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  1. Library Resource
    June, 2014
    India

    Since economic liberalization in the
    early 1990s, India has experienced high economic growth and
    made considerable progress in gender equality in areas such
    as primary education. However, it fared poorly on
    gender-parity in labor force participation (LFP). During the
    period between 1993-94 and 2011-12, female labor force
    participation rate (LFPR) remained consistently low as
    compared to male participation. More alarming is the fact

  2. Library Resource
    December, 2014

    A disproportionately large number of
    Roma in Europe today face deep poverty, social exclusion,
    and poor living conditions. Improving these is critical to
    achieving the targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy, the
    European Union s 10-year growth strategy, which aims to
    reduce poverty, social exclusion, early school leaving, and
    increase school attainment and employment by 2020. The EU
    Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS) up

  3. Library Resource
    August, 2014
    South Africa

    Countries everywhere are divided into
    two distinct spatial realms: one urban, one rural. Classic
    models of development predict faster growth in the urban
    sector, causing rapid migration from rural areas to cities,
    lifting average incomes in both places. The process
    continues until the marginal productivity of labor is
    equalized across the two realms. The pattern of rising
    urbanization accompanying economic growth has become one of

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2014
    Ethiopia

    This study aims to examine current land access and youth livelihood opportunities in Southern Ethiopia. We used survey data from the relatively land abundant districts of Oromia Region and from the land scarce districts of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' (SNNP) Region. Although access to agricultural land is a constitutional right for rural residents of Ethiopia, we found that youth in the rural south have limited potential to obtain agricultural land that can be a basis for viable livelihood. The law prohibits the purchase and sale of land in Ethiopia.

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