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Morocco World News
April 21, 2018
Rabat – Morocco's Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani will lead a delegation to Marrakech today for the purpose of discussing the means of socio-economic progress in the region of Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz. Following recent visits to Fez, Ouarzazate, and Oujda, the red city of Marrakech willÃâà...
Vanguard
April 21, 2018
The Nigerian Army is to launch “Operation Last Hold” in Borno North and Lake Chad Region to restore socio-economic acitivies in the areas, as well as to fast track return Of Internally Displaced Persons to their communities. The Chief of Training and Operations, Maj.-Gen. David Ahmad announced this onÃâà...
Scroll.in
April 21, 2018
Why do Indian women across socio-economic groups undervalue themselves? This book holds some answers. Deepa Narayan's 'Chup' develops a framework of seven 'cultural habits of non-existence' that women are trained to adhere to but ignores the role of patriarchy. by Sameera Khan. PublishedÃâà...
Economic and Political Weekly
April 20, 2018
Data from the Census and District Level Household Survey-3 (2007–08) are used in this paper. The factors of marriage dissolution in India and its regions are investigated using multivariate hazard analysis. The results show that dissolution rates are higher in North-east, South, and West India than in otherÃâà...
Daily Times
April 19, 2018
KARACHI: In order to achieve growth rate around to 8 percent, past practices of financial mangers in the helm of government affairs and rulers should be remodeled as past performance of successive governments did not prove any fruitful results, financial experts and prime export-oriented sector peopleÃâà...
Business Today
April 19, 2018
Privatisation is often looked upon as a possible solution to the problems plaguing public sector banks in India. Mounting NPAs and recent cases of fraud have made the calls for privatisation even louder. However, SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar, who took over from Arundhati Bhattacharya, does not think theÃâà...
Japan Today
April 19, 2018
Japan is supposed to be a nation of 120 million members of the middle class. But the results of a survey featured Flash magazine (May 1) indicate how economic disparities are increasingly proving otherwise. The magazine arranged for a survey of 3,638 male wage-earners with families, between the agesÃâà...
FIU News
April 18, 2018
FIU has a tradition of serving first-generation and low-income students who otherwise would not have access to higher education. In fact, more than 50 percent of FIU students receive need-based financial aid. At the same time, FIU graduates have one of the highest median salaries among all Florida StateÃâà...
CityLab
April 4, 2018
Socioeconomic sorting at the metropolitan level is making America more polarized, an economist finds. Share; Tweet. LinkedIn; Email; Print. The Sunbelt is growing, the Rust Belt is dying, and the only thing keeping expensive coastal cities afloat is international immigration, as American-born residents fleeÃâà...
Sumter Item
April 4, 2018
One of those myths is that but for the fact of discrimination, we'd all be proportionately represented in socio-economic characteristics, such as career, income, education and incarceration. The fact of business is that there is no evidence anywhere on earth, at any time in human history, that demonstrates thatÃâà...
University of Florida
April 4, 2018
A UF professor of pediatrics explains why a child's aptitude to learn is much more complicated than the socio-economic status of his or her caregivers. File 20180328 ... We found no evidence that social class played more of a role in educational performance for poor kids than for rich ones. While students inÃâà...
Vanguard
April 3, 2018
ENUGU—A group, Concerned Citizens for a Better Abia, has organised interdenominational prayers to intercede for God's divine intervention to fast-track the socio-economic and infrastructureal development of Abia State. The over one hour intensive prayer was led by Bishop Ugo Wems of ResurrectionÃâà...
WTOP
April 3, 2018
In this Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. According to a study released on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blowÃâà...
San Francisco Chronicle
April 3, 2018
The thinking was that, for people of lower socio-economic status, a person's intelligence is influenced more by his or her environment than by genetics, meaning whether a child ... We found no evidence that social class played more of a role in educational performance for poor kids than for rich ones.
ABC News
April 3, 2018
The heightened danger of death after a devastating loss, which researchers called a "wealth shock," crossed socio-economic lines, affecting people no matter how much money they had to start. The analysis of nearly 9,000 people's experiences underscores well-known connections between money andÃâà...
Economic Times
April 3, 2018
The UPA government in 2011 undertook the Socio-Economic Caste Census to get data on the caste and economic status of every household. The socio-economic data was made public in 2015. But the government has refused to delve into the politically tricky issue of making caste-based data public.
PennLive.com
April 3, 2018
In this Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. According to a study released on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blowÃâà...
Meridian Star
April 3, 2018
One of those myths is that but for the fact of discrimination, we'd all be proportionately represented in socio-economic characteristics, such as career, income, education and incarceration. The fact of business is that there is no evidence anywhere on earth, at any time in human history, that demonstrates thatÃâà...
