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Health Insurance for the Poor in Informal Sector

The realization that mere existence of health care facilities does not necessarily mean that they are readily accessible to the poorest section in the informal economy, tend to the evolution of a unique health insurance scheme, with contribution according to individual capacity. This paper examines several health insurance schemes catering to the informal sector as well as some critical issues ...

Virtual Communities and their Importance for Informal Learning

This paper deals with the concept of informal learning in virtual communities on the Internet. Initially we discuss the need for continuing education and its relation with informal learning. Virtual communities are next defined and then compared to real communities. Case studies are employed, focused on some specific kinds of virtual communities. We examine how they operate, how their members i...

The Waste Experts: Enabling Conditions for Informal Sector Integration in Solid Waste Management

Modernizing the informal sector

Th e multiplicity of policies proposed to support the informal sector refl ects the lack of a common defi nition. Although they may produce positive eff ects, these are limited and fail to constitute a comprehensive strategic approach. Th e diff erent interpretations in the absence of a common defi nition as well as the strategies emerging from them are reviewed. Th e identifi cation of informa...

Importance of Participant Characteristics in Software Systems Design In the Informal Sector

The early research involving mobile phone applications software design for the poor used the general pervasiveness of mobile phones as the major justifications for their design decisions. Other factors such as the economic levels, demographics and even the actual ownership and type of mobile phones received less emphasis. Recently, researchers have shown that good software design decisions must...

Feasibility of City Development Strategy in Enabling and Regularizing the Informal Settlements, Tabriz metropolis, district 1

Nowadays, informal settlements has become a common challenge in many of cities particularly in Metropolises .On one hand, it is a spatial manifestation of social and economical inequalities and injustice at the local, regional and national levels. On the other hand it is the result of urban planning deficiency, absence of citizenship and inattention to social and economical needs of low income ...