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Draft of combined Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of India to CEDAW
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2011
This Report covers developments in implementation of the Convention in India from 2006 to 2011. The harmonised guidelines for preparation of Common Core Document and the reporting Guidelines of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 2006 have been followed...
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Can Insurance Reduce Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure
Joglekar, Rama - eSocialSciences - 2008
It is argued that for households below poverty line any expenditure on health is catastrophic as they are unable to … attain the subsistence level of consumption. Thus, zero percent is taken as a threshold level to define catastrophic health … expenditure and examine the impact of health insurance on probability of incurring catastrophic health expenditure. The study is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341722
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One Hundred years of Economic Change in Bengal: Re-visiting the Economic Life of a Bengal District
Raihan, Selim - eSocialSciences - 2011
infrastructure, such as health and education. Also, there have been significant changes in the structure of the economy. [Working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321448
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The Costs of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Adopting Organic Agriculture
Markandya, Anil; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Hui, Qiao Yu; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies: Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321519
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The Don Sahong Dam: Potential Impacts on Regional Fish Migrations, Livelihoods and Human Health
Bird, Ian - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper focuses on the Don Sahong Dam (DSD’s) potential impacts on fish and fisheries, and particularly the project’s regional implications in relation to fisheries, including its possible impacts on food security, nutrition and poverty alleviation in Laos and neighbouring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323693
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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 seasonal famines force millions of people to succumb to poverty and hunger. An incentive of $8.50 is assigned to households in Bangladesh to out-migrate during the lean season, and...
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Regional Analysis of Gender-Related Development: Districts of Western India
Rustagi, Preet - eSocialSciences - 2009
demographic, educational, health-related, socio-cultural and economic spheres are identified. The methodology used is a simple …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543081
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Health and Healthcare in Assam-A Status Report
Dutta, Indranee; Bawari, Shailly - eSocialSciences - 2010
This report is a comprehensive and analytical compilation of health care development of Assam bringing together all … available information and data on health and health care. …
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Addressing Key Issues in the Light of Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) in Health and Family Welfare Sector in India
Kanwal, Vineeta; Mondal, Samir K. - eSocialSciences - 2010
The policies including that of ‘World Bank’ and the recent ‘Indian Health Report (WHO) 2000’, now recognise the … importance of investing in health & also providing for a ‘safety net’ for the poor and vulnerable to promote economic … development and reduce poverty. So, there is an urgent need to address several issues to revamp the entire health sector in India …
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Change in Food and Nutrient Consumption Among the Ultra Poor: Is the CFPR/TUP Programme Making a Difference?
Haseen, Farhana - eSocialSciences - 2006
This study aims to investigate the impact of CFPR/TUP programme on the food and nutrient consumption. The report is presented in two parts- the first part is based on the comparison of food and energy intake data between 2002 and 2004 to assess the changes in food consumption among the ultra...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487834