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Irwin, Sarah - eSocialSciences - 2009

In this paper the author analyzes the pros and cons of combining data from different sources to revisit some explanatory problems. The problems discussed have risen from a theoretical and analytic gap between peopleâ€™s outlooks and values on the one hand, and their social circumstances on...

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Objectivity and Bias in Sociological Studies: A Rejoinder to 'Social Science Knowledge and Its Evaluation'

Tatla, Darshan - eSocialSciences - 2006

Does a social scientist need to renounce his ethnicity in order to be objective and unbiased? The issue of how and why …

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Defining Human Differences in Biomedicine

Brown, Maggie - eSocialSciences - 2007

An extensive literature reflects millennia of concern over what we humans call ourselves and others. All life sciences are now grappling further with how to categorize and study the nearly infinite polymorphisms within and among â€œspeciesâ€ as awareness grows that the species concept...

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Inter-Party Competition and Electoral Campaigning in Rural Malaysia: The Pendang and Anak Bukit By-Elections of 2002

Ramanathan, K; Hamid, Ahmad Fauzi Abdul - eSocialSciences - 2012

The Pendang parliamentary and Anak Bukit by-elections for the Kedah state legislative assembly were among the most contentious of by-elections in recent Malaysian politics. Held simultaneously on 18 July 2002, the elections had arisen as a result of the death of the incumbent for both seats,...

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Whither Human Capital? The Woeful Tale of Transition to Tertiary Education in India

Chakrabarty, Manisha; Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2012

In this paper the issue of high dropout rates in India is examined which has adverse implications for human capital formation, and hence for the countryâ€™s long term growth potential. Using the 2004-05 National Sample Survey employment-unemployment survey data, transition probabilities of...

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Cultural Proximity and Loan Outcomes

Fisman, Raymond; Paravisini, Daniel; Vig, Vikrant - eSocialSciences - 2012

Evidence is presented to show that shared codes, religious beliefs, ethnicity - cultural proximity - between lenders …

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Social Cleavages, Multiculturalism and Emerging Space for State in India under Globalisation Regime

Mishra, Sarojini; Palai, Nirod; Das, Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2006

This paper focuses on social cleavages based on class , caste,religion and ethnicity in India. It examines the … ethnicity help to mutually reinforce one another. It presents Indian evidences in order to demonstrate the link between social …

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Chronic Poverty and Development Policy in Sri Lanka: Overview Study

Tudawe, Indra - eSocialSciences - 2009

The present study attempts to capture chronic poverty in Sri Lanka by examining general information on poverty and drawing conclusions on those who are likely to be among the chronic poor. Certain population groups that are likely to experience poverty over many years (or all their lives) are...

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Testing for the Option Value of Migration

Locher, Lilo - eSocialSciences - 2010

in the 1990s, we use information on the stage of the application process, migration intentions and ethnicity to construct …Using uncertainty about the future returns to migration, the option value theory of migration can explain low migration … close proxies for the option value of postponing migration and for migration costs. The link between the two is shown to be …

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VIllage Economics and the Structure of Extended Family Networks

Angelucci, Manuela; Giorgi, Giacomo de; Rangel, Marcos A; … - eSocialSciences - 2009

population) and out-migration is lower the poorer and the less unequal the village of residence. …

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