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Purpose – It is generally agreed that policy reforms have been more successful in China than in South Asia. The purpose of this paper is to argue that the relative success of China can be explained by the differences in initial conditions and in the design and sequencing of policies. The...
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the crisis impacted the four major economies of South Asia, viz. Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and how, by a …
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workforce development company in India. The paper explores core adult learning concepts to focus upon iPRIMED's approach to … training the next generation of learners and leaders. This is an important topic because India is faced with talent shortages … the next generation of learners and leaders. If successful and sustained, it can have a huge impact on India, South Asia …
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Purpose More than half of the Mexican population lives in poverty. While there are many studies about poverty in Mexico, there are very few about the dynamics of poverty. The purpose of this paper is to measure chronic and transient poverty in Mexico and to analyze its determinants....
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find the determinants of participation and targeting efficiency of the following safety net programs in West Bengal: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), self-targeted program; National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), subsidy...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of access to credit and safety nets on fertilizer adoption in rural Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach – A panel data set collected in 2005 and 2007 on 278 households and over 5,700 plots from the Southern Highlands of...
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countries, namely, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka over the period 1973‐2007 compiled from the World …
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between corporate governance (CG) and microfinance institution (MFI) performance, using a dynamic panel generalised method of moments (GMM) estimator to mitigate the serious issues with endogeneity. Design/methodology/approach...
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Purpose – This study aims to analyze Asian branding strategies at the regional level, and provide a map of opportunities and challenges for Asian regional branding. Design/methodology/approach – The study takes, a multi‐sited interpretive approach and interview 22 brand managers throughout...
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Asian countries (HK, China, Indonesia, Thailand and India) were telephone interviewed on their thoughts about the TV … technique that influences a purchase in four of the five countries. India is the only country where significant but weak overall …
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