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Economic determinants of demographic behaviour in Kenya.
JC, Knowles; R, Anker - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1975
ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on demographic behaviour in Kenya, with particular reference to the effect on fertility … of (1) rural migration, (2) women's age at marriage, (3) children mortality, and (4) educational level - constitutes part …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966554
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Re-examination of the concept of economic dependency.
AC, Kelley; J, Lillydahl - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1976
ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper using data for Kenya to re-examine the hypothesis that high rates of population growth … have negative economic implications due to the negative effects of children on savings - constitutes part of a WEP research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966766
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The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF - eSocialSciences - 2012
children – now live in cities and towns. This report adds to the growing body of evidence and analysis, from UNICEF and … partners, that scarcity and dispossession afflict the poorest and most marginalized children and families disproportionately …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652074
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Environmental Goods Collection and Children’s Schooling: Evidence from Kenya
Wagura Ndiritu, Simon; Nyangena, Wilfred - 2010
-sectional data from the Kiambu District of Kenya. Because the decision to collect environmental resources and attend school is … result supports the hypothesis of a negative relationship between children working to collect resources and the likelihood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008483809
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Urban Services and Child Migration to the Slums of Nairobi
Archambault, Caroline S.; de Laat, Joost; Zulu, Eliya … - In: World Development 40 (2012) 9, pp. 1854-1869
children are notably absent from the informal settlements. This paper combines qualitative research with three micro data sets … by appropriate social and educational improvements servicing children and supports recent calls for a more multi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010599394
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Why Governments Should Invest in Early Education
Barnett, W. Steve - In: CESifo DICE Report 6 (2008) 2, pp. 09-14
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008594368
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Efficient Provision of High-Quality Early Childhood Education: Does the Private Sector or Public Sector Do It Best?
Blau, David; Currie, Janet - In: CESifo DICE Report 6 (2008) 2, pp. 15-20
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037322
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The Case for Investing in Disadvantaged Young Children
Heckman, James J. - In: CESifo DICE Report 6 (2008) 2, pp. 3-8
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037352
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Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care – Languages of Evaluation
Dahlberg, Gunilla; Moss, Peter - In: CESifo DICE Report 6 (2008) 2, pp. 21-26
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037381
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Global Health Governance and Tropical Diseases
Bärnighausen, Till; Bloom, David E.; Humair, Salal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Global Health Governance (GHG) comprises the means adopted to promote decision making on actions to protect and promote global health, along with the underlying architecture of global health institutions, initiatives, and actors that facilitate these means. GHG is a key factor influencing health...
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