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Financing for overcoming economic insecurity / / edited by Nazrul Islam and Rob Vos
| Financing for overcoming economic insecurity / / edited by Nazrul Islam and Rob Vos |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330 |
| Collana | United Nations Series on Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Economic security Financial crises |
| ISBN |
1-84966-534-6
1-4725-4442-0 1-84966-578-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; About the Editors; About the Contributors; 1 Introduction; Offshoring of jobs and rising economic insecurity in developed countries; Volatile capital flows as a cause of economic insecurity in developing countries; Insurance as a way to overcome economic insecurity of the poor in developing countries; Potential and limitations of microinsurance programs; Microsavings as a way of overcoming economic insecurity; Making use of complementarities among various microfinance programs
Ways to overcome economic insecurity caused by natural hazards2 Globalization, Offshoring, and Economic Insecurity in Industrialized Countries; Introduction; Economic insecurity in industrialized countries; Globalization and economic insecurity; Conclusion and prospects for the future; 3 Managing Financial Instability in Developing Countries: Why Prudence is Not Enough; Introduction; Financial instability and the real economy; Countercyclical monetary policy; Prudential regulations, capital controls, and risk management; Reserve accumulation as self-insurance: Burden or blessing? Multilateral lending and countercyclical policyConclusions; 4 Insurance, Credit, and Safety Nets for the Poor in a World of Risk; Introduction; A simple framework; Problems with insurance; Credit, insurance, and crowding out; The links between informal insurance, formal insurance, and safety nets; Credit, safety nets, or insurance?; Conclusion; 5 Assessing the Success of Microinsurance Programs in Meeting the Insurance Needs of the Poor; Introduction; Basic principles: Organization, pricing, and incentives; What does microfinance achieve? Some preliminary findings Conclusions for policy and institutional design6 Assessing the Insurance Role of Microsavings; Introduction; Microsavings and vulnerability-definitions and relationships; Priorities for policy and action; Conclusions; 7 Can Microfinance Reduce Economic Insecurity and Poverty? By How Much and How?; Introduction; The vicious circle of insecurity and poverty; Poverty and insecurity in development thinking and policies; Some general features of microfinance; Microcredit programs and economic insecurity; Microsavings programs and economic insecurity; Microinsurance programs and economic insecurity Complementarities among various microfinance programsRole of microfinance as a whole; Concluding remarks; 8 Insurance against Losses from Natural Disasters in Developing Countries; Introduction; Disaster risk management; Insurance for households and businesses; Insurance for farmers and herders; Insurance for governments; Concluding remarks; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910597893903321 |
| London, England ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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India : climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation in Developing Countries. / / edited by Md. Nazrul Islam, Andre van Amstel
| India : climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation in Developing Countries. / / edited by Md. Nazrul Islam, Andre van Amstel |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 298 p. 109 illus., 91 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7 |
| Collana | Springer Climate |
| Soggetto topico | Environmental sciences |
