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Migration, Remittances, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: Reflections on Some South Asian Developments
Ballard, Roger - 2005
This report presents a global account of the historical relationship between migration, industrialization and economic growth, and then goes on to present an empirical examination of the dynamics immigration from Mirpur (Pakistan) and Jullundur (India) to the UK. It closes by considering the...
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Soziale Sicherung und informeller Sektor : Stand der theoretischen Diskussion und kritische Analyse der Situation in den arabischen Ländern unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Kl...
Loewe, Markus - 2004
Verbreitete Armut ist nach wie vor eines der zentralen Probleme der arabischen Entwicklungsländer, das nicht nur auf … Versicherungsunternehmen und einer Nichtregierungsorganisation) organisiert werden. Arrangements dieser Art ließen sich auch in der arabischen …
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Development and Gender Inequality ; Development and Gender Inequality
Lamanna, Francesca - 2013
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Small-scale Business Inspired by Timeless Simplicity: A Contribution Towards Gross National Happiness
Kuntiranont, Wallapa - 2004
The paper explains how Suan Nguen Mee Ma Co., Ltd. (Suan Company) emerged from the NGO movement guided by Sulak Sivaraksa in Thailand. Suan Company is one example of the growing number of experiments in 'alternative business'. In addition to 'fair trade' efforts to bring rural producers and...
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A Good Time for Gross National Happiness
Bakshi, Rajni - 2004
This essay will examine just some signs of change in economic and social thought in the North-South relations. It does not attempt to offer a comprehensive overview of the creative possibilities for positive change that are now visible on the world stage. The basic premise of this exploration is...
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Gross National Happiness: Towards a New Paradigm in Economics
Tideman, Sander G. - 2004
The notion of Gross National Happiness (GNH) presents a radical paradigm shift in development economics and social theory. GNH can be regarded as the Buddhist equivalent to Gross National Product (GNP), which is the conventional indicator for a nation’s economic performance. But GNH can also be...
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How to Overcome Poverty Traps by Education
Siemers, Lars-Hinrich Rudolf - 2004
Die modelltheoretische Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie Armut durch Bildung überwunden werden könnte …. Ausgangspunkt der Arbeit ist folgende Armutsfalle: Armut zwingt Eltern ihre Kinder vollzeit arbeiten zu lassen, um das Überleben des …. Zum einen verhindern imperfekte Kapitalmärkte die Überwindung von Armut. Zum anderen wird eine positive Externalität …
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Entwicklung als nachholende Industrialisierung?
Jürgenmeyer, Clemens - 1985
Entwicklung Indiens in den Jahren 1951-1978 unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Auslandshilfe" von Helmut Tischner auseinander … eurozentristische Sichtweise des Buchautors auf die Entwicklung Indiens. …In this review essay the author discusses the book "Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Indiens in den Jahren 1951 …
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Happiness in the Midst of Change: A Human Development Approach to Studying GNH in the Context of Economic Development
Levenson, Michael L.; Jennings, Patricia A.; D'Mello, … - 2004
Contemporary theories of economic development have concentrated on socioeconomic and epidemiological indices of development to the exclusion of issues of psychological and spiritual development. Yet, economic development without attention to individual human development may produce increasing...
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The Impact of Kinship on the Economic Dynamics of Transnational Networks: reflections on some South Asian developments
Ballard, Roger - 2001
Prepared for a Conference on Transnational Networks in Princeton in 2001, this paper explored the comparative dynamics of the trans-local networks which South Asian migrants from Mirpur (Pakistan), Jullundur (India) and Sylhet (Bangladesh) have constructed around themselves.
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