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Chronic Poverty in South West Madhya Pradesh: A Multidimensional Analysis of its Extent and Causes
Shah, Amita; Sah, D.C. - eSocialSciences - 2011
The structuralist perspective envisages poverty, especially in rural India, as a long duration phenomenon. Over time …, most of the structural features of poverty have remained more or less intact. As a result, a large proportion of the poor … poverty measured in terms of average expenditure of the households. Thus, incidence of poverty in India declined from 52 per …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321501
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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...
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Impact of Remittances on Poverty in Developing Countries
Banga, Rashmi; Sahu, Pritish Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2010
This study undertakes impact analysis of remittances on poverty in developing countries at two levels. Firstly, it … estimates the impact of remittances on poverty in 77 developing countries; Secondly, separate analyses are undertaken for 29 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008643734
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Corporate Sustainability a Panacea for Growth: Values, Convictions and Acrions
Padmanabhan, G - eSocialSciences - 2014
positive. But at the same time, level of development of the country, poverty etc. also needs to be factored in while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133127
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Criss-Crossing Migration
Mattoo, Aaditya; Subramanian, Arvind - eSocialSciences - 2014
The current perspective on the flow of people is almost exclusively focused on permanent migration from poorer to richer countries and on immigration policies in industrial countries. This perspective needs to cede to a broader one that challenges the basic conception of physical rootedness in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945512
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Why is so Little Spent on Educating the Poor?
Addison, Tony; Rahman, Aminur - eSocialSciences - 2007
If the poor are to benefit from economic growth, then they need the skills that are in growing demand, and the capacity to raise their productivity as smallholder farmers and micro-entrepreneurs. Yet, the poor seldom receive a satisfactory education. Too little is spent on primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528373
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Indian Railway Budget 2009-2010
Banerjee, Mamata - eSocialSciences - 2009
Railway Budget 2009-10
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004969056
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Post-Conflict Recovery: Does the Global Economy Work for Peace?
Addison, Tony - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper mainly addresses the economic dimensions, concentrating on the importance of international trade to state-building and the need for global public goods in a global market economy. The focus here is on the smaller countries emerging from civil war (particularly in Africa) rather than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543096
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Grassroot Empowerment (1975-1990): A Discussion Paper
Banerjee, Narayana K - eSocialSciences - 2010
The discussion focusses on women in poverty their concentration in rural and urban areas, and the organisational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505783
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Aid, Public Spending and Human Welfare: Evidence from Quantile Regressions
Gomanee, Karuna; Girma, Sourafel; Morrissey, Oliver - eSocialSciences - 2006
The paper addresses the issues of contribution of aids towards human development and the efficiency of such aids in poorer countries, assessing if there is cross-country evidence for an effective human development by financing public expenditures that increase welfare indicators.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487630