Poverty
How remittances reduce poverty
Remittances from migrant workers to their families back home is a leading way to reduce household poverty and boost foreign exchange earnings for developing countries.
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Labor Migration in Asia: Increasing the Development Impact of Migration through Finance and Technology
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2018-04-15)
This report documents the increase in labor migration in Asia and looks a t how finance and technology can aid its positive impact on home countries. As diasporas increase, governments have reached out to citizens abroad to provide them with financial ...
Internal Migration and Labour Mobility in Pakistan
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2017-06-22)
Internal migration and labour mobility is now increasingly being studied through the lens of human security. Global estimates suggest that 740 million people around the world are internal migrants (UNOCHA 2010). Given its large number, especially within ...
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RSIS NTS Bulletin: February 2022
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-02-28)NTS Bulletin is a monthly periodical that discusses current issues concerning Climate change, Energy, food, water and Health security; Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. -
Addressing Nutrition Security in Urban India through Multisectoral Action
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-02-28)The Asian Development Bank is supporting the implementation of the National Urban Health Mission in India. In support of the undertaking, this paper provides available evidence-based data on urban nutrition in the country and explores practical ... -
SDPI E-Newsletter on Covid-19: Vol. 3, No. 11-12
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2022-02-11)In order to keep abreast of emerging issues at the National/International and local level, the SDPI brings out a Bi-weekly E-Newsletter on “COVID-19” It carries reference information’s to the News items/Comments/Op-Eds appearing in leading ... -
SDPI E-Newsletter on Covid-19: Vol. 3, No. 7-10
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2022-02-04)In order to keep abreast of emerging issues at the National/International and local level, the SDPI brings out a Bi-weekly E-Newsletter on “COVID-19” It carries reference information’s to the News items/Comments/Op-Eds appearing in leading ... -
Unborn Tomorrow: Pandemic and Its Impact on the Next Generation
(Korea Development Institute, 2022-02-03)We are in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. For two years since its outbreak, the virus has been unhurriedly and untiringly spreading with the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths still soaring to staggering heights. Nearly 300 million ... -
RSIS NTS Bulletin January 2022
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-01-30)NTS Bulletin is a monthly periodical that discusses current issues concerning Climate change, Energy, food, water and Health security; Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. -
Disentangling the Effects of Maternal Employment on Child Stunting in the Philippines
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-01-30)Stunting is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as impaired growth and development experienced by children due to “poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation”. Children whose height-for-age fall below the ... -
Fair Shared City: Guidelines for Socially Inclusive and Gender-Responsive Residential Development
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)Making cities more livable is one of the seven operational priorities under Strategy 2030 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB is committed to supporting efforts in making cities safe, inclusive, and sustainable urban centers. Prepared in collaboration ... -
Participation in Global Value Chains and Rent Sharing by Small Firms in Viet Nam
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-01-30)It is well documented that firms that participate in global value chains (GVCs) are larger and more productive, maintaining higher profitability compared to those without such connections. This paper asks the novel question of whether higher profits ... -
Land Pooling in South Asia: Lessons Learned for Equitable, Participatory, and Inclusive Urban Expansion
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)South Asian cities are rapidly urbanizing and projected to grow by more than 300 million new residents between 2020 and 2040. If the current development trend of low-density urban sprawl continues, significantly more land will be required to accommodate ...