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The underlying assumption of access to microfinancial services considers that the seniority in the program can reduce poverty among beneficiaries. In contrast, some authors suggest that microfinance could lead them into situations of debt, and therefore aggravate their already difficult fate....
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vulnerability of countries to global shocks and to reach growth and poverty reduction goals. Investments in girls and women need to … stresses and harness demographic opportunities for growth. This is the case because the fate of women and girls, especially in …
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While there are many path-breaking elements in the Programme document, the stress is on a top down programme that leaves little room for accommodating regional needs. Nor is there much emphasis on encouraging and supporting families to take care of the elderly. These might well lead to its failure.
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This paper provides a systematic review of the scientific literature on fertility and its relationship with economics. We explore theoretical and empirical frameworks developed in the last fifty years, emphasizing on the classical (Becker, Easterling) and unorthodox approaches (Bongaarts,...
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Internet education is soon to become the dominant form of education in the world. A lot of effort is being devoted into furthering the work methods and communication among students and professors, aimed at bettering the quality of this kind of studying. Moreover, further development of virtual...
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retirement savings among working age women in the U.S. Specifically, utilizing the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 … demographic characteristics of these women explained the differences in the odds of having savings in a U.S. retirement account …
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be occurring in the criminal world, though many more men than women still engage in criminal activity. Technological … progress and social norms have freed women from the home, increasing their participation in both the labor market and the crime … whether the policy prescriptions to reduce crime should differ for women. …
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Une alimentation équilibrée est le socle sur lequel reposent des vies saines, des moyens de subsistance solides et durables et des économies prospères. En l’absence de ce socle, leur construction s’appuie sur des sables mouvants. Les enfants souffrant d’un retard de croissance ne...
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-speaking migrants in London by a Russian researcher. Drawing upon feminist literature on the complexities of women interviewing women, I …, promoting rapport, taking into account the intersectionality of multiple differences between women. Considering the researcherâ …
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drinking spaces, where women could find themselves subject to various critical judgements about their femininity. Their …
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