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Women’s Malnutrition in India: The Role of Economic and Social Status
Dahiya, Shikha; Viswanathan, Brinda - eSocialSciences - 2014
women between 20 to 40 years of age in India. BMI captures both undernutrition and over nutrition and a quantile regression …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133139
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(Un)Constituting Property: The Deconstruction of the ‘Rights to Property’ in India
Singh, Jaivir - eSocialSciences - 2006
institutions that have played a role in the construction of property rights in India. The central theme of this paper develops on … story of the constitutional construction of property in India. [CSLG Working Paper Series, August 2004] …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487641
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The Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2007
Sabha, Lok - eSocialSciences - 2008
A bill to provide for the rehabilitation and resettlement of persons affected by the acquisition of land for projects of public purpose or involuntary displacement due to any other reason, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. [Bill No.98, 2007].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528219
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Property Legislation In Kerala: Aspects And Policy Challenges
Kodoth, Praveena - eSocialSciences - 2005
the shift to marriage as the dominant site of property relations for women; and identifies the contexts that informed the … shift. Within such a context, the author raises the major policy challenges for property legislation in the state. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528308
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The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2004
Law, Minister; Justice - eSocialSciences - 2005
of interest of a male Hindu in coparcenary property and recognises the rule of devolution by survivorship among the … members of the coparcenary. The retention of the Mitakashara coparcenary property without including the females in it means … that the females cannot inherit in ancestral property as their male counterparts do. The law by excluding the daughter from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528394
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Domestic Violence Prevention Bill 2012: Bhutan
eSocialSciences; National Assembly of Bhutan - 2012
This Act ensures a prompt and just legal remedy for the victims of domestic violence; facilitate access to remedies for immediate and effective assistance, shelter homes and protection to the victims of domestic violence and to introduce measures which seek to ensure that the relevant organs of...
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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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Migration and Poverty in India: A Multi-Patterned and Complex Reality
Shah, Amita; Kumar, Animesh - eSocialSciences - 2013
The paper reviews the existing evidence on migration-poverty interface in the light of the macro and micro level studies in India. It also discusses the extent, patterns, and correlates of short term migration with the help a large set of data collected from rural households in major states in...
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Myths and Realities of Long-run Development: A Look at Deeper Determinants
Hasan, Lubna - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper reviews the debate surrounding the “deeper determinants†of economic performance. It reviews the work of Institutional School and Geography School and their interpretation of the long-run development. The paper then examines the evidence provided by the respective schools in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945546
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Climate Change and Migration in Southeast Asia: Responding to a New Human Security Challenge
Elliot, Lorraine - eSocialSciences - 2012
The paper aims at understanding the reasons which influence migration and mobility choices, ways by which vulnerabilities can be managed and the role that local, national and regional policy responses can play in strengthening the knowledge base and improving collaborative platforms for action.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650334