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Seasonal Migration and Risk Aversion
Bryan, Gharad; Chowdhury, Shyamal; Mobarak, A. Mushfiq - eSocialSciences - 2011
Pre-harvest lean seasons are widespread in the agrarian areas of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Every year, these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399611
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The Roots of Gender Inequality in Developing Countries
Jayachandran, Seema - eSocialSciences - 2014
Is the high degree of gender inequality in developing countries in education, personal autonomy, and more explained by underdevelopment itself? Or do the societies that are poor today hold certain cultural views that lead to gender inequality? This article discusses several mechanisms through...
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Making and Unmaking Poverty: Social Science, Social Programmes, and Poverty Reduction in India and Elsewhere
Krishna, Anirudh - eSocialSciences - 2006
How does growth actually trickle down to remove an individual’s poverty? Is it through increases in employment? What other avenues did the benefits of growth travel through before reaching and helping poor people in this country? How do people become poor in the first place? What pathways...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528247
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Understanding Vietnam: A Look Beyond Facts and Figures
Trinh, Tamara - eSocialSciences - 2010
become and Asia tiger. The article looks into the economic, social, political, performance of the country. …
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Education Impact Study: The Global Recession and the Capacity of Colleges and Universities to Serve Vulnerable Populations in Asia
Postiglione, Gerard - eSocialSciences - 2010
present economic shocks. The main argument is that the environment of the global recession—an Asia far more economically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008456785
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Girls, Educational Equity and Mother Tongue-based Teaching
Benson, Carol - eSocialSciences - 2007
One of the principal mechanisms through which inequality is reproduced is language, specifically the language used as the medium of instruction. The learner’s mother tongue holds the key to making schooling more inclusive for all disadvantaged groups, especially for girls and women.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699174
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Karnataka Budget 2010-11
GoK, Government of Karnataka - eSocialSciences - 2010
Budget speech by finance minister of Karnataka
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Productivity of Pesticides in Vegetable Farming in Nepal
Jha, Ratna Kumar; Regmi, Adhrit Prasad - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper examines the effectiveness of damage control mechanisms to reduce crop losses from agricultural pests. It uses data from a sample of Cole crop (Cauliflower and Cabbage) growing households in the Bhaktapur district of Nepal to study the impact of pesticides on agriculture production.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512477
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The Universities for Research and Innovation Bill, 2012
eSocialSciences; Parliamentary Research Service PRS - 2012
A bill to provide for the establishment and incorporation of Universities for Research and Innovation and for enabling … them to emerge as centres for ecosystems to develop as hubs of education, research and innovation and to promote research … and innovation in learning and design, development and delivery of solutions and for matters connected therewith and …
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