Tyler Morning Telegraph
April 3, 2018
One of those myths is that but for the fact of discrimination, we'd all be proportionately represented in socio-economic characteristics, such as career, income, education and incarceration. The fact of business is that there is no evidence anywhere on earth, at any time in human history, that demonstrates thatÃâà...
SciDev.Net
April 3, 2018
[ISLAMABAD] Socio-economic factors may influence suicidal tendencies as much as the characteristics of individuals, a new study conducted in Sri Lanka ... “The tendency to commit suicide was greatest among young people aged 26—40 and in bleak socio-economic conditions — the ratio being 30 perÃâà...
The Guardian
April 1, 2018
What the research revealed was the rather less surprising result: the educational benefits of selective schools largely disappear once pupils' innate ability and socio-economic background were taken into account. It is a glimpse of the blindingly obvious – and there's nothing to back strongly either aÃâà...
The Northlines
April 1, 2018
'Govt committed to equitable socio-economic dev'. By Northlines -. April 1 ... Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Tribal Affairs, Choudhry Zulfkar Ali today said that the government is making concerted efforts to ensure equitable socio economic development of all regions of the state .
Politiko (blog)
March 31, 2018
Senator Loren Legarda assured that the proposed socio-economic reforms of Communist rebels would be supported by the national budget, as she pushed for the resumption of peace talks between them and the Philippine government which President Rodrigo Duterte ordered halted last year. LegardaÃâà...
ARY NEWS
March 31, 2018
... on the developing countries' legitimate right of access to dual-use technologies for socio-economic progress. The MTCR is an informal grouping of 35 states that seeks to prevent missile proliferation by voluntarily adhering to common export policy guidelines related to missiles and missile technologies.
ReliefWeb
March 30, 2018
WFP seeks to assist 220,000 poor severely food-insecure people as identified in the National Socio-Economic and Food Security Survey (2016/17): 140,000 in Gaza and 80,000 in the West Bank, as well as 35,000 seminomadic Bedouins in Area C of the West Bank. Funding permitting, WFP will also reachÃâà...
Ecofin Agency: Economic information from Africa
March 30, 2018
(Ecofin Agency) - France will grant CFA19.65 billion ($36 million) to Burkina Faso to help develop socio-economic projects. This was agreed via the signing of four agreements on March 28, in Ouagadougou. According to information relayed by Xinhua, two-thirds of the amount (about $24 million) will beÃâà...
Inequality.org
March 30, 2018
Most women of color face a double disparity: having lower socio-economic outcomes than men, compounded by affiliation with a racial or ethnic group that — whether male or female — has much lower socio-economic indicators than their White counterparts. Education is one area where women in allÃâà...
Reliefweb
March 29, 2018
Addis Ababa, March 29, 2018 (ECA) - Experts in climate information services (CIS) and other related fields from across the continent on Tuesday unanimously agreed CIS has socio-economic benefits (SEB) that are helpful for disaster risk reduction (DRR), in particular supporting Africa's response to climateÃâà...
Pakistan Observer
March 29, 2018
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi highlighting the importance of education has emphasized upon the students to whole-heartedly devote themselves towards acquiring latest skills and education so that they could contribute towards socio-economic development of the country. The PrimeÃâà...
Science Daily
March 26, 2018
Modeling the relationships among these variables, Lewis found that childhood conduct problems were associated with economic/political discontent in adulthood, even after parental social class and childhood intelligence were taken into account. It is possible, Lewis notes, that conduct problems inÃâà...
Xinhua
March 26, 2018
KIGALI, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Scientists attending the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) global gathering 2018 in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Monday said science and technology have to be at the driving seat for Africa to achieve accelerated social and economic development. They made the remarks whileÃâà...
Business Recorder
March 25, 2018
SIALKOT: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif says the government will continue the journey of socio-economic and human development and the masses' prosperity in the country. Addressing PML-N workers convention in Sialkot, he said about 1800 KMs long motorways have been completed or they are beingÃâà...
Saudi Gazette
March 25, 2018
I convey my heartiest greetings and congratulations to my countrymen as well as all expatriate Bangalees on the occasion of the great Independence and National Day of Bangladesh. March 26 is the day of earning self-identity of our nation. It's the day of breaking the shackles of subjugation. On the eve ofÃâà...
Times LIVE
March 24, 2018
Moody's decision to leave South Africa's credit rating unchanged at one rung above junk status has received the resounding endorsement of business‚ but with a warning that this window of opportunity should be used to urgently address the country's socio-economic challenges. “Whilst we welcome theÃâà...
