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Burma’s Transition to “Disciplined Democracyâ€: Abdication or Institutionalization of Military Rule?
Bünte, Marco - eSocialSciences - 2011
This article formulates an analytical framework for the detachment of militaries from politics and identifies positive and negative factors for a withdrawal. It then applies this framework to the case of Burma/Myanmar, which is an example of deeply entrenched military rule. The article...
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Cultures of Transport: Representation, Practice and Technology
Divall, Colin; Revill, George - eSocialSciences - 2010
controversial, transport history. Such a strategy would not merely bring the discipline into line conceptually and methodologically …
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Prudential Discipline for Financial Firms: Micro, Macro, and Market Structures
Wall, Larry D. - eSocialSciences - 2010
The recent global financial crisis reflects numerous breakdowns in the prudential discipline of financial firms. This … paper discusses ways to strengthen micro- and macroprudential supervision and restore credible market discipline. The …
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Performance Evaluation of Cooked Mid-Day Meal (CMDM)
Planning Commission, India - eSocialSciences - 2011
The study covered 17 states and 48 districts. Two blocks from each district were selected. Five schools from each block was selected. A village where the sample school was located stood selected as sample village for canvassing the schedules. From each school/centre 10 beneficiary students (5...
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Cost Effectiveness of Interactive Radio Instruction Program Karnataka: Basic and Program Cost Effectiveness
Bakshi, Shubhashansha - eSocialSciences - 2011
The Program CEA extends to the study to an impact analysis of the Radio programs to assess whether the expenditure being made for this intervention is helping the students in improving their learning outcomes. This would then serve as a true measure of effectiveness that is; linking the outreach...
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Primary Education in India Prospects of Meeting the MDG Target
Bhalotra, Sonia; Zamora, Bernarda - eSocialSciences - 2007
By using two large repeated cross-sections, one for the early 1990s, and one for the late 1990s, the growth in school enrolment is described and completion rates for boys and girls in India, and to explore the extent to which enrolment and completion rates have grown over time. It decomposes...
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Are Gender Differentials in Educational Capabilities Mediated through Institutions of Caste and Religion in India?
Unni, Jeemol - eSocialSciences - 2009
In this paper, with empirical data, the Capabilities Approach to identify 'conversion factors' that are not typically addressed in the utility approach is used. The two approaches are juxtaposed to examine how institutions such as caste and religion mediate access and returns to education of men...
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Learning about Schools in Development
Kenny, Charles - eSocialSciences - 2010
cash transfers to students on the basis of attendance and scores, school choice, decentralization combined with published … test results, and teacher pay based on attendance and performance may help. But learning outcomes are primarily affected by …
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The New Age of Food Marketing: How Companies are Targeting and Luring our Kids — and What Advocates can do About it
BMSG, Berkeley Media Studies Group - eSocialSciences - 2012
Why should health advocates be concerned about the new marketing paradigm? Because young people's choices about what to eat and when are largely shaped by food and beverage marketing -- and these industries are now reaching our kids through a multitude of interactive devices and platforms,...
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The Rise of Obesity in Transition Economies: Theory and Evidence from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey
Huffman, Sonya K; Rizov, Marian - eSocialSciences - 2010
This study integrates theoretical and empirical models to facilitate understanding of human obesity and the factors … contributing to rising obesity in Russia during the transition from a planned to a market economy. Recent individual level data … education are important determinants of obesity in Russia. Empirical results strongly support our model for production of health …
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