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Globalization and China's 'Race to the Bottom' in Labour Standards
Chan, Anita - eSocialSciences - 2006
and benefit the labour intensive manufacturing sector in China. Yet, although foreign investment has been flowing into … China and employment in the low-wage industries is expanding, wages of Chinese workers are not rising. In fact, China is … study of China's hukou system and how it affectes the wages of migrant workers, the paper shows how the Chinese hukou system …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341689
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Governance and Health
Acharya, Shankar - eSocialSciences - 2007
the foundations of India’s human resources — the health and wellbeing of our hundreds of millions of children. Without …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323683
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Can Social Security Boost Domestic Consumption in the People’s Republic of China?
Dewen, Wang - eSocialSciences - 2010
€™s Republic of China (PRC). Despite its remarkable economic achievement, the PRC faces a difficult path before it can reform and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552009
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It’s a Boy! Women and Non-Monetary Benefits from a Son in India
Zimmermann, Laura - eSocialSciences - 2012
Son preference is widespread in a number of developing countries. Anecdotal evidence suggests that women may contribute to the persistence of this phenomenon because they derive substantial long-run non-monetary benefits from giving birth to a son in the form of an improvement in their...
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National Budget of Bhutan: Financial Year 2012-13
eSocialSciences; Minister of Finance Bhutan - 2012
Budget of Bhutan 2012-13. URL:[http://www.mof.gov.bt/downloads/BudgetReport2012.pdf].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010568021
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Children not included in "Inclusive‟ Budget: Where is the "Aam Bachcha†in the Budget, Mr FM?
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2010
Finance Minister’s Pranab Mukherjee’s “inclusive†Budget 2010-11 does not include children, who are over 42 per … cent of the population. Out of every rupee spent in the budget, he has allotted only 4.63 paise to children. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008464833
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Allotment of Ration Cards and Ration to the Families Migrating from Drought Areas
eSocialSciences - 2013
Government resolution (GR) by Maharashtra government for migrant workers from drought areas. [Government of Maharashtra]. URL:[https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Government%20Resolutions/English/201302261456548906.pdf].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945295
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Final Report of the Task Force on Domestic Workers: Realising Decent Work
Labour, Ministry of; Employment MoL&E - eSocialSciences - 2011
This report presents the results of the deliberations of the Task Force. Section one provides the background. Section two presents the status of the implementation of March 2010 recommendations contained in the First Report. It then describes the deliberations of the Task Force regarding the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364239
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Poverty and Livelihood among Tribals in Gujarat: Status, Opportunities, and Strategies
Sajitha O.G; Shah, Amita - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper tries to look into the status of poverty and multiple deprivations among tribal communities in the state and explores policy options for strengthening their livelihoods through a combination of forest and nonforest based interventions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543114
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Kerala Budget 2010-11
Govt, Government of Kerala - eSocialSciences - 2010
Budget speech by finance minister Dr. Thomas Issac
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008577203