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Microeconometric Evaluation of Labour Market Policies
Caliendo, Marco (contributor) - 2006
The evaluation of labour market and other public policies has become increasingly important in recent years. In an era of tight government budgets, a thorough analysis of these measures is imperative. This book provides a comprehensive overview and assessment of the most relevant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520504
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Evaluating the Employment Effects of Job Creation Schemes in Germany
Thomsen, Stephan L. (contributor) - 2007
This book analyses the employment effects of job creation schemes for the participating individuals in Germany. Programmes provide subsidised jobs that are additional in nature and of value for society to hard-to-place individuals. International evidence on the effectiveness suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520685
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Employment Guarantee Schemes : Job Creation and Policy in Developing Countries and Emerging Markets
Murray, Michael J. (ed.); Forstater, Mathew (ed.) - 2013
policies in developing countries and BRICS, including: China, Ghana, Argentina, and India. This exciting new volume …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054330
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Employment Guarantee Programme and Dynamics of Rural Transformation in India : Challenges and Opportunities
Bhattarai, Madhusudan (ed.); Viswanathan, P. K. (ed.);  … - 2018
in the context of India, but also for similar schemes in countries in South and South-East Asia as well as in Africa, and … MGNREGA -- Has Profitability of Foodgrain Production declined after Implementations of MGNREGA in India? -- From EGS to MNREGA … Creation in South India -- MGNREGS and Inclusive Development: A Case study in Tripura, North East India -- Inter …
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Restoring the Middle Class through Wage Policy : Arguments for a Minimum Wage
Levin-Waldman, Oren M. - 2018
This book delivers a fresh and fascinating perspective on the issue of the minimum wage. While most discussions of the minimum wage place it at the center of a debate between those who oppose such a policy and argue it leads to greater unemployment, and those who favor it and argue it improves...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397317
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Poverty Alleviation Investment and Private Economy in China : An Exploration of The Guangcai Programme
Wang, Lin - 2014
Preface -- Chapter I: The Development of the Guangcai Programme -- Chapter II: The Development of the Guangcai Programme -- Chapter III：Theoretical Structure of the Guangcai Programme -- Chapter IV：The Guangcai Programme and the Poverty Alleviation Mechanism of NGOs -- Chapter V：The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017196
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The Value Chain of Foreign Aid : Development, Poverty Reduction, and Regional Conditions
Schabbel, Christian (contributor) - 2007
This book assesses the prospects of official development assistance (ODA) for poverty reduction. It analyzes the entire value chain of ODA, including provision, allocation and utilization. Within each of these components, coverage examines scope and limits of aid. The horizontal interactions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520668
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Development Connections : Unveiling the Impact of New Information Technologies
Chong, Alberto (ed.) - 2011
Development Connections takes stock of recent advances in what is broadly known as Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The authors seek to discover how information and telecommunication technologies affect both the public and private sectors in Latin America and how they can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012053797
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Financing the Family : Remittances to Central America in a Time of Crisis
Inchauste, Gabriela (ed.); Stein, Ernesto (ed.) - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Interest in learning how to make the most of the potential developmental benefits of remittance flows has grown worldwide. Financing the Family adds to that body of knowledge with a summary of recent research that emphasizes experimental approaches, focuses on Central America, and analyzes the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106401
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Development and Sustainability : India in a Global Perspective
Banerjee, Sarmila - 2013
Women in Agriculture -- Chapter 9: Construction & Engineering Industry of India in PPP Regime With a Special Focus on …: Telecommunications Industry in the Era of Globalization with Special Reference to India -- Chapter 12: Market Structure of Crude Steel … Industry and India’s Position in the Era of Globalization -- Chapter 13: Nabadiganta - A new horizon? Patriarchy, Globalization …
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