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The IDB: Vol. 24, no. 11, November 1997
, 1997 The IDB reports on economic and social development trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and on the activities of the Bank.
Inter-American Development Bank
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Water governance is increasingly influenced by a paradox at the nexus of environmental scarcity and food security. Escalating water scarcity crises coincide with geopolitical disruptions that have exposed the fragility of global food supply chains, prompting states to expand domestic food production at the expense of water conservation ...
Alireza Raisi
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IMF Working Papers, 1989 In an Islamic system, as interest is prohibited, banks are expected to operate solely on the basis of profit and risk sharing. This paper describes the developments in Islamic banking in Iran and Pakistan. As these two countries have initiated the most far-reaching experiments with Islamic banking, their experiences have a significant bearing on the ...
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IDB Newsletter: Vol. 4, no. 2, April 1966
, 1966 IDB Newsletter is a monthly publication of the Inter-American Development that reports on the activities of the Inter-American Development Bank and appears in English and Spanish ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Governance is a well‐known dimension of adaptive capacity across various frameworks, however specific links between perceptions of governance (il)legitimacy and adaptive capacity remain relatively unexplored. In this study, we investigate connections between climate change adaptation and perceptions of governance (il)legitimacy using focus ...
Emma D. Rice +8 more
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IDB Newsletter: Vol. 5, no. 1, January 1967
, 1967 IDB Newsletter is a monthly publication of the Inter-American Development that reports on the activities of the Inter-American Development Bank and appears in English and Spanish ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract In this paper, we will construct and analyze intersecting definitions of womanhood among middle‐class women living in Karachi, Pakistan. Women are agents of their lives and are not passive voices. In this paper, we present narratives of women who resist “societal” narratives of womanhood to live a life of their choosing.
Urooba Ahmed Fatima +7 more
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Determinants of capital buffer in Islamic banks: the lesson from Indonesia
Cogent Business & ManagementOur research explores the determinants of capital buffers in Indonesian Islamic banking, which is ranked 10th in the world. The explanatory variables consist of competition, profit loss sharing (PLS) financing, and bank-specific variables such as bank ...
Sutrisno Sutrisno, Agus Widarjono
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IDB Newsletter: Vol. 5, no. 2, April 1967
, 1967 IDB Newsletter is a monthly publication of the Inter-American Development that reports on the activities of the Inter-American Development Bank and appears in English and Spanish ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon +4 more
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