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This book reviews the fulfillment of two Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), namely poverty and inequality, in the … Indian subcontinent. It examines the complex interplay among development, inequality and poverty in relation to corruption … improve livelihoods and standards of living through poverty reduction and promoting inclusive development along with …
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This book examines various facets of the development process such as aid, poverty, caste networks, corruption, and …
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to gender related issues. By examining Japanese experiences related to gender, the authors seek insights relevant to the … creativity and activism of women in developing countries …
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This book explores the complex relationship between social security and economic development, arguing that social security contributes positively to economic development by promoting social investments that not only foster economic growth but enhance social welfare for all. The contributors...
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The book uses archival data to examine how access to micro-finance credit played a role in facilitating adjustment to blight during the Great Famine of Ireland. The author argues that the worst affected districts with a microfinance fund experienced substantially smaller population declines and...
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This book brings together analysis on the conditions of agricultural sectors in countries and regions of the world’s peripheries, from a wide variety of international contributors. The contributors to this volume proffer an understanding of the processes of agricultural transformations and...
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Growth, Employment and Rural Poverty -- Chapter 10: Microfinance and Rural Poverty -- Chapter 11: Regional Disparities in … agricultural reforms on spatial integration of food grain markets. It studies rural poverty, analyzing the trend in employment, the …
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-income countries and explores means for accelerating agricultural growth and poverty reduction. In this volume, Mellor measures by … growth translates into poverty reduction. This new book is a follow up to Mellor’s classic, prize-winning text, The Economics … Transformation -- 4. Poverty, Food Security, and Nutrition -- 5. Capital Formation and the Exchange Rate -- 6. The Farm, The Farmer …
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This book explores the gender dimension in technology commercialization through a collection of papers by … internationally renowned scholars in the USA, Mexico and Europe. Technology, Commercialization and Gender looks at various gender … obstacles. More gender awareness and openness along all stages of the innovation chain, as well as more research and policy …
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between women and public relations, the institutionalization of public relations education, and the significance of …. It also challenges common misconceptions around the origins of public relations and women’s early contributions and … development of public relations by focusing on the processes of professionalization and their significance for gender and …
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