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  Health financing and delivery in India: an overview of selected schemes

  Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing, 2013

  In recent years, the government of India has made attempts to address its notorious health inequities by providing health protection to poor and vulnerable citizens. This paper presents an overview of India’s health care system and some key demographic indicators.
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  Issues in labour market inequality and women’s participation in India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme

  International Labour Organization, 2011

  The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGP or NREGP), functions as an income supplement for poor households by providing 100 days of work to a rural household, with 33 per cent of all workdays reserved for women workers.
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  Occupational health and safety and the poorest

  Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing, 2011

  This report addresses the role of employment in efforts to reduce poverty in the context of increased globalisation and its impacts on labour markets. Worldwide, countries are experiencing a decline of jobs with secure and lasting contracts and work-related social benefits.
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  Old Images and New Challenges: Rethinking the mission of agricultural support systems in Asia

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994

  To speak of rethinking the mission of the agricultural support system is no easy task. It has already played crucial roles in Asia’s recent agricultural development.
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  Work, family and public policy changes in Latin America: equity, maternalism and co-responsibility

  United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2014

  Taking account of the substantial increase in female labour market participation that has occurred throughout the Latin American region, this article describes policies adopted with the aim of reconciling work and family responsibilities between 2003 and 2013, and the implications of their design for socioeconomic and gender equity.
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  Examining recent trends in poverty, inequality, and vulnerability (executive summary)

  2010

  While the most recent economic growth figures of the Philippines are much better than expected, it is important to recognise that even when economic growth occurs, members of society do not benefit equally from this growth. Government, therefore, has to develop social protection mechanisms that would reduce the deprivation suffered by the marginalised sectors of society such as the poor.
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  Inequality, poverty among Nigeria women and youth and the challenges of inclusive growth in post-2015 Millenium Development Goals

  International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2015

  Economic growth is the primary driver of poverty reduction. Yet in Nigeria, despite a decade of significant growth and bountiful natural resources, 67% of the population were estimated to live in abject poverty in 2011, while wealth inequality grew.
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  Global goals, African realities: building a sustainable future for all

  Africa Progress Panel, 2015

  The Africa Progress Report is the annual flagship publication of the Africa Progress Panel (APP). The report draws on the best research and analysis, and makes policy recommendations for African political leaders and civil society who collectively have the primary responsibility for spurring Africa’s progress.
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  The policy development process and the agenda for effective institutions: the Philippines

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007

  A developing economy such as the Philippines has to create an enabling environment for economic growth and development. But how does one nudge forward the creation of such an environment? This paper departs from the usual discourse on the need for effective implementing institutions.
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  Are we winning the fight against poverty? An assessment of the poverty situation in the Philippines

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010

  In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the downward trend in previous poverty estimates. This upward trend went against expectations after the Philippine economy exhibited a relatively robust performance during this period. The reasons as to why this has happened are explored in this paper.

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