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  Social protection in the informal economy: home-based women workers and outsourced manufacturing in Asia

  UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2002

  This paper draws on surveys carried out in five Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Philippines) where home-based work (HBW) is widespread. It examines characteristics of home workers and, in particular, conditions of women as home workers.
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  Social protection in the informal economy: home-based women workers and outsourced manufacturing in Asia

  UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2002

  There has been an increasing ?informalisation? of the labour force in developing countries over the past few decades. This means that increasing numbers of workers are engaged in unregulated, uncontracted work which is often casual or temporary in nature. Simultaneously there has been greater participation of women in the labour market.
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  Thailand’s growth path: from recovery to prosperity

  World Bank, 2006

  Thailand is one of the most successful developing countries. After decades of rapid growth, the economy rebounded quickly from the 1997-98 Asian crisis and is set to continue its expansion into the future. Nevertheless, there are doubts about the resilience of the Thai economy.
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  Future characteristics of the elderly in developing countries and their implications for policy

  Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2006

  This paper generates profiles of the elderly to 2050 on key characteristics for a set of thirteen developing countries that vary by region, size, economic level, and cultural traditions. Findings show dramatic shifts in the educational attainment and family size of the elderly over the next 30-40 years.
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  Allies for Social Change: An International Buddhism and Peacebuilding Course for Women

  2006

  International Women's Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP) is a spiritual feminist organization which supports grassroots activists and organizations in South and Southeast Asia in their work for peace and justice.
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  Corporate governance: observance of standards and codes

  World Bank, 2006

  As part of the Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) programme by the World Bank and IMF, this internet resource brings together country by country implementation assessments. The goal of the ROSC initiative is to identify weaknesses that may contribute to a country’s economic and financial vulnerability.
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  Measuring wealth across seven Thai communities

  ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath, 2006

  An asset index method is a statistical method for ranking households according to their wealth. This paper outlines the methodology used to create a wealth index from household survey data.
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  Public health at risk: a US free trade agreement could threaten access to medicines in Thailand

  Oxfam, 2006

  This briefing paper from Oxfam aims to draw attention to the implications of United States Free Trade Agreements (US FTAs) on IPR regimes in developing countries such as Thailand. It argues that the FTAs change the rules of intellectual property protection in ways that will undermine public health by limiting access to affordable medicines.
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  Assessing the pro-poorness of government fiscal policy in Thailand

  International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006

  Fiscal policy represents one of the key ways in which public actions can have an impact on poverty. This can occur both through its impacts on growth and on distribution. This paper focuses on assessing the impact of fiscal policy on poverty.
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  The impact of AIDS on older-age parents in Cambodia

  Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2006

  This quantitative study of Cambodia looks at the impact of the death of a child due to AIDS on their older parents, and iams to directly contributes to improving data collection and analysis on the status, trends and socioeconomic impact of the epidemic, a recommendation specifically set out by Cambodian government in their efforts to meet the United Nations Millennium Goals.Findings from this

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