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Flying with the Crane-Recapturing KMVS’s Ten-Year Journey
Ramachandran, Vimala; Saihjee, Aarti - eSocialSciences - 2009
their history, context, evolution, and experiences since its emergence in 1989. Additionally, it is also an attempt to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543112
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Population et développement : égalité de genre et droits des femmes
Ryckmans, Hélène; Maquestiau, Pascale - In: Mondes en développement n° 142 (2008) 2, pp. 67-82
-men equality is a strong request. In the context of the Millennium?s development goals, different issues related to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005560246
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Revisiting the Muslim Feminists’ Discourse on Gender Equality
Muhtar, Adibah; Abdullah, Akmaliza; Ihwani, Siti Suhaila - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014
vary from society to society and they are shaped in historical process. Gender equality, concisely defined as equal rights … Muslim World. The awareness of gender and Feminism in Muslim societies emerged by end of 19th century, namely in Middle East … debatable notion from three standpoints. First, those who advocate total equality between men and women in every spheres of life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210322
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All Things Considered, Should Feminists Embrace Basic Income?
Baker, John - In: Basic Income Studies 3 (2008) 3, pp. 6-6
As a feminist, I am committed to equality of condition between men and women, defined multidimensionally in terms of … on equality in the affective system, i.e., the set of social relations that operates to meet people's needs for love …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005751036
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Women and the RSS
Ganneri, Namrata - eSocialSciences - 2014
Bound together by fraternal ties, the RSS and the various members of the Parivar share all pervasive ideas of ‘female virtue’ and the ideal of ‘Hindu family’ that serves to push aside a more comprehensive understanding of the multiplicity of women’s lives, power...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133198
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Social Protection in the Informal Economy: Home based women workers and outsourced manufacturing in Asia
Biggeri, Mario; Mehrotra, Santosh - 2002
Home based work has a dual and contradictory character: on the one hand, as a source of income diversification for poor workers and the emergence of micro-enterprises, yet on the other, it is a source of exploitation of vulnerable workers as firms attempt to contain costs. This paper examines...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967111
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Does the law alone explain the rise in bankruptcies in XIXth century France?
Hautcoeur, Pierre-Cyrille; Levratto, Nadine - HAL - 2006
This paper is the first result of a project aiming at understanding the history of bankruptcy law from an empirical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010930170
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Les émetteurs sur le marché financier français : une hiérarchie nouvelle après 1895
Hautcoeur, Pierre-Cyrille; Romey, Carine - HAL - 2006
19 ème siècle (a history of the French capital market in the 19th century). In this chapter, we discuss the changes in …
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Was the French Patent System democratic ? France, 19th century
Galvez-Behar, Gabriel - HAL - 2008
The influence of political and social institutions on economic development is a major question developed by institutional economics. Naturally, the relationship between patent system and economic performance has been explored by economists and historians. In her book published in 2005, B. Zorina...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008793895
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Community Management is Good for Forests: Results from a Field Experiment in India
eSocialSciences; South Asian Network for Development SANDEE - 2011
The study looks at the relationship between indigenous people and their forest homes using a novel field field experiments approach. [Policy Brief No. 48-10]. URL:[http://www.sandeeonline.org/uploads/documents/publication/906_PUB_Policy_Brief_48_Rucha.pdf].
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