Trend News Agency
March 23, 2018
Today, Azerbaijani voters highly appreciates the activity of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, expresses readiness to support him at the upcoming presidential election and pins great hopes on the president's activity, Hijran Huseynova, chairperson of Azerbaijan's State Committee for Family, Women andÃâà...
Pulse Nigeria
March 23, 2018
The Federal Government says it is focusing on critical infrastructure and housing mandate that will enhance the socio-economic development of the country. The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this during the inspection of phase one project of National HousingÃâà...
Medical Xpress
March 23, 2018
However, for the children born in 2001, the study found there were socioeconomic inequalities; those from a lower social class were more likely to have a higher BMI, and that the higher the BMI, the wider this socioeconomic inequality was. The authors say that these trends highlight the powerful influenceÃâà...
East African Business Week
March 22, 2018
KAMPALA, Uganda-- Standard Chartered Bank launched its Socio-Economic Impact in East Africa report today in Kampala. “The independent socio-economic impact assessment of Standard Chartered Bank's operations in East Africa, prepared by the consultancy firm Steward Redqueen address the issueÃâà...
Daily Times
March 22, 2018
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, in order to develop coal-rich Tharparkar district, on Wednesday approved establishment of Thar Foundation to develop social sectors such as education, health, and water supply. The chief minister, while presiding over a meeting to review Thar coal projects,Ãâà...
Diginomica
March 22, 2018
Unfortunately though, there is also an all-too-frequent link between socio-economic status and other diversity characteristics such as gender and ethnicity. And such considerations matter – or at least should do – to skills-starved tech companies keen to recruit from a broader talent pool and create a diverseÃâà...
Nursing Times
March 20, 2018
Karl Marx's theory on social class related to the owners of the means of production (the bourgeoisie who owned land, buildings, machinery and wealth) and ... that give rise to them” (Marmot, 2013) largely determine people's health chances, prevention of ill-health largely depends on socio-economic policy.
The Beacon (blog)
March 20, 2018
The fake problems are bandied about by special interests, chief among which is the government itself, in a quest to acquire greater power and wealth at your expense. Obviously, in a just and sensible world, the government should never undertake to solve fake problems. Its doing so is at best wasteful,Ãâà...
5 Dariya News
March 18, 2018
Scores of prominent citizens and constituents of Amirakadal today called on Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, the minister for education, finance, Labour and employment at his Sheikh Bagh office here to felicitate him on taking over as finance minister of the State.Since morning scores of men and womenÃâà...
The Zimbabwe Daily
March 18, 2018
AN engineering scholar in Asia Tahir Hameed, in a journal on Information Communication Technology, reiterates that ICTs can be an enabler to development. “Hargittai and other studies have shown that the rate of Information Technology diffusion is correlated to the general level of socio-economicÃâà...
Ghana News Agency
March 17, 2018
Juaben (Ash), March 16, GNA - The Chairman of Council of State, Daasebre Otuo Serebour II, has welcomed the creation of new municipal and district assemblies, saying, they would strengthen local governance and provide impetus to the socio-economic progress of the people. He therefore ralliedÃâà...
The Shillong Times
March 17, 2018
The problem is socio-economic. If we have policies to take care of the socio-economic problems, militancy will go down though not immediately but in the long run,” he added.Sangma was speaking at the International Inter-disciplinary Seminar on 'Human Resource Development in South Asia: capabilities,Ãâà...
The Straits Times
March 16, 2018
The guidebook, Complete Guide to GCE O-Level Social Studies Volume 1 by Rowan Luc, has been criticised for a contentious presentation of socio-economic classes in Singapore. One generalisation the author made that came under heavy scrutiny suggested that Singaporeans of a lower socio-economicÃâà...
The Nation Newspaper
March 16, 2018
Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has cited leadership failure and poor followership at all levels as the bane of Nigeria's lingering socio-economic woes. He spoke in Lagos yesterday while delivering his keynote address at the maiden edition of Ripples Nigeria Dialogue. The forum, an initiative of theÃâà...
UrduPoint News
March 15, 2018
GILGIT, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Mar, 2018 )::Information Adviser Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Shams Mir on Thursday said the government was taking concrete measures for the socio-economic development of the region. Talking in the meetings with delegations of local elders, he said GB servedÃâà...
AsiaOne
March 15, 2018
Social studies book says those who speak Singlish, eat at hawker centres of lower socio-economic class ... Besides naming education level, income, occupation and ownership of wealth as factors affecting SES, the book also compared choices that people from different social classes would apparentlyÃâà...
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