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Progress towards health reform in Tajikistan

Mirzoev, Tolib N.; Green, Andrew T.; Newell, James N. - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 21 (2007) 6, pp. 495-505

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an up‐to‐date overview of Tajikistan's health system, focusing on the …/methodology/approach – The paper shows that the Republic of Tajikistan is in transition. Formerly one of the most neglected republics within the … current Tajikistan is widely available. Findings – The paper finds that the progress of health reforms in Tajikistan has been …

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Determinants of out‐of‐pocket expenditures on prescribed medications in Tajikistan

Habibov, Nazim - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 23 (2009) 2, pp. 170-182

expenditures for prescribed medications in Tajikistan and provide recommendations for healthcare sector reform. The research … Tajikistan. From a practical perspective, in line with this recent development in the Tajikistan healthcare sector, it helps to …‐of‐pocket expenditures on prescribed medications in Tajikistan. Findings – The paper finds that economic status, chronic illness, disability …

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Meso-level weather index insurance

Weber, Ron; Fecke, Wilm; Moeller, Imke; Musshoff, Oliver - In: Agricultural Finance Review 75 (2015) 1, pp. 31-46

Purpose – Using cotton yield, and rainfall data from Tajikistan, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the …

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Poverty Reduction, Wealth Creation, and Tourism in Ethnic Minority Communities in Mainland Southeast Asia

Hipsher, Scott - In: International Journal of Sustainable Entrepreneurship … 2 (2017) 1, pp. 39-53

This article describes how there is a debate over the benefits and costs of international tourism and engagement with international trading networks for people living in areas where poverty continues to affect a large percentage of the population. An examination of the perspectives of ethnic...

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A framework for assessing the impacts of community‐based enterprises on household poverty

Teerakul, Nuttamon; Villano, Renato A.; Wood, Fiona Q.; … - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 6 (2012) 1, pp. 5-27

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a framework developed for assessing Community‐based Enterprises' (CBEs') impacts on poverty reduction at the household level in northern Thailand, in the context of the UN Millennium Development Goals. The focus is on the use of principal...

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Financial development and poverty reduction: panel data analysis of South Asian countries

Sehrawat, Madhu; Giri, A K - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 4, pp. 400-416

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution of financial development to poverty reduction in 11 South Asian developing countries using panel data set over the time period 1990-2012. Design/methodology/approach – The stationarity properties are checked by using...

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An empirical investigation of the link between infrastructure development and poverty reduction

Chotia, Varun; Rao, N.V.M. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1906-1918

Purpose India is a developing nation where the marginal benefit of infrastructure development is tremendous. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between infrastructure development and poverty reduction for India using the yearly data from 1991 to 2015....

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Financial development and poverty reduction in India: an empirical investigation

Sehrawat, Madhu; Giri, A K - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 2, pp. 106-122

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial sector development and poverty reduction in India using annual data from 1970 to 2012. The paper attempts to answer the critical question: does financial sector development lead to poverty reduction?...

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Improving job fit for mission workers by including expatriate and local job experts in job specification

Manson, Jennifer M.; Carr, Stuart C. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 26 (2011) 6, pp. 465-484

Purpose – International development policy proposes that reducing poverty depends on alignment of international aid projects with local priorities, which would imply a role for local as well as expatriate job experts in job selection processes. This paper aims to explore whether person‐job...

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An empirical study on the influence of Islamic values in poverty alleviation

Senadjki, Abdelhak; Sulaiman, Jamalludin - In: Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research 6 (2015) 2, pp. 222-243

Purpose – This study aims to shed some light on the roles of Islamic values and principles in encouraging households to enhance their livelihood and, therefore, alleviate their poverty. Design/methodology/approach – A structured and tested socio-economic questionnaire instrument was randomly...

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