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Globalization and the gender earnings gap: evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia
Disasters in Bangladesh and protests elsewhere have created an intense debate about the value, particularly to wome... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Cambodia; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Gender; Globalisation; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Sri Lanka: Distance Education Modernization Project
This project performance evaluation report assesses the Distance Education Modernization Project, which aimed to he... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: Project performance evaluation reports
Subjects: Teaching and learning; Evaluation; Finance ... [+] Show more
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Transformation of women at work in Asia: an unfinished development agenda
This book, based on original comparative research and extensive fieldwork, highlights the commonalities and diversi... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Asia; India; China ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Edited book
Subjects: Gender; Employment; Equity ... [+] Show more
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Stitches to riches?: apparel employment, trade, and economic development in South Asia
South Asia is in the midst of a demographic transition. For the next three decades, the growth of the region's work... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Asia; Bangladesh; India ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: Directions in development
Subjects: Industry; Employment; Economics ... [+] Show more
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Factors holding women back from market work in Sri Lanka: to work or not to work?
This chapter seeks to inform policymaking aimed at encouraging women to join the workforce by investigating the fac... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Asia
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Gender; Employment
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In search of a better match: qualification mismatches in developing Asia
This paper examines the extent to which various factors explain talent misallocation in the form of qualification m... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Asia; Europe; China ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: ADB economics working paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Economics; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Mapping out a way forward: can policies make a difference?
The book this chapter is taken from (available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 131.226) explored two interrelated questions:... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Bangladesh; Cambodia; China ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Gender; Employment; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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Impact of the trainer training program on teaching and learning process in technical colleges and vocational training centers in Sri Lanka
Technical and vocational education in Sri Lanka has become a crucial sector and technical teacher training is the m... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Asia
Resource type: Government report or paper
Subjects: Providers of education and training; Quality; Workforce development ... [+] Show more
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Innovative strategies in higher education for accelerated human resource development in South Asia: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. The efficiency of the higher education system is vi... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: Innovative strategies in TVET and HE for accelerated HRD in South Asia
Subjects: Higher education; Workforce development; Providers of education and training ... [+] Show more
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Accounting for mismatch in low- and middle-income countries: measurement, magnitudes, and explanations
To stimulate economic advancement, low- and middle-income countries need well-educated and trained workforces to fi... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Ghana; Kenya; Africa ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: Directions in development
Subjects: Employment; Skills and knowledge; Economics ... [+] Show more