of India and China have been made for over 50 years. This paper focuses on purchasing power estimates in … China and India in the 2005 round of the UN International Comparison Programme (ICP) that was coordinated by the World Bank … currencies and real product per capita for 146 countries, and the results for China and India are discussed in the context of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466285
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Reserve Bank of India Platinum Jubilee Celebrations - Governor’s Address to Staff
Subbarao, Duvvuri - eSocialSciences - 2009
The main question that the Governor is asking to the RBI staff is "how can I do my job better so that I can make a positive difference to the country?"
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487889
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China-India and the Global Talent shortage
Sanyal, Sanjeev - eSocialSciences - 2007
Economic growth in China and India is exponentially increasing the global demand for skills. In turn, this will cause a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341793