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Economic Well-being and Non-economic Well-being: A Review of the Meaning and Measurement of Poverty
Sumner, Andrew - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper discusses the measurement of poverty and well-being. A historical overview is given of the last fifty years …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008751876
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Accelerating Economic Growth and Reducing Poverty: The Road Ahead
eSocialSciences; Ministry of Finance, Government of … - 2010
It outlines the broad framework and the strategy for poverty reduction based on four pillars: (a) accelerating economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671527
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Minimum Wages And Poverty
Kanbur, Ravi; Fields, Gary - eSocialSciences - 2005
analyze the effects of a higher minimum wage in terms of poverty rather than in terms of unemployment. Second, we extend the … perspective from unemployment to poverty leads to a considerable enrichment of the theory of the minimum wage. … equilibrium wage will cause unemployment. This paper makes two contributions to the basic theory of the minimum wage. First, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528142
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Juvenile Justice in Different Countries: Age of Criminal Responsibility and Treatment of Juvenile Offenders
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2013
In the world, there are three models that inspire administration of juvenile justice: • The Welfare Model • The Justice Model or Control model - Retributive • The Restorative Model The age of criminal responsibility and treatment of juveniles thus varies under the different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945402
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Report on a Strategic Approach to Research Publishing in South Africa
Africa, Academy of Science of South - eSocialSciences - 2006
The effect of globalization on knowledge exchange, which is mediated very largely through scientific journals being published in English, and having their origins in Europe and North America, has resulted in the neglect of regional journals. It has also led to the development of benchmarks based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341848
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Can Institutions be Reformed from Within? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment with the Rajasthan Police
Banerjee, Abhijit; Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra; Duflo, Esther - eSocialSciences - 2012
Institutions in developing countries, particularly those inherited from the colonial period, are often thought to be subject to strong inertia. This study presents the results of a unique randomized trial testing whether these institutions can be reformed through incremental administrative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651096
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The Global Race for Excellence and Skilled Labour: A Status Report
Rollwagen, Ingo; Renkin, Tobias - eSocialSciences - 2012
In this context, higher education as well as research and development (R&D) have long since ceased to be purely the domain of the developed Western economies. Numerous regions of the world, some in the emerging markets in particular – the often-cited BRIC countries – are catching...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653328
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Who Drives Change? Comparing the Evolution of Domestic Climate Governance in India and South Africa
Never, Babette - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper compares and contrasts the nature and scope of change in the domestic climate governance of India and South Africa between 2007 and 2010. It uses an actor-centered approach to analyze the drivers of change. An exploratory test of fit shows that the concept of “communities of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318508
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Review of Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie's 'Gandhi's Prisoner?: The Life of Gandhi's Son Manilal'
Vahed, Goolam - eSocialSciences - 2005
The book opens new debates relevant to post-apartheid South Africa, in particular the relationship of Indians and Africans. Contemporary discussion of this sensitive issue is always framed with reference to Gandhi, and many South Africans of Indian origin may be tempted to ask: are we not all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321499
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The Evolving Dynamics of Global Economic Power in the Post-crisis World: Revelations from a New Index of Government Economic Power
Basu, Kaushik; De, Supriyo; Ghosh, Rangeet; Shweta . - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper develops an index for measuring the economic power of governments viewed as entities in themselves. The basic idea is to encapsulate the economic representative power of a nation’s government in the international arena in as simple and parsimonious a manner as possible. For...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009390659