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Private Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou
Strauss, John; Qian, Edward Y.; Shen, Minggao; Liu, Dong; … - eSocialSciences - 2010
The purpose of this study to help shed light on the entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs and enterprise growth in Wenzhou …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008616868
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Survey Of Research In Industrial Sociology (1987-2002)
Bhowmik, Sharit - eSocialSciences - 2005
This paper attempts to assess the research done in the field of industrial sociology during the period 1987 and 2002. Only published work have been noted. The review does not cover unpublished M. Phil. and Ph. D. dissertations, nor does it take into account unpublished research reports. While...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528365
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Property Rights and Intra-Household Bargaining
Wang, Shing-Yi - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper examines whether an individual-level transfer of property rights increases the individual's bargaining power within the household. The question is analyzed in the context of a housing reform that occurred in China that gave existing tenants the opportunity to purchase the homes that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945273
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Populations at Risk: Other End of Youth Bulge
Priya, Lakshmi - eSocialSciences - 2011
While there is much written on the youth bulge in developing countries, little is being done to address the problems of the elderly. And yet demographically, it is this section that is showing high growth rates.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323745
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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 … are characterized by low incomes and high levels of insecurity. There is a need to address the economic needs of the women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528140
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Naude, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Goedhuys, Micheline - eSocialSciences - 2011
How does innovation impact on development? How, and under what conditions, do entrepreneurs in developing countries … innovate? And what can be done to support innovation by entrepreneurs in developing countries? This policy brief addresses … these questions and explains the relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation and development. Policy lessons are drawn …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323949
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A Study on Emigration Attitudes of Young Singaporeans (2010)
Hoong, Leong Chan; Soon, Debbie - eSocialSciences - 2012
The study examines the intention to work abroad based on a representative sample of young Singaporeans residing in the city-state. Two thousand and thirteen Singaporeans between the age of 19 to 30 years took part in the research. [Working paper No. 19].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493955
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Social Mobility in the Context of occupational Health: Case of Silk Reeling
Inbanathan, Anand - eSocialSciences - 2006
Karnataka is the single largest producer of silk in the country.As an income generation activity,sericulture has been seen as part of anti-poverty efforts of both the state and central governments. However, an important by-product of sericulture is the significant number of people who become...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699348
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Employment and Poverty in India: 2000-2005
Sundaram, K. - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper is principally focused on the changes in the size and structure of work force and the changes in labour productivity, wages and poverty in India in the first quinquennuim of the 21st century. The period between 2000 and 2005 saw a sharp acceleration in work force growth, and, on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487545
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Effect of Mobiles on Socio-economic Life of Urban Poor
Sarin, Ankur; Jain, Rekha - eSocialSciences - 2009
women far more likely than men to be only infrequent mobile users or not to have access at all. While cost of a handset is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004991494