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Work-family reconciliation policies and women's and mothers' labor market outcomes in rich democracies
Brady, David; Blome, Agnes; Kmec, Julie A. - 2018
Prominent research has claimed that work-family reconciliation policies trigger "tradeoffs" and "paradoxes" in terms of gender equality with adverse labor market consequences for women. These claims have greatly influenced debates regarding social policy, work, family, and gender inequality....
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The big picture of lives saved by abortion on demand : user pays applied to pro-life advocates
Pope, Robin - 2009
condemning many already born to being sub-human, living in conditions of crime, poverty and early death. Under a user pays … world and into families unable to give the new born a good enough life to avoid many of the turning to crime. Pro …
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Tourism safety and security in the Republic of Armenia
Tovmasyan, Gayane; Tovmasyan, Rubik - In: SocioEconomic challenges : SEC 4 (2020) 2, pp. 14-22
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Safety and security concerns at the beach : views of migrant visitors in Ghana
Preko, Alexander Diani Kofi - In: Tourism and hospitality research : THR 21 (2021) 1, pp. 73-85
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Multiple interfaces of big pharma and the change of global health governance in the face of HIV/AIDS
Wogart, Jan P. - 2006
By using a game theoretical approach and the notion of "forum" or "regime shifting" this paper examines the multiple interfaces of the multinational pharmaceutical corporations (MNPCs) with their major counterparts at home and abroad, including the governments of the North and South, the...
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Differential influence of phytase supplementation on the balance of phosphorus and other elements in laying hens' feed
Sobolewska, Sylwia; Orda, Janusz; Budny-Walczak, Anna - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 15 (2015) 4, pp. 461-468
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of microbial phytase addition to laying hen diet on the balance of phosphorus, calcium, manganese and zinc. Phytase supplementation caused a decrease in phosphorus excretion by 8% in the group with low-phytase diet and 21% in the group with...
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"Cast back into the dark ages of medicine"? : the challenge of antimicrobial resistance
Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2015
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is currently the focus of much media attention and policy discussion. A historical perspective on AMR suggests that although the challenge of AMR is real, the doomsday tone of most commentary is unwarranted. That is partly because most of the gains in life...
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Regional estimates of multidimensional poverty in India
Dehury, Bidyadhar; Mohanty, Sanjay K. - 2015
, living standard and household environment using eight indicators and Alkire-Foster methodology. The unique contributions of … Chandigarh. The economic poor have a weak association with health and household environment dimensions. The decomposition of MPI … for 11% and the household environment accounts for 31% of the deprivation. Based on these analyses, the authors suggest …
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The headmaster ritual : the importance of management for school outcomes
Böhlmark, Anders; Grönqvist, Erik; Vlachos, Jonas - 2012
The role of school principals largely resembles that of corporate managers and the leadership they provide is often viewed as a crucial component for educational success. We estimate the impact of individual principals on various schooling outcomes, by constructing a principal-school panel data...
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Competition policy and poverty reduction : a holistic approach
Anderson, Robert D.; Müller, Anna Caroline - 2013 - Manuscript date: 20 February 2012
This paper examines the role of competition law and policy as tools for poverty reduction and development. The authors put forward five related principles, building upon the important work on related issues that has been done by the OECD, the International Competition Network (ICN), UNCTAD and...
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