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Gender, Poverty And Development: Gender Sensitive Budgeting And Other 'Best Practices'
Dewan, Ritu - eSocialSciences - 2009
Development approach. No Concept of development, however, can be complete unless and until it incorporates the gender component at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008460504
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Why do Indian Children Work, and is it Bad for Them?
Cigno, Alessandro; Rosati, Furio C. - eSocialSciences - 2007
The causes and consequences of child labour are examined theoretically and empirically within a household decision framework, with endogenous fertility and mortality. The data come from a nationally representative survey of Indian rural households. [IZA Discussion Paper No. 115].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170185
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Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Level Gender Responsive Budgeting In The Philippines: An Empirical Analysis
Chakraborty, Lekha S. - eSocialSciences - 2006
provided with more opportunities in terms of local level gender responsive budgeting (hereafter LLGRB) and challenges as well … in the Philippines through a gender lens. Special reference is made to the experiences of LLGRB in the health and … gender in the context of fiscal decentralisation. [NIPFP Working Paper 41. 2006] …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487592
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Gender Differentials in Adult Mortality in India- With Notes on Rural-Urban Contrast
Krishnaji, N.; James, K.S. - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper is preliminary exploration of the trends and spatial variation in gender differentials in adult mortality in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487631
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Gender Planning, Budgeting and Auditing
Vijayan, Aleyamma; J, Daya; S, Jayasree; S, Chandrika C; … - eSocialSciences - 2008
processes of gender planning, budgeting and auditing in the general projects and in the Women's Component Plan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487670
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Gender-based Indicators in Human Development: Correcting for ‘Missing Women’
Nathan, Hippu Salk Kristle - eSocialSciences - 2008
Gender Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure are two gender-based indicators provided by the United Nations … better performing gender. This can lead to further additions to ‘missing women’. A correction is proposed to capture this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528100
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Women, Work and Insecurities in India
Unni, Jeemol; Rani, Uma - eSocialSciences - 2007
The poor women in developing countries are burdened with the dual responsibility of taking care of housework and the need to supplement household income to meet the subsistence needs. The on-going flexibalisation process world over has no doubt created new jobs, most of them informal, but they...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528140
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Dowry and Property Rights
Anderson, Siwan - eSocialSciences - 2007
Modernisation necessarily leads to the emergence of dowry as a direct transfer to the groom ("groom-price"). The historical instances of dowry can be classified according to the schema implied by the model. The implications of the model are also tested using current data from Pakistan; a country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528228
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Economic Survey 2005-06, Chapter 10
eSocialSciences; Ministry of Finance - 2006
Social Sectors
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528235
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Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Level Gender Responsive Budgeting in Morocco: Some Observations
Rao, M. Govinda; Chakraborty, Lekha S. - eSocialSciences - 2006
efforts have been made to incorporate mainstream gender in socio-economic policies, including gender budgeting initiatives …. The paper analyses the scope and limitations of gender budgeting initiatives in the context of the fiscal decentralisation … budgetary reforms in Morocco through a gender lens. It goes on to explain the future directions of local level gender responsive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528340