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The political economy of child labor
Maffei, Alessandro - 2005
Kinderarbeit ist besonders in Entwicklungsländern ein weit verbreitetes Phänomen. In den letzten Jahren entwickelte … sich eine weit verzweigte ökonomische Literatur, welche sich mit dem Problem der Kinderarbeit beschäftigt. Im ersten Teil … gegeben, wobei ich im Vorfeld zunächst Fakten über die Verbreitung von Kinderarbeit und deren verschiedenen Facetten …
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Globalization and child labor
Kis-Katos, Krisztina - 2010
Dieses Buch untersucht die Auswirkungen von Globalisierung auf Kinderarbeit sowohl aus theoretischer als auch aus … Evidenz über die Formen und Verbreitung von Kinderarbeit, und skizziert den internationalen Regelrahmen, in dem … Kinderarbeitsstandards festgelegt werden. Nach einem Literaturüberblick über die unterschiedlichen ökonomischen Gründe für Kinderarbeit …
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Bedeutung der Spezifikation für Ratingmodelle
Rönnberg, Michael - 2010
Ziel dieser Arbeit ist die Untersuchung der Bedeutung der Spezifikation für Ratingmodelle zur Prognose von Kreditausfallwahrscheinlichkeiten. Ausgehend von dem in der Bankenpraxis etablierten Logit-Modell werden verschiedene Modellerweiterungen diskutiert und hinsichtlich ihrer Eigenschaften...
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Child labor and multinational conduct : a comparison of international business and stakeholder codes
Kolk, A.; Tulder, R. van - 2002
Increasing attention to the issue of child labor has been reflected in codes of conduct that emerged in the past decade in particular. This paper examines the way in which multinationals, business associations, governmental and non-governmental organizations deal with child labor in their codes....
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Benefit Evaluation of the Country of Origin Labeling in Taiwan: Results from Auction Experiment
Chern, Wen S.; Chang, Chun-Yu - 2009
This research is aimed at investigating the consumer’s preference for food produced in Taiwan and the economic benefits for the country of origin labeling. The study uses both experimental auction and contingent valuation method (CVM) to investigate factors that affect the consumer’s...
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Promoting formal urban agricultural based organisations in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area of Ghana: what factors influence choice?
Egyir, Irene Susana - 2009
agricultural producer organisations
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VOLUME DE PRODUÇÃO, PREÇOS E A DECISÃO DE COMERCIALIZAÇÃO INFORMAL DO LEITE: UM ESTUDO NO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO
Neto, Armando Chinelatto; Lima, Joao Eustaquio de - 2006
The recent transformation in milk production was characterized by the reduction of the prices received by the producer and by theincrease of the production and productivity. Facing this reality, this work has the objective to identify whether the option forinformal commercialization of the milk...
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Economic factors affecting obesity: an application in Italy
Cavaliere, Alessia; Banterle, A. - 2008
The World Health Organization has stated that obesity is spreading around the world like a “global epidemic”. In 2004 the percentage of obese people in the Italian population was 9%, but the trend s increasing in recent years. Focusing on this country, the purpose of the paper is to analyze...
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DIVERSIFICAÇÃO DA PRODUÇÃO E ACESSO A MERCADOS: ESTUDO DE CASO PARA A FRUTICULTURA IRRIGADA DO PÓLO PETROLINA-JUAZEIRO
Filho, Silvio Fernando Santana Oliveira; Costa, Ecio De … - 2008
Este trabalho realiza uma análise dos principais entraves à expansão das exportações na fruticultura irrigada do Pólo Petrolina-Juazeiro e propor políticas microeconômicas que viabilizem o desenvolvimento da atividade. A região apresenta excelentes condições de clima e solo para...
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