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Rural Labor and Rural Nonagricultural Activities in the Philippines
Sanchez, Maria Teresa C - eSocialSciences - 2012
of labor allocation and their sources of income as well as the structure of employment. It also makes use of labor market … sources of income as well as the structure of employment. It also makes use of labor market indicators to trace the labor … of rural nonagricultural employment opportunities affect the rural households' labor allocation decisions and the rural …
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Economic Survey 2012-13: A Comedy of Errors?
H, Suryanarayana M - eSocialSciences - 2013
There is lack of clarity and concepts in the Economic Survey. The Survey has not covered many topics which it was expected to cover.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133283
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Changes in Poverty Profile in China
Shi, Li - eSocialSciences - 2008
sets from Household Income Surverys of 1988 and 1995, the author examines poverty distribution among various localities and … population sub-groups. [Discussion Paper No. 2001/21]. …
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Detection and Forecasting of Islamic Calendar Effects in Time Series Data: Revisited
Rao, Nasir Hamid; Bukhari, Syed Kalim Hyder; Jalil, Abdul - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper is an attempt to revisit the pioneering work of Riazuddin and Khan (2002). A complete business cycle has been elapsed (2002-2010) since their study, so there is need to review the results with additional information. This revisited attempt, based on a theoretically specified...
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Inda's Pharmaceutical Industry on Course for Globalisation
Perlitz, Uwe - eSocialSciences - 2008
The pharmaceutical industry is expanding worldwide. For some years now, it has been benefiting from the particular dynamics of the Asian economies as both purchasers and producers. It is not only the markets in China and India that register high growth rates. Despite the positive outlook India...
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More and Better Jobs in South Asia
Nayar, Reema; Gottret, Pablo; Mitra, Pradeep; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
region will contribute nearly 40 percent of the growth in the world’s working-age (15–64) population over the next … several decades. It is important to determine what needs to be done to absorb them into employment at rising levels of labor …
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The Impact of Slum Resettlement on Urban Integration in Mumbai: The Case of the Chandivali Project
Vaquier, Damien - eSocialSciences - 2010
also discuses the issue of availability and choice of employment as a key driver towards socio-economic urban integration. …
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'Bed and Board' in Lieu of Salary: Women and Girl Children Domestics in Post Partition Calcutta (1951-1981)
Chakravarty, Deepita; Chakravarty, Ishita - eSocialSciences - 2010
The present study attempts to see how a particular labour market, that is, domestic service, a traditionally male domain, became segregated both by gender and age in post partition West Bengal (WB) and mainly in its capital city Calcutta. [CESS WP 84].
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Sustainable Urban Development In India: Some Issues
Chattopadhyay, Basudha - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper aims at discussing some of the important issues relating to sustainable urban form that would lead to sustainable urban development with possible references to India. The paper is based on available literature and secondary data. The study discusses the compact city debate and also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543101
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Poverty and Livelihood among Tribals in Gujarat: Status, Opportunities, and Strategies
Sajitha O.G; Shah, Amita - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper tries to look into the status of poverty and multiple deprivations among tribal communities in the state and explores policy options for strengthening their livelihoods through a combination of forest and nonforest based interventions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543114