Global gender gap report 2023
The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival,
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Pakistan pushes climate change back up political agenda
ISLAMABAD (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Pakistan has reinstated its ministry for climate change, suggesting the government plans to pay more attention to the issue as countries prepare a new international
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The global gender gap report 2014
The Global Gender Gap Report 2014 emphasizes persisting gender gap divides across and within regions. Based on the nine years of data available for the 111 countries that have been part of the report since
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UK political parties urged to include green pledges in election manifestos
Campaigners including National Trust and Greenpeace ask politicians to demonstrate their commitment to the environment. Green campaigners are calling on all of the UK's political parties to include
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The political economy of MGNREGS spending in Andhra Pradesh
While government spending on pro-poor community asset creation and income-transfers could have compounding positive effects on poverty reduction, it is important to first study trends in the allocation
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Global Trends 2014
Global Trends 2014 looks at the attitudes and behaviours of consumers and citizens in 20 key countries around the world.
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Unbalanced progress - What political dynamics mean for education access and quality
While millions more children in developing countries are in school than was the case at the turn of the millennium, there is growing awareness of a ‘learning crisis’, with many of those in school unable
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The millennium development goals report 2014
Fourteen years ago, the Millennium Declaration articulated a bold vision and established concrete targets for improving the existence of many and for saving the lives of those threatened by disease and
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The political economy of MGNREGS spending in Andhra Pradesh
Are ostensibly demand-driven public programs less susceptible to political clientelism even when private goods are allocated? Investigate this conjecture using expenditure data at the local level from
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Maharashtra MLAs demand the establishment of Energy Committee in the Assembly
<p>Maharashtra MLAs demand the establishment of Energy Committee in the Assembly Mumbai. Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly recently petitioned the Speaker of the Assembly to form a standing committee
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Deepening democracy and local governance challenges before Kerala
Kerala's decentralised experience has demonstrated that democracy is more than just balloting. But deepening democracy is a continuous quest for justice and freedom. While participatory democracy has powerful