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Integrating Economic and Social Policy: Good practices from high achieving countries
Mehrotra, Santosh - 2000
This paper examines the successes of ten 'high-achievers' - countries with social indicators far higher than might be expected given their national wealth. Their progress in such fields as education and health offers lessons for social policy elsewhere in the developing world. Based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005430344
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Economic development, gender and fertility in Nigeria: a review of evidence.
OO, Arowolo - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1990
Examines the effects of economic and social development on women's family and non-family roles. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967303
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Book Review: Trojan Horses?
Rao, Mohan - eSocialSciences - 2007
Review of Susantha Goonatilake's 'Recolonisation: Foreign Funded NGOs in Sri Lanka' . Takes up case studies of some leading development and human rights NGOs in Sri Lanka, arguing that NGOs are neither more efficient than the government agencies they replace nor more transparent; indeed that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321468
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Do Social Clauses in Generalized Systems of Preferences Advance the Cause of Women?
Humbert, Franziska - eSocialSciences - 2009
While in the era of globalization, millions of women got paid employment in labour-intensive industries in developing … countries, they still face precarious working conditions. Women rights violations persist. In recent years, there has been an … advancing the cause of women. The analysis of the EU GSP social clause is complemented by a case study highlighting the impact …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999086
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Report on SAHR Fact Finding Mission to the North and East of Sri Lanka to Assess the State of Displaced Persons
SAHR, South Asians for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2008
This report on the state of displaced persons in the North and East of Sri Lanka analyses the security condition and concerns of those who live in makeshifts and camps in conflict affected areas. It provides an overview of the current ground situation,and highlights the manner in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699021
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Human Rights in Malaysia: Challenges and Constraints in the Malaysian Context
Abdullah, Mohammad Hirman Ritom - eSocialSciences - 2012
The paper discusses some of the main human rights areas of concern within Malaysia, over the years. [Working Paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493969
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Export processing zones in developing countries : results of a new survey
O, Kreye; J, Heinrichs; F, Frobel - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1987
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010965824
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Socio-economic implications of structural changes in plantations in Asian countries.
KN, Sircar; Navamukundan, A; JP, Sajhau; R, Sukarja - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1985
, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka - covers agricultural production, employment, working conditions of plantation workers, wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010965894
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Summarized report on DSE/IIMI Workshop on New Trends and Policies in Irrigation Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15-18 November 1990
Franca, Z. P. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 1991
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010907321
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More and Better Jobs in South Asia
Nayar, Reema; Gottret, Pablo; Mitra, Pradeep; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
This report investigates how more and better jobs can be created in South Asia. It does so for two reasons. First, this region will contribute nearly 40 percent of the growth in the world’s working-age (15–64) population over the next several decades. It is important to determine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493951