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Changing patterns of rural women's employment, production and reproduction in China.
E, Croll - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1983
Working paper on trends in rural women's labour force participation and fertility patterns in China. Examines rural … development policy based on the responsibility of the individual, household or work brigade for agricultural production. Covers … women workers in agricultural employment and rural industry, household income, living conditions, marriage, family planning …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010965885
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Agriculture and the macroeconomy: consequences of negative external shocks in Ghana and the cote d'ivoire; 1979-87.
S, Appleton; P, Collier - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1991
Investigates how macroeconomic shocks and policies for agricultural performance have affected living standards, especially in agriculture.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010965769
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¿Cómo enfrentar una geografía adversa?: el rol de los activos públicos y privados
Escobal, Javier; Torero, Máximo - Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) - 2000
En el Perú, país con una asombrosa diversidad ecológica, con 84 zonas climáticas y paisajes distintos, con selvas tropicales, altas cordilleras y desiertos, puede que el contexto geográfico no sea suficiente para explicar las variaciones regionales en ingresos y bienestar, pero si es muy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004995058
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Konsummuster und Konsumarmut von SGB-II-Leistungsempfängern : eine Untersuchung auf Basis der Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe
Christoph, Bernhard; Pauser, Johannes; Wiemers, Jürgen - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2014
"Up until now, our knowledge on the consumption patterns of recipients of Unemployment Benefit II, the means tested basic security system for employable persons in Germany, is rather restricted. This comes somewhat as a surprise, since analyses of consumption are highly relevant for setting...
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Quality of Life in Montevideo
Ferre, Zuleika; Gandelman, Néstor; Piani, Giorgina - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper analyzes various dimensions of the quality of life in Montevideo. The paper finds that satisfaction with … individuals and in the satisfaction of life domains, such as leisure, social life, family, health, housing, neighborhood economic … areas of the city. The results further suggest that differences in overall happiness and in domain satisfaction are mostly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943847
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articles: Voting with your feet in the United Kingdom: Using cross-migration rates to estimate relative living standards
Wall, Howard J. - In: Papers in Regional Science 80 (2001) 1, pp. 1-23
This article reexamines and extends the literature on the use of migration rates to estimate compensating differentials as measures of regional quality of life. I estimate an interregional migration regression for the UK and use the results to measure regional quality of life and standard of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005382055
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Macro & micro aspects of the standard of living and quality of life in a small transition economy: The case of Croatia
Cvrlje, Dajana; Ćorić, Tomislav - Ekonomski Fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu - 2010
, HDI, life satisfaction and happiness, deprivation and optimism about the future. The measures show an increase in the … of satisfaction imply that people in Croatia are moderately satisfied with their lives and enjoy a rather high level of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008534111
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Una misurazione del benessere nelle regioni italiane
Grasso, Marco - EconWPA - 2004
La limitazione del benessere ai soli aspetti reddituali ignora numerose dimensioni e condizioni fondamentali per il realizzarsi delle potenzialità individuali. Obiettivo dell’articolo è quello di fornire una misura multidimensionale di benessere per le Regioni italiane, che superi la...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125921
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The Relationship between the Quality of Life Concept and Social Marketing Development
Constantinescu, Mihaela - In: International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories 2 (2012) 2, pp. 75-80
, trying to promote a responsible behaviour for firms and citizens, in order to increase the level of satisfaction with every …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592527
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The Linkages Between Productivity and Social Progress: An Introduction and Overview
Banting, Keith; Sharpe, Andrew; St-Hilaire, France - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
Productivity research is Canada has traditionally focused on narrow economic issues. In our view, it has given inadequate attention to the broader ramifications of productivity, both in terms of shedding light on the importance of productivity for the advancement of various aspects of social...
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