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From Local to Global and Informal to Formal: Entering Mainstream Markets
Nanavaty, Reema - eSocialSciences - 2010
This is a brief sketch of the Self Employed Women’s Association’s (SEWA) three- decade-long journey from the local to global and informal to formal sector in search of finding work and income for now 720,000 women workers. Though SEWA remains a local and an informal economy...
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Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Tall and not so Tall Women of India
Viswanathan, Brinda; Sharma, Viney - eSocialSciences - 2011
New studies are increasingly appearing based on historical data across the world that better socio-economic status is associated with taller men and women. This study based on a recent Indian data analyses the variations in height among adult women. [WOrking Paper No. 41]. URL:...
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Suggesting Effective Policy Frames for Chronic Poverty Alleviation in India
Nath, N C B - eSocialSciences - 2008
done by CPRC in India. There is no map of chronic poverty in India, but have an approximate idea of numbers and communities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696002
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Book Review: Microfinance-Is it a means of Empowering Women?
Das, Sanchita; Sen, Anwesha - eSocialSciences - 2010
Multiple Meanings of Money: How Women See Microfinance by Smita Premchander, V. Prameela, M. Chidambaranathan, L. JeyaseelanSage publication, 2009, Pp 264, Rs. 595/-
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Rural entrepreneurship : an analysis of current and emerging issues from the sustainable livelihood framework
Tabares, Alexander; Londoño-Pineda, Abraham; Cano, … - In: Economies : open access journal 10 (2022) 6, pp. 1-24
poverty in rural areas. Therefore, this study presents a literature review to identify current and emerging issues in rural … entrepreneurship and sustainable livelihood are women, poverty alleviation, youth, social entrepreneurship, and institutions. Likewise …
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Impact of Reservations of Panchayat Pradhans on Targeting in West Bengal
Bardhan, Pranab; Mookherjee, Dilip; Torrado, Monica Parra - eSocialSciences - 2006
effects of reservations on targeting often became more adverse in villages with greater land inequality and poverty among SC …
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Grassroot Empowerment (1975-1990): A Discussion Paper
Banerjee, Narayana K - eSocialSciences - 2010
The discussion focusses on women in poverty their concentration in rural and urban areas, and the organisational …
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Progressive Social Change – Women’s Empowerment
Speight, Tim Braunholtz; Harper, Caroline; Jones, Nicola - eSocialSciences - 2009
€™ experiences of poverty differ in important ways. It is also discussed how understanding the gender dimensions of chronic poverty … face in many country contexts, but also for tackling poverty more broadly. [Policy Brief No. 12]. …
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Women's Work in the Post Reform Period: An Exploration of Macro Data
N, Neetha - eSocialSciences - 2010
solution to all problems – be it poverty, unemployment or inequalities based on gender, class and caste. Higher economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008642263
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Child Marriage: Social and Economic Linkages and Opportunities for Intervention
Gupta, Geeta Rao - eSocialSciences - 2007
The presentation shows the consequences of child marriage, how to prevent child marriage. [Power Point Presentation].
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