http://www.netvouz.com/ipfwgweb/tag/article?feed=rss ipfwgweb's bookmarks tagged "article" on Netvouz http://no url By Nasra M. Shah, Feminist Review, Volume 77, Number 1, 2004, pp. 183-185(3) x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Nazila Ghanea-Hercock ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:47:33 GMT http://www.cds.edu/download_files/326.pdf By C. Zachariah, B.A. Prakash, S. Irudaya Rajan. The paper documents changes in the labor demand for different categories of emigrant workers, enumerates the emigration policies, examines employment and working conditions, wage levels and related problems of the Kerala emigrants, understands the education and training requirements of future emigrants to UAE. This paper contributes to understanding of Kerala migration to the Gulf countries. It gives the most authentic estimate of the annual remittances to Kerala from the Gulf countries and from other parts of the world. http://ideas.repec.org/p/ind/cdswpp/326.html x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Nazila Ghanea-Hercock ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:49:55 GMT http://www.grbi.gov.pk/Documents/grp_prsp.pdf By Debbie Budlender. The author discusses the role of gender budgeting in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of Pakistan. In particular, the author argues that it improving governance by making it clearer to government officials, legislators and the public what government is doing and why and by increasing participation in the policy and budget processes. Gender-responsive budgeting is valuable investing in human capital, by promoting the utilisation of all the potential human resources in the country, without gender bias; and it targets the poor and vulnerable, by focusing on those who most need government assistance and are least able to provide for themselves, whether because of gender, location, poverty or other characteristics x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Haroon Rafique ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:30:47 GMT http://pdc.ceu.hu/archive/00002554/01/qureshi.pdf By Sabina Qureshi. The author explores specific issues related to gender and education in Pakistan in order to advocate for an affirmative plan of action for girl's education both at policy and schools level. The research addresses the following key questions: What is the nature of the crises of low level of literacy in Pakistan? What are the implications of inequities in education on society with particular reference to girl child education? How do existing impediments to development i.e. low level of literacy in Pakistan particularly that of girls and women can add to social costs for a country like Pakistan? What are the major areas of concern in primary level education which need intervention? x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Haroon Rafique ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:27:41 GMT http://no url By Nasra M. Shah. Changes in migration schemes during the past two decades indicate that the median age of the national male labor force remains low, its concentration in the public sector has increased, and its participation in production and manual work has declined further. This article analyzes changes in the national labor force with regard to volume, age and sex composition, retention in the labor force, productivity, type of occupation, and sector of activity. International Migration Review 29:4(Winter, 1995): 1000-1022 x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Nazila Ghanea-Hercock ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:51:57 GMT http://pdc.ceu.hu/archive/00002555/01/yazdani.pdf By Fauzia Yazdani. This policy research was undertaken with the objective to bring out the policy effects of devolution on women and recommend in light of women's experience with the new system and implementation issues. 33 districts of Pakistan were taken as sample and 846 elected women district councilors, approximately 40%, were identified as target population. They were approached through a detail questionnaire. The number of respondents was 594, which is 70% of the target population. Besides data input and policy comment & feedback was received through Focus Group Discussions, personal interviews, field visits, interviews with political leadership, bureaucracies, related NGO/CSO and donors x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Haroon Rafique ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:30:11 GMT http://pdc.ceu.hu/archive/00002852/01/latif.pdf By Mehr Latif. This study concentrated on three aspects of CCBs: their leadership; ability to encourage citizen participation; and their responsiveness to the needs of local peoples. This brief was written to provide policymakers and practitioners with information on how CCB projects are being implemented and recommendations on how to make them stronger. The paper addresses four policy problems impacting CCBs: 1) Inefficiencies in the administrative systems facilitating the boards; 2) Cooption of the boards by an individual or a group; 3) Legal questions about ownership of CCB projects; and 4) Questions of sustainability that arise in part from these ownership issues x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Haroon Rafique ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:18:57 GMT