The objective of gender studies is to achieve the development with equity for men and women. The observed difference in the gender division of labour in wage, education, occupation, employment, healthcare, social security and, more importantly, the unequal access and control over resources and...

In a public health system, informal payments represent amounts paid by patients to doctors or other medical staff in exchange for services that should be free by the public nature of the system. These are sometimes expected, suggested more or less explicitly or required by a physician or medical...

The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development together comprise the foundation of the global and European economic system and are extremely close in the intertwinement of their ideologies, purposes and operations, even though EBRD is not...

The role of foreign aid in the growth process of developing countries has been a topic of intense debate. Foreign aid is an important topic given its implications for poverty reduction in developing countries.Since the second World War, foreign aid has been one of the most prominent policy tools...

In most of the countries, gender equality is an important national goal. This is particularly so in some human development sectors (especially education and health). For several low-income countries, gender issues are also important in the agriculture sector. Finally, several government...

The social security system is the main and most important social protection system. It typically covers all citizens of the Republic of Moldova, paying social security contributions and benefits. In addition, the instrument of accumulation and redistribution of financial resources is the State...