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Rural Women Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development
K, Sathiabama - eSocialSciences - 2010
becoming economically independent and providing employment opportunities to others. This article deals with empowerment of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008469951
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Interactions between Policy Assumptions and Rural Women’s Work –A Case Study
Sharma, Kumud - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper is mainly concerned about the approaches to rural women’s development and an understanding of their work roles in the planning strategies. Changes in the economic and social participation of rural women are linked to the way the rural economy gets incorporated in national and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997999
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Contract Farming in Thailand: A View from the Farm
Delforge, Isabelle - eSocialSciences - 2009
The study presents an initial assessment of the situation and to raise the main issues in terms of farmers’ and workers’ rights. It is part of a long term process involving farmer movements, trade unions, NGOs and international organisations aimed at developing strategies by which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512438
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In the Name of National Pride:Blatant Violation of Workers'Rights at CWG Construction sites
People's Union for Democratic Rights PUDR - eSocialSciences - 2010
On 14 December 2008, a worker died in an accident at the same site. What followed was unprecedented: workers at the site struck work and demanded that his body be released and shown to, them. They also demanded better working, living and sanitation conditions. This incidence also paved the way...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008673460
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Short Duration Migration in India: An Appraisal from Census 2001
Korra, Vijay - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper tries to focus on the method to assess the magnitude of short/seasonal migration based on its broad characteristics. It attempts to analyse the contrasting characteristics of short duration and permanent migration. The study applies the widely recognised demographic technique of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002281
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Providing Microfinance and Social Space to Empower Adolescent Girls: An Evaluation of BRAC’s ELA Centres
Shahnaz, Rizwana; Karim, Raihana - eSocialSciences - 2010
social interventions in 2005 by setting up ELA (Employment and Livelihood for Adolescents) Centres for the ELA microfinance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008468424
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Examining the Nonlinear Effects in Satisfaction-Loyalty-Behavioral Intentions Model
Jaiswal, Anand Kumar; Niraj, Rakesh - eSocialSciences - 2010
Extant research has widely investigated linear functional forms in satisfaction and loyalty models. In this study with … the use of nonlinear form, the relationship between satisfaction, attitudinal loyalty, purchase loyalty and customer … evidence about the mediating role of attitudinal loyalty in the relationship between satisfaction, purchase loyalty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506485
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The Intergenerational Effects Of Worker Displacement
Oreopolous, Philip; Page, Marianne; Stevens, Ann Huff - eSocialSciences - 2005
employment shock to outcomes among individuals whose fathers did not, we find that children whose fathers were displaced have … annual earnings about 9 per cent lower than similar children whose fathers did not experience an employment shock. They are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528101
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Pension Liabilities of the Central Government: Projections and Implications
Swain, Sibani; Sen, Pronab - eSocialSciences - 2007
liabilities of the Central Government would be primarily driven by the structure and behaviour of employment in the Central … available time series on employment to estimate the growth in number of pensioners and make realistic projection of the future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528132
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Minimum Wages And Poverty
Kanbur, Ravi; Fields, Gary - eSocialSciences - 2005
Textbook analysis tells us that in a competitive labor market, the introduction of a minimum wage above the competitive equilibrium wage will cause unemployment. This paper makes two contributions to the basic theory of the minimum wage. First, we analyze the effects of a higher minimum wage in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528142