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Debating Poverty
eSS, eSocialSciences - eSocialSciences - 2014
: Poverty Line: Pursuit of an Elusive Minimum by M.H. Suryanarayana Fixing Poverty vs. Fixing the Poverty Line by Anirudh … Krishna Agriculture: Is it a Destination for the Poor? by R S Deshpande Can the Rights based NREGA Reduce Poverty? by K … Hanumantha Rao What Role Does Food Security Play in Mitigating Poverty? by S. Indrakant …
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Mitigating Climate Change Through Agriculture
Chatterjee, Claire Schaffnit - eSocialSciences - 2011
Among the major challenges currently faced by humanity are food security and climate change. Agriculture plays a significant role in both. Adapting to climate change is expected to be an increasing issue for agriculture and food security in the next decades. At the same time, agriculture is part...
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The Don Sahong Dam: Potential Impacts on Regional Fish Migrations, Livelihoods and Human Health
Bird, Ian - eSocialSciences - 2011
poverty alleviation in Laos and neighbouring countries in the Mekong Region. URL: [http://polisproject.org/PDFs/Baird%202009 …
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Twenty Years of CRC: A Balance Sheet- Volume 1
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2011
The report is a rich source with qualitative and quantitative data on the status of children in India from authentic and established sources. [HAQCRC report]. URL:[http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/files/CRC20BS_Vol%20I_1.pdf].
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Rethinking Food Security Strategy: Self-sufficiency or Self-reliance
Deb, Uttam Kumar; Hossain, Mahabub; Jones, Steve - eSocialSciences - 2011
This Policy Brief discusses whether Bangladesh should continue to pursue a national food security strategy based on self-reliance or return to its earlier policy of food self-sufficiency through domestic production. It draws on the results of a study commissioned by the UK Department for...
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Impact Assessment of CFPR/TUP: A Descriptive Analysis Based on 2002-2005 Panel Data
Sulaiman, Munshi; Rabbani, Mehnaz; Prakash, Vivek A. - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper looks at the overall performance of the CFPR/TUP programme using the 2002 baseline survey and 2005 repeat survey. All the topics covered in this study could be analysed more deeply, but that is beyond the scope of this paper. Our goal here is to present a descriptive overview of the...
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Ethics in Social Science Research: Reflections from a Student of Economics
Swaminathan, Padmini - eSocialSciences - 2006
If poverty and nutrition are issues also of social justice and the commitment that a democratic state makes to its …
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Note on the Draft National Food Security Bill
Mander, Harsh - eSocialSciences - 2011
As agreed by the NAC at its meeting on July 14th, 2010, a Working Group of Members of the NAC was constituted on the National Food Security Bill. After due deliberations and wide ranging consultations, the NAC finalized the details of the basic framework of the proposed National Food Security...
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An Explanatory Analysis of Deprivation and Ill Health Led Poverty in Urban India: A Case Study of Delhi
Chowdhury, Samik; Mehta, Aasha Kapur; Das, Suparna; … - eSocialSciences - 2013
This paper examines the multi-dimensional nature of urban poverty with special emphasis on ill-health led deprivation …. As a driver of poverty, ill-health reduces the income earning potential and increases expenditure on medication, thereby … causing asset depletion, increasing debt and worsening poverty. The bulk of ill-health related expenditure in India is borne …
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The Indian Economy since Independence
Vyasulu, Vinod - eSocialSciences - 2007
debated between different ideologies and interest groups, and increasingly engaging with the world. The ultimate result is … it has not reduced poverty sufficiently. The benefits of growth have not been evenly distributed, but relatively …
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