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Vietnam Economy 2001-2005 and Socio-Economic Development Plan 2006-2010 [PDF]

In 2005, Vietnams GDP growth rate attained 8.4%, far exceeding the 2004 figure of 7.8%. This is the highest growth rate that Vietnam has experienced since 1997. Vietnam also scored the second highest growth rate (preceded by China) compared to other East
Dinh Van An
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Underemployment and Job Quality Among Young Australians: A Gendered Analysis Using the HILDA Survey (2009–2022)

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over almost two decades, young people's employment opportunities have been significantly impacted by events like the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2009) and the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020‐). Thus, underemployment has become a more pervasive and persistent feature of young people's labour market experiences. This research focuses on three forms of
Brendan Churchill
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Measuring Child Disadvantage: Comparing Multidimensional and Socioeconomic Approaches for Predicting Developmental Outcomes

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robust measurement of disadvantage is essential to identifying and addressing inequities in children's development. We tested how a multidimensional framework of child disadvantage performed relative to a traditional socioeconomic position (SEP) approach to predict developmental outcomes.
Wei Hong, Fiona Mensah, Elodie O'Connor, Shuaijun Guo, Sharon Goldfeld, Meredith O'Connor, Cindy Pham, Sarah Gray   +7 more
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Usage of experience of development of territories with similar socio-economic characteristics taken as a whole as an instrument of Kronshtadt sustainable development [PDF]

This article gives an account of approach to design of sustainable regional development concept and presents the results of its usage on the Kronshtadt example.
Maria Kozyreva
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National and International Monitoring of Student Literacy and Numeracy Attainment: The Case for Rigorous Macro and Micro Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In her 2024 paper Are Australian students' academic skills declining? Interrogating 25 years of national and international standardised assessment data, Larsen compiled an impressive summary of major international (PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS) and national (NAPLAN) standardised assessments pertaining to literacy and numeracy.
Pamela C. Snow, Tanya A. Serry, Jennifer Buckingham, Lorraine S. Hammond, Stephen Dinham, Eamon Charles, Tessa A. Weadman, Nathanial R. Swain, Susan Hiland, Tessa Daffern   +9 more
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Population's Assessment of the Effectiveness of Public Management: the Practice of Regional Sociological Research

Социологическая наука и социальная практика, 2014
The paper presents the results of long-term public opinion surveys on economic, social and political life of the territorial community carried out in the Vologda region.
Vladimir A. Ilin
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Exploring the link between saving behavior and subjective wellbeing in Indonesia: urban–rural and gender differential estimations

Cogent Economics & Finance
This study explores the impact of saving decisions on subjective well-being (SWB) – measured by self-reported happiness and life satisfaction – among urban and rural residents in Indonesia, with particular attention to gender-based differences.
Tina Sri Purwanti, Wen-Chi Huang, Budi Hartono, Jaisy Aghniarahim Putritamara, Eko Nugroho, Awang Tri Satria, Rizky Dwi Putri   +6 more
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Dynamics of Youth Population – Impact of Education Expenditure [PDF]

Youth constitutes the largest segment of the Indian population and being the primary productive human resources, the socio-economic development of youth directly linked to the development process.
Joydeep Goswami, Palash Baruah, Rajesh Shukla   +2 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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The determinants of economic growth in emerging economies: a comparative analysis [PDF]

. Over the past decade, most emerging and transition economies are experiencing fast growth, which is above the world average, and a consistent institutional change. The aim of this paper is twofold.
Pasquale Tridico
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