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Does Access to Secondary Education Affect Primary Schooling? Evidence from India
Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop; Sahoo, Soham - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper investigates if better access to secondary education increases enrolment in primary schools among children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133281
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Working with Existing Systems: Lessons from INHP
CARE, CARE - eSocialSciences - 2009
Engaging and strengthening the ICDS and Health programs of the government was a major approach of the two component … effectiveness at scale. This paper describes how the INHP learnt and evolved in its strategies in engaging existing public health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008502491
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From Income to Urban Contest in Global Settings: Chronic Poverty in Bangalore
Benjamin, Solomon - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper is a research which studies the government policies and agendas that affect the poor in India. For the research 8 to 10 families, who had been intervened several years ago were re-interviewed to identify and explore the processes that reinforced or helped them escape the situation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512435
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Persistent Inequality: An Explanation Based on Limited Parental Altruism
Das, Mausumi - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper provides an explanation for the observed persistence in income inequality across households in terms limited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341789
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Economic Survey 2012-13: A Comedy of Errors?
H, Suryanarayana M - eSocialSciences - 2013
There is lack of clarity and concepts in the Economic Survey. The Survey has not covered many topics which it was expected to cover.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133283
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Food Consumption and Nutritional Status in India: Emerging Trends and Perspectives
R, Radhakrishna - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper reviews the trends over three decades in the consumption of cereals, calories and micronutrients and nutritional status based on anthropometric measures using the data sets of NSS, NNMB and NFHS. It provides an explanation for the slow growth of nutrient intake and slow reduction in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077863
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The State of the World’s Children 2011 Adolescence – An Age of Opportunity
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF - eSocialSciences - 2011
The State of the World's Children 2011 examines the global state of adolescents; outlines the challenges they face in … health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage. The report …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002272
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Twenty Years of CRC: A Balance Sheet- Volume 1
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2011
The report is a rich source with qualitative and quantitative data on the status of children in India from authentic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009390661
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Analyzing Intersectoral Convergence to Improve Child Undernutrition in India: Development and Application of a Framework to Examine Policies in Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition
Ved, Rajani; Menon, Purnima - eSocialSciences - 2012
, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. There are many questions related to convergence that must be asked at each of these … stages of the policy process. A desk review to analyze health and nutrition policies in India for evidence of attention to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133288
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The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF - eSocialSciences - 2012
children – now live in cities and towns. This report adds to the growing body of evidence and analysis, from UNICEF and … partners, that scarcity and dispossession afflict the poorest and most marginalized children and families disproportionately …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652074