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  • The Case for Remote Monitoring: Evidence from Kenya

    Creator:
    Dunn, Zachary A.
    Abstract:
    International development projects aimed at alleviating poverty often fall short when it comes to capacity for operation and maintenance. As a case in point, today it is estimated one-third of all African wells have fallen into disrepair due to lack of effective management, corresponding to as many as 250,000 broken...
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    Monitoring: Evidence from Kenya Abstract approved: Sally K. Gallagher International development projects

  • The Influence of State Level Variation in Maternity Leave Policies on U.S. Mothers’ Labor Force Participation

    Creator:
    Clark, Clair Elizabeth
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    The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 guarantees mothers twelve weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to care for and bond with a newborn child, however, upon implementation only 45 percent of workers were covered by this law due to strict eligibility requirements and the proportion of eligible workers is...
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    Clair Elizabeth Clark presented on June 12th, 2013 APPROVED: Sally K. Gallagher

  • Microfinance as a Policy Tool for Women's Empowerment

    Creator:
    Ghimire, Narbada
    Abstract:
    Microfinance has been extolled by donor agencies, development practitioners and policy makers as a tool for alleviating poverty and empowering women. Yet little systematic research has been done to assess the conditions and extent to which microfinance programs accomplish these goals. This essay provides an assessment of that research. Based...
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    Policy essay of Narbada Ghimire presented on May 2nd, 2011 Approved: Sally Gallagher