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    Review of targets for the Sustainable Development Goals: the science perspective

    International Council for Science, 2015
    This report is an independent scientific review of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets, as submitted to the UN General Assembly by the UN Open Working Group (OWG).
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    Reforming employment protection in Egypt: an evaluation based on transition models with measurement errors

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    Do reforms introducing more flexibility in developing countries’ labour markets reduce unemployment? This paper proposes to evaluate the new Egyptian labour market law, which was introduced in 2003, aiming to enhance the flexibility of the hiring and the firing processes.
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    Can a nuclear deal help Iran’s young labor force?

    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2015
    Iran is poised to reap a vast “demographic dividend” if the appropriate national and international policies are adopted, including a nuclear deal with the P5+1 (five permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany).
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    Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

    The Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) was established in July 2004 as an autonomous research institute at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
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    Inequality, poverty reduction and the middle-income trap in Vietnam

    2015
    Vietnam has experienced a remarkable period of economic growth in the past two decades. The country now sits firmly in the World Bank’s category of ‘lower middle-income countries’. Sustained reductions in poverty have also been acheived. However, the task is not yet complete.
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    Wages and inequality in the Egyptian labor market in an era of financial crisis and revolution

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    This paper investigates the pattern of wages and wage inequality in Egypt over the period 1988-2012, a time of substantial economic and political changes, including the recent global financial crises and the January 25th 2011 revolution.
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    "Lived poverty" can inform Swazi anti-poverty efforts

    Afrobarometer, 2015
    Poverty continues to be a major challenge in Swaziland, exacerbated by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Almost two-thirds (63%) of the Swazi population were living in severe poverty in 2012. The Afrobarometer survey, which was conducted for the first time in Swaziland in 2013, provides insights into ordinary Swazis’ experience of poverty.
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    The welfare state of Mauritius: a critical appraisal

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2014
    The subject of the welfare state remains a thorny subject. There is no unanimous agreement on the extent to which the state should go in alleviating the negative effects of the market on segmen ts of the population.
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    Pro-poor National Budgets

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2015
    This Helpdesk Report responds to the following query: Pro-poor national budgets: What national budget expenditure (especially in Africa and specifically Nigeria) has the most impact on poverty reduction and pro poor growth?
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    Swine flu: challenges and impact on the Indian economy

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015
    The large-scale outbreak of infectious diseases can threaten the economic and regional stability of a country. In the recent past, HIV, H1N1 influenza (swine flu), H5N1 influenza (bird flu), SARS and Ebola epidemics and pandemics have affected people and economies of different lands. Swine flu has seen a worrisome spread in India recently. Given the

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