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Labour Regulations in India: Improving the Social Security Framework
(Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2017-01-30)
An important segment of labour regulations concerns the protection aspects of social security. These regulations provide safety nets or fall back mechanisms to enable workers to cope with crises that affect households from time to time, such as illness, ...
Mongolia Social Protection Sector Fact Sheet
(Asian Development Bank, 2017-06-30)
Due to persistent economic volatility, limited diversification, internal migration, and rapid urbanization, Mongolia currently faces rising inequality, expanding informal sector employment, and increasing vulnerability. This requires continuous focus ...
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Mongolia Social Protection Sector Fact Sheet
(Asian Development Bank, 2017-06-30)Due to persistent economic volatility, limited diversification, internal migration, and rapid urbanization, Mongolia currently faces rising inequality, expanding informal sector employment, and increasing vulnerability. This requires continuous focus ... -
The Imminent Obesity Crisis in Asia and the Pacific: First Cost Estimates
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2017-06-30)Over the past two decades, Asia and the Pacific have not only experienced rapid growth, but in parallel saw a rapid increase in overweight people and obesity. The latest available data indicated that over 40.9% of adults in the region are overweight ... -
Cooperation with China on the Philippines’ War on Drugs
(Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, 2017-05-31)President Rodrigo Duterte launched the war on drugs at the beginning of his term, a high-profile campaign against illicit drug trade that serves as the cornerstone of domestic policy. The Philippines seeks to eradicate drug dealing and addiction, which ... -
From MDGs to SDGs in Azerbaijan: The Way to Sustainability and Inclusion
(Center for Economic and Social Development, 2017-05-30)This paper will discuss the global goals from MDGs to SDGs related to Azerbaijan in a way so it would be accessible and understandable for everybody, with and without background knowledge in the economy of Azerbaijan or the global goals agenda. To do ... -
Poisonous Cosmetics: Regulating mercury containing skin whitening creams (SWCs) in Pakistan
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2017-04-30)The obsession for fair skin in the subcontinent is believed to have emerged with the introduction of the cast system according to which fair complexion was considered as the domain of the upper ruling class, whereas dark complexion was associated with ... -
Pakistan
(The Asia Foundation, 2017-04-30)Through a continuous presence in Pakistan since 1954, The Asia Foundation has developed strong ties and valuable expertise on local, regional, and international issues. With an extensive network of local and regional partners in both government and ... -
Women and children with disabilities face dire conditions, study shows
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2017-03-30)Although gender disparity in general has been reduced among Filipinos, the latest study on persons with disabilities (PWDs) of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS ) conducted in Cebu implies a high gender gap, particularly ... -
The Role of Marriage in Fighting HIV: A Quantitative Illustration for Malawi
(Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, 2017-01-31)How might policies that promote marriage and/or dissuade divorce help in the fight against HIV/AIDS? This question is addressed employing a choice-theoretic general equilibrium search model, using Malawi as a case study. In the framework developed, ... -
Family Economics Writ Large
(Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, 2017-01-31)Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has been (i) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a decline in ... -
Labour Regulations in India: Improving the Social Security Framework
(Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2017-01-30)An important segment of labour regulations concerns the protection aspects of social security. These regulations provide safety nets or fall back mechanisms to enable workers to cope with crises that affect households from time to time, such as illness, ...