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The paper investigates the labor market and social impacts of the global financial and economic crisis in Asia and the …, and remittances data to assess the employment and social consequences of the crisis, including falling demand for labor … provides some projections of the impact on unemployment, vulnerable employment, working poverty, and labor productivity in the …
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In a famous paper, Kenneth Sokoloff argued that the labor input of entrepreneurs was generally not included in the … thumb" imputation for the entrepreneurial labor input. Using establishment level manufacturing data from the 1850 …-80 censuses and textual evidence I argue that, contrary to Sokoloff's claim, the census did generally include the labor of …
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potential long-run impact on individuals over decades and even generations. History, however, offers a solution. Historical … long-run effects on health, labor, and human capital of both historical pandemics (with a focus on the 1918 Influenza …
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late entrants in Asia who can stiudy and understand the urban dynamics of existing global cities in Europe and North …
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The free/open source software movement is an economic, social and political movement that has triggered a new recognition of the importance of open knowledge systems, especially in developing countries. Report of a workshop for policy makers in New Delhi. [eSS Conference Report]
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Review of: Globalizing Rural Development: Competing Paradigms and Emerging Realities by M. C. Behera; Sage Publications, 2006.
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Review of: Internal Displacement in South Asia: The Relevance of the UN’s Guiding Principles Edited by Paula Banerjee …
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This essay briefl y examines some of the diverse developments of social medicine as an academic discipline and its links to political conceptualizations of the role of medicine in society. The author then analyses the possible future directions open to the discipline in the Anglo-American...
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This report on the state of displaced persons in the North and East of Sri Lanka analyses the security condition and concerns of those who live in makeshifts and camps in conflict affected areas. It provides an overview of the current ground situation,and highlights the manner in which...
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The growth of clinical research in the UK since the Second World War is examined, including the 1953 Cohen Report and the subsequent creation of the Medical Research Council’s Clinical Research Board. Lord Walton of Detchant, as Chairman, guided the discussion on the inter-relationships...
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