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Green Economy Indicators [PDF]

, 2015
The chapter is an attempt to answer the question: how is the actual green economy implementation process underway to be measured? The answers were given firstly by the international organizations OECD, UNEP, Word Bank, Global Green Growth Institute, as ...
Ryszawska, Bożena
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Community-based mental health screening & referral for flood-affected women in rural Pakistan: an intervention feasibility study protocol

BMJ Open
Introduction South Asia carries the burden of a rapidly changing climate with floods and extreme heat. These disasters further translate into mental health distress, financial stress and detrimental effects on well-being, with women being the most ...
Michelle F Gaffey, Jai K Das, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Imran Ahmed, Arjumand Rizvi, Murad Khan, Maira Niaz, Farhana Tabassum, Zoya Navid Ansari, Mushtaq Mirani, Amna Siddiqui, Fauziah Rabbani   +11 more
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Addressing inequities in research for early to mid-career women scientists in low- and middle-income countries: “Supporting Women in Science” programme

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
IntroductionThe gender disparities and inequities faced by women in academia are widespread, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The scholarly output of women scientists remains significantly lower than that of men due to limited ...
Jai K. Das, Masooma Raza, Zahra Ali Padhani, Narjis Fatima Hussain, Jose Villar, Stephen Kennedy, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta   +7 more
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Weight status and obesity-related dietary behaviours among culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children in Victoria, Australia

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background In developed economies, obesity prevalence is high within children from some culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. This study aims to identify whether CALD groups in Victoria, Australia, are at increased risk of childhood ...
Breanna Scott, Kristy A. Bolton, Claudia Strugnell, Steven Allender, Jennifer Marks   +4 more
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Global value chains, border management and Australian trade [PDF]

In this Lowy Institute Analysis, Nicholas Humphries examines how Australian Customs can increase Australia’s trade competitiveness at a time when goods and services are increasingly produced across borders in so- called ‘global value chains’ (GVC).
Nicholas Humphries
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The frequency and magnitude of price‐promoted beverages available for sale in Australian supermarkets

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2019
Objective: Price promotions are used to influence purchases and represent an important target for obesity prevention policy. However, no long‐term contemporary data on the extent and frequency of supermarket price promotions exists.
Christina Zorbas, Beth Gilham, Tara Boelsen‐Robinson, Miranda R.C. Blake, Anna Peeters, Adrian J. Cameron, Jason H.Y. Wu, Kathryn Backholer   +7 more
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Welfare reform and future challenges in the Republic of Korea [PDF]

, 2002
노트 : The author is at present Research Coordinator with the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) while on leave from Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul. He has published books and articles on East Asian social policy including recent paper,
Kwon, Huck ju
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Managing the unavoidable while avoiding the unmanageable: climate policy tests for the 2013 federal election [PDF]

IntroductionEvery Federal election, The Climate Institute undertakes a qualitative assessment of the climate change policy position of political parties and independents represented in the Parliament.

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Effects of institutional environment on global banking development

RAN, 2018
We investigated the effects of institutional environment on banking development. These effects were quantified directly for banking development as well as indirectly for financial stability and diversification activities. We used a dynamic regression model proposed by Arellano & Bond (1991) for a balanced panel of 134 countries between 1994 and 2011 ...
Jorge Andrés Muñoz Mendoza, Sandra María Sepúlveda Yelpo, Carmen Lissette Veloso Ramos   +2 more
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Adapting to an ageing society [PDF]

In 2050 the global population aged over 60 will reach two billion, making this age group three times larger than it was in 2000. This is a challenge that is facing both mature and emerging economies.
Simon Biggs
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