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Recent Employment Situation and Labor Market Developments in Bangladesh
Rahman, Md. Habibur; Younus, Sayera; Hossain, Md. Sakhawat - eSocialSciences - 2011
This note examines recent trends in the labor market and employment situation in Bangladesh and draws some policy implications keeping the poverty reduction imperatives in view. [BB PP No. 0807]. URL:[http://www.bangladesh-bank.org/openpdf.php].
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Faster, Sustainable and More Inclusive Growth: An Approach to the 12th Five Year Plan
Planning Commission, India - eSocialSciences - 2011
In preparing the Approach Paper, the Planning Commission has consulted much more widely than ever before recognising the fact that citizens are now much better informed and also keen to engage. Over 950 civil society organisations across the country have provided inputs; business associations,...
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Final Report on the Functioning of Anganwadi Centres in Assam and Meghalya
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2011
immunization services and health and nutrition education was minutely assessed. URL:[http://wcd.nic.in/]. …
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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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Position Paper: National Focus Group on Education of Children with Special Needs
eSocialSciences; National Council of Educational … - 2011
The paper discusses the issues relating to the provisions, practices and curricular concerns for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Though SEN may result from a number of factors, in this paper, however, we are concerned with those arising from physical, sensory and intellectual...
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Improving Reading Skills by Encouraging Children to Read: A Randomized Evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
Abeberese, Ama Baafra - eSocialSciences - 2011
An evaluation of a program that aims to improve children’s reading skills by providing classes with age‐appropriate reading material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read‐athon. [Working paper No. 305]. URL: [http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/305.pdf].
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Budget Expectations
IRIS, IRIS India - eSocialSciences - 2011
Budget expectations from various sectors are given. URL:[ http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShow.php?fileR=20110217120638043&secID=fromnewsroom&secTitle=From the News Room&dir=2011/02/17].
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Towards Public Policy Education: Imparting Economic and Financia Literacy
Nandy, Amarendu; Asher, Mukul - eSocialSciences - 2008
Financial and economic literacy is essential for understanding forces that are driving social change in India, and globally. It is also an essential contributing factor in determining employability and in designing and delivering public services. India needs to establish widely accessible...
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Policy Reforms and Financing of Elementary Education in India: A Study of the Quality of Service and Outcome
Singh, Shalabh Kumar; Pradhan, Basanta K. - eSocialSciences - 2010
Even as a case can be made out for public spending on elementary education, its link with enrolment rates does not … on the rate of enrolment and quality of education as measured by teacher-pupil ratio. Teacher-pupil ratio and the number … well as state domestic product were seen to have a positive influence on education. The share of public expenditure on …
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Looking Beyond Universal Primary Education: Gender Differences in Time Use among Children in Rural Bangladesh
Chandrasekhar, S.; Amin, Sajeda - eSocialSciences - 2010
quality, attention should focus on household level private investments in education. By private investments we mean time … regarding household influences on education. First, time spent in school is insensitive to factors such as poverty and gender …
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