Marathi Abstract: सन 1991 च्या मुक्त आर्थिक धोरणाच्या माध्यमातून आलेले जगातिकीकरण मुळात कुणाच्या फायद्याचे ठरणार आहे याचा...

Inter- and intra-state disparities in levels of literacy rates in India are striking, especially for the marginalized groups of women and low caste population. The present paper offers an explanation of this disparate development in terms of elite dominance that discriminates against the...

Hospitals face large and variable costs from treating indigent care patients. Two methods of "reinsuring" hospitals against these costs are providing these patients with insurance and directly providing hospitals with supplemental payments to cover the expected costs of treating the indigent....

While quota based and other affirmative action remains on the policy radar of nations faced with social inequalities, there is limited evidence informing policy choices at the national level. This paper estimates the mid-term impact of quota-based affirmative action in higher education (HE) in...

Buying and Selling the Poor ventures behind the scenes of the multibillion-dollar welfare-to-work system, offering new insights into how Australia responds to unemployment and disadvantage. As the authors tell the story of four local employment offices, they paint a vivid picture of a critically...

An attempt has been made to quantify the targeting of the microfinance and its economic impact on the borrowers. The study has employed the Difference of the Difference Approach to find the net effect of microfinance by employing data collected by Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. The study...

Based on 15 months of ethnographic research, this book aims to understand why low-income Brazilians have invested so much of their time and money in learning about social media. Juliano Spyer explores this question from a number of perspectives, including education, relationships, work and...

We contribute to the school-competition literature by evaluating a program that randomly assigned private schools to underserved villages in Pakistan. Program schools were provided a per-student subsidy to provide tuition-free primary education, with half of the treated villages receiving a...

We contribute to the school-competition literature by evaluating a program that randomly assigned private schools to underserved villages in Pakistan. Program schools were provided a per-student subsidy to provide tuition-free primary education, with half of the treated villages receiving a...

This study experimentally evaluates the short-term impacts of public per-student subsidies to partnering local entrepreneurs to establish and operate tuition-free, coeducational, private primary schools in educationally underserved villages in Sindh province, Pakistan. Two subsidy structures...

This study experimentally evaluates the short-term impacts of public per-student subsidies to partnering local entrepreneurs to establish and operate tuition-free, coeducational, private primary schools in educationally underserved villages in Sindh province, Pakistan. Two subsidy structures...

Introduction -- Positioning strategies for branding services in BoPM -- Marketing mix strategies for service brands in BoPM in Africa -- Positioning strategies and positioning activities of upscale retailers in BoPM in Africa -- Social networks and relationships for positioning micro and small...

A large and growing literature has documented the importance of peer effects in education. However, there is relatively little evidence on the long-run educational and labor market consequences of childhood peers. We examine this question by linking administrative data on elementary school...

A large and growing literature has documented the importance of peer effects in education. However, there is relatively little evidence on the long-run educational and labor market consequences of childhood peers. We examine this question by linking administrative data on elementary school...

The housing crisis -- The breakdown of mortgage servicing & loss mitigation -- Zombie mortgages & abandoned properties -- The benefits & harms of intervention -- Rethinking home : housing post-crisis -- Foreclosure or a more sustainable mortgage? -- Picking up the pieces & revitalizing...

Introduction -- Positioning strategies for branding services in BoPM -- Marketing mix strategies for service brands in BoPM in Africa -- Positioning strategies and positioning activities of upscale retailers in BoPM in Africa -- Social networks and relationships for positioning micro and small...

The many faces of homelessness : a critical introduction / Carole Zufferey and Nilan Yu -- Homelessness and homeless policies in the context of the residual Japanese welfare state / Johannes Kiener and Toshio Mizuuchi -- Homelessness in China / Della Qiu and Carole Zufferey -- Living homeless in...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Currency Equivalents -- Executive Summary -- I. Poverty and Inequality in Asia -- A. Trends in Inequality in Asia -- B. Measuring and Comparing Poverty Levels -- II. Defining the...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Box -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Currency Equivalents -- Executive Summary -- I. Background -- A. Definition of Inclusive Business -- B. Methodology of the Study -- C. The ADB Inclusive Business Initiative -- D. Rationale...

This book addresses the central challenge facing rich countries: how to promote growth and prosperity that is widely shared rather than concentrated at the top. It identifies structures and policies that are associated with limiting the rise in inequality and promoting income growth