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Developing a ‘Vertical’ Dimension to Chronic Poverty Research: Some Lessons from Global Value Chain Analysis
Ponte, Stefano - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper aims at developing an explicit ‘vertical’ dimension to chronic poverty research that focuses on ⠅
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487764
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The Youth Employment Crisis: A Call for Action
eSocialSciences; International Labour Organisation ILO - 2013
Resolution and conclusions of the 101st Session of the International Labour Conference, Geneva, 2012. [ILO].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945251
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Child Development, the Life Course, and Social Exclusion: Are the Frameworks Used in the UK Relevant for Developing Countries?
Hobcraft, John - eSocialSciences - 2007
It is suggested that there are several aspects of the social exclusion approach that are valuable in both the UK and developing country contexts. A summary of research on the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage drawing especially from work on the UK birth cohorts of 1958 and 1970....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170144
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India: Second NGO Shadow Report on CEDAW: Executive Summary
eSocialSciences; National Alliance of Women - 2007
The 2nd and 3rd NGO Alternative Report on CEDAW -- INDIA has just been submitted to the UN CEDAW Committee and is coming up for review in January 2007 in New York. Each of the chapters in the Reports point to the widespread practices of discrimination and social exclusion of women and provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487715
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Social Exclusion And Criminal Law
Sankaran, S.R. - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper will examine the network of consitutional and penal provisions on the question of social exclusion and will explore the implications of these realities for an understanding of criminology in India.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487732
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Report of the Expert Group on Estimation of Proportion and Number of Poor
Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2014
The Planning Commission constituted, in September 1989, an 'Expert Group' to consider methodological and computational aspects of estimation of proportion and number of poor in India. [Planning Commission].
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Climate Change, Agriculture, Poverty and Livelihoods: A Status Report
Ninan, K N; Bedamatta, Satyasiba - eSocialSciences - 2013
This paper assesses the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture covering a cross section of crops, seasons and regions based on existing literature. The study notes that the impact of climate change will vary across crops, regions and climate change scenarios. [ISEC Working Paper 277]....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945247
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Women's Migration, Urban Poverty and Child Health in Rajasthan
Kumar, Maya Unnithan; MCNAY, K; CASTALDO, A - eSocialSciences - 2014
in Rajasthan, a state with one of the highest infant mortality rates in India. Urban poverty is significant in Rajasthan … with a fifth of the urban population living below the poverty line and in slums. Increasing numbers of poor migrants in … search of employment contribute to the rising levels of urban poverty in cities such as Jaipur, where the present study is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945312
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State Health Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures in Andhra Pradesh, India
Fan, Victoria; Karan, Anup; Mahal, Ajay - eSocialSciences - 2012
catastrophic health expenditures in households “below the poverty line.†The program and the districts are evaluated over time …
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Deforestation in the Himalayas: Myths and Reality
Baland, Jean Marie; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2014
include economic growth, local poverty, and inequality, all of which are generally believed to accelerate the process. Of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945341