| ISBN | 3-030-67865-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. New Challenges on Natural Resources and Its Impact on Climate Change in the Indian Context (Sunil Kumar Srivastava) -- 2. Regional Assessment of Impacts of Climate Change: A Statistical Downscaling Approach (Nagraj S. Patil; Rajashekhar S.Laddimath) -- 3. Flood Risk Assessment for Medium Size City Using Geospatial Techniques with Integrated Flood Models (Surendar Natarajan and Nisha Radhakrishnan) -- 4. Impact of Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies for Fruit Crops (Tanmoy Sarkar, Anirban Roy, Sanvar Mal Choudhary and S.K. Sarkar) -- 5. Evaluating Adaptation Strategies to Coastal Multi-Hazards in Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India using Composite Adaptation Index: A Household Level Analysis (Mehebub Sahana, Sufia Rehman, Shyamal Dutta, Samsad Parveen, Raihan Ahmed and Haroon Sajjad) -- 6. Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resource of India: A Geographical Appraisal (Sutapa Mukhopadhyay; Amit Kumar Mandal) -- 7. Comparison of classical Mann-Kendal Test and Graphical Innovative Trend Analysis for Analyzing the Rainfall Changes in India (Tapash Mandal, Apurba Sarkar, Jayanta Das, A.T.M. Sakiur Rahman, Pradip Chouhan) -- 8. Forest Phenology as an Indicator of Climate Change: Impact and Mitigation Strategies in India (Priyanshi Tiwari, Pramit Verma, A S Raghubanshi) -- 9. Assessment of Stream Flow Impact on Physico-Chemical Properties of Water and Soil in Forest Hydrology through Statistical Approach (Malabika Biswas Roy, Pankaj Kumar Roy, Sudipa Halder, Gourab Banerjee and Asis Mazumdar) -- 10. Impact of Climate Extremities of El-Nina and La-Nina in Patterns of Seasonal Rainfall over Coastal Karnataka, India (Stanley Raj. A, Chendhoor B.) -- 11. Geothermal Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies (Kriti Yadav, Anirbid Sircar and Apurwa Yadav). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483693403321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Population, Environment and Disease : Towards Health Geography / / edited by Asraful Alam, Rukhsana, Sourav Biswas, Nazrul Islam, Ranjan Roy
| Population, Environment and Disease : Towards Health Geography / / edited by Asraful Alam, Rukhsana, Sourav Biswas, Nazrul Islam, Ranjan Roy |
| Autore | Alam Asraful |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 pages) |
| Disciplina | 910 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Rukhsana
BiswasSourav IslamNazrul RoyRanjan |
| Soggetto topico |
Geography
Public health Demography Public Health Spatial Demography |
| ISBN | 3-031-67624-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Development of Health and Medical Geography: A Systematic Review -- Chapter 2. Global Trend of Environmental Health Research: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis -- Chapter 3. Assessing the Financial Burden: A Comprehensive Study of Cancer-related Premature Mortality and its Effects on India’s Economic Productivity -- Chapter 4. Inattention diminishment and health geography: an analysis upon elementary to higher secondary students -- Chapter 5. Utilisation and Accessibility of Healthcare Services among Gig Workers: A Systematic Review -- Chapter 6. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) Availing Among Middle and Old Age Migrants: A Study of National Health Insurance Programme in India -- Chapter 7. HIV / AIDS in Village India: Issues and Challenges (An Empirical Study of Naxalbari Area, Darjeeling) -- Chapter 8. Determining the associated factors of mothers' healthcare-seeking behaviour for common childhood morbidity among tribal and non-tribal communities in India using Andersen’s Behavioral Model -- Chapter 9. A Cross-sectional Study of the Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices Menstrual Hygiene among College Students -- Chapter 10. Effects of COVID-19 on Street Vendors of Suti-I and Suti-II C.D. Blocks of Murshidabad District, West Bengal -- Chapter 11. Prevalence and Correlates of Menstrual irregularities among Young women in India: Findings from the Fifth Round National Family Health survey -- Chapter 12. Prevalence, pattern, and predictors of multi-morbidity among India’s elderly population -- Chapter 13. Demographic & Socio-Economic Determinants of Indigenous Tribal Fertility Behaviour: A Case Study of Dinhata-II Block of Cooch Behar District, West Bengal -- Chapter 14. Fostering Employee Mental Health: Role of HRM Practices in Unicorn Startups -- Chapter 15. Determinants of Wasting Among Under-Five Children in Tea Gardens of Kalimpong-Darjeeling Regions: A Multilevel Analysis -- Chapter 16. Socio-demographic Determinants of Desired Fertility among Women Working in Formal sectors in Abuja -- Chapter 17. Unpacking Traditional Contraceptive Practices in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Examination of Nationally Representative Large-Scale Data -- Chapter 18. Practice of Female Sterilization among Currently Married Women in West Bengal, India: Trends and Magnitude of Differentials -- Chapter 19. Determinants of Institutional Delivery in West Bengal: Findings from NFHS-5 (2019-21) -- Chapter 20. Rural-urban Differential use of Cooking Fuel and its Association with Women’s Nutritional Health and Child’s Birth Weight- Chapter 21. Waterborne Health Risks in Cooch Behar Municipality, India: A Study of Water Usage, Treatment, and Sanitation Practices. