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Poverty, inequality, and social disparities during China's economic reform [PDF]

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China has been the most rapidly growing economy in the world over the past 25 years. This growth has fueled a remarkable increase in per capita income and a decline in the poverty rate from 64 percent at the beginning of reform to 10 percent in 2004.
Dollar, David
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Migration, Risk and Livelihoods: A Chinese Case [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
China has turned from a ‘low risk’ to a ‘high risk’ society since the start of the market reforms in the late 1970s. Market, while bringing diverse livelihood opportunities to rural people, has simultaneously distributed risks, and the exposure and ...
Zhang, H.X.
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Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors for Successful Development of Farmer cooperatives in Northwest China [PDF]

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Chinese cooperatives, successful factors, cooperative development, Northwest China, Community/Rural/Urban Development, Farm Management, Health Economics and Policy, International Development,
Garnevska, Elena   +2 more
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China : the role of rural-urban migration in economic development under capitalism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Examining the problems for post-communist countries in the context of the European Union. This paper focuses on China and the role of rural-urban migration in economic development under capitalism.
Sandilands, Roger
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The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Workforce in Early Childhood Education: Findings From a National Survey of Australian Centre‐Based Services

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Culturally responsive early childhood education (ECE) environments can increase child and family participation, enhance service quality, and improve developmental outcomes for children. Educators from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds contribute to inclusive ECE and are crucial for addressing workforce shortages.
Sene Gide   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

National and international agricultural research and rural poverty: the case of rice research in India and China [PDF]

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The study attempts to measure the total benefits from rice varietal improvement research in China and India using variety adoption and performance data over the last two decades.
Chan-Kang, Connie   +3 more
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Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Poverty Reduction in China: Trends and Causes [PDF]

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Applying the Shapley decomposition to unit-record household survey data, this paper investigates the trends and causes of poverty in China in the 1990s.
Wan, Guanghua, Zhang, Yin
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