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Immigrant Assimilation and Welfare Participation: Do Immigrants Assimilate Into or Out-of Welfare
Hansen, Jörgen; Lofstrom, Magnus - eSocialSciences - 2010
data set, LINDA, for the years 1990 to 1996. Both welfare expenditures and immigration increased in Sweden in the 1990â …This paper analyzes differences in welfare utilization between immigrants and natives in Sweden using a large panel …€™s. We find that immigrants use welfare to a greater extent than natives and that non-refugee immigrants utilize social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008465658
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Gender Development Indicators: Issues, Debates and Ranking of Districts
Rustagi, Preet - eSocialSciences - 2010
The present study emphasizes on independent variable analysis in assessing gender development at the disaggregated district level to account for problems such as the major contradiction facing this century which relates to development sans equality, growth without equitable distribution,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008580009
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The 'Poorest Might Catch up': Convergence vs. Pseudo-convergence
H, Suryanarayana M; Das, Mousumi - eSocialSciences - 2014
Public welfare policies in developing countries have a Rawlsian perspective; they seek to uplift the poor, the poorest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011146285
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Juvenile Justice in Different Countries: Age of Criminal Responsibility and Treatment of Juvenile Offenders
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2013
In the world, there are three models that inspire administration of juvenile justice: • The Welfare Model • The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945402
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Living Rough: Surviving City Streets
Mander, Harsh - eSocialSciences - 2013
This paper records the findings of a small investigation into a fragment of experiences of people living on streets and into the social, economic, nutritional situation of urban homeless men, women, boys and girls in four cities: the metropolises of Delhi and Chennai, and the cities of Madurai...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945450
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Aspirations, Segregation and Occupational Choice
Mookherjee, Dilip; Napel, Stefan; Ray, Debraj - eSocialSciences - 2008
, both with and without segregation, and studies the macroeconomic and welfare effects of segregation on aggregate economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341735
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Review of Macroeconomic Methods and Microeconomic Valuation Methods Applied in the Natural Resources and Environment Sector
Israel, Danilo C - eSocialSciences - 2012
potentially used for analyzing the sectoral and welfare impacts of policies. A corollary purpose of the paper is to pinpoint …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651095
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Gujarat Budget 2012-13
eSocialSciences; Ministry of Finance Government of Gujarat - 2012
Budget Speech by Minister of Finance. [Government of Gujarat]. URL:[http://financedepartment.gujarat.gov.in/budget12_13_pdf/FM_Speech_English_Part_A_Final.pdf].
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Multidimensional Indices of Achievements and Poverty: What Do We Gain and What and What Do We Lose?
Lustig, Nora - eSocialSciences - 2011
Poverty and well-being are multidimensional. Nobody questions that deprivations and achievements go beyond income. There is, however, sharp disagreement on whether the various dimensions of poverty and well-being can be aggregated into a single, multidimensional index in a meaningful way. Is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319343
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Can these Policies Change their Life?
Sen, Anwesha - eSocialSciences - 2011
Women who come into the stream of domestic workers are poorly educated and do not know their rights. It is necessary that these women know about their rights. Even after reading the policies some questions remain: can these policies change their lives? Will they be able to lead a decent life?
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399609