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910899897203321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Population, Sanitation and Health : A Geographical Study Towards Sustainability / / edited by Asraful Alam, Rukhsana, Nazrul Islam, Bappa Sarkar, Ranjan Roy
| Population, Sanitation and Health : A Geographical Study Towards Sustainability / / edited by Asraful Alam, Rukhsana, Nazrul Islam, Bappa Sarkar, Ranjan Roy |
| Autore | Alam Asraful |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (414 pages) |
| Disciplina | 304.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Rukhsana
IslamNazrul SarkarBappa RoyRanjan |
| Soggetto topico |
Public health
Sustainability Environmental health Demography Population Human geography Public Health Environmental Health Population and Demography Human Geography |
| ISBN | 3-031-40128-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Population dynamics and its impact: A Historical perspective -- Chapter 2: Population Dynamics and Economic Growth in South-East Asia -- Chapter 3: Impact of rural male outmigration on women work participation in Rarh Region of West Bengal, India -- Chapter 4: Socio-Economic Determinants of Rural Out-Migration in Koch Bihar District of West Bengal, India -- Chapter 5: Fertility transition and differences between the Hindu and Muslims: A case of North 24 Pargana District, West Bengal -- Chapter 6: Educational Impact on Tribal Fertility: A Case Study of Dinhata-II Block, Koch Bihar, West Bengal -- Chapter 7: Livelihood Sustainability and Knowledge on Climate Change among Marginal Farmer Households in Indian Sundarbans: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study -- Chapter 8: Morbidity Prevalence and Treatment Seeking Behaviour of Women Age 15-49 in India -- Chapter 9: The impacts on environment and health of residents: A case study of Gazipur dumpsite (landfill), East Delhi -- Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal symptoms among Sital Pati Weavers of Koch Bihar District, West Bengal, India -- Chapter 11: Health Care Utilization and Treatment Expenditure among Ailing Aged in India -- Chapter 12: Social capital and its impact on cognitive frailty among the elderly in India: Findings from the LASI Wave 1, 2017-18 -- Chapter 13: The Status of Primary Health Care Services in Koch Bihar District, West Bengal: A selected block-level analytical study -- Chapter 14: Prevalence and Changing Pattern of Undernutrition among Women in West Bengal: A Comparative Study between NFHS-4 and 5 -- Chapter 15: Health, Healing and Democracy: A Comprehensive Study of Darjeeling Himalaya in West Bengal -- Chapter 16: Health Determinants in the Era of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): An Overview -- Chapter 17: Burdens of Household Water Collection from Gender Perspective: A NFHS - 5 Study -- Chapter 18: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Condition in India: A State-Level Analysis -- Chapter 19: Utilization of MHC services in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 -- Chapter 20: Finding Sustainable Livelihood Strategies among the Rajbanshi Community of Dooars Region, North Bengal -- Chapter 21: Understanding the Menstrual Hygiene Practices among Women: An Indian Perspective -- Chapter 22: Impacts of Socio-Economic Factors and Child Health Care Practices on Child Morbidity of Indo-Bangladesh Border Districts of India: A Spatio-Statistical Analysis from NFHS-5 Data -- Chapter 23: Population Dynamics and Sustainable Educational Development in Kolkata Municipal Corporation, West Bengal: A Macro-Micro level study -- Chapter 24: Prevalence of self-reported tuberculosis and its determinants in West Bengal: An analysis of the NFHS-5 data. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910766882003321 |
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Alam Asraful
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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