Global programs / Global project 930-0049 · 1976–1981 · Boston University
Author discusses how and why wages change over time in less developed countries by using trends present in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia during the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. DEC abstract (PN-AAG-328)
The purpose of the program was to support a program of the International Project of the Center for Law and Social Policy concerning the protection of human rights in selected African countries.1 The program was not intended to use AID grant funds to pay attorneys' fees.1 Sierra Leone, Ghana and Zaire were initially selected for the human rights program of the International Project.2 The grant was signed on November 8, 1978.2
Source: generated from documents. Each number opens the page it was written from.
Operated in: Sudan, Pakistan, Africa, Latin America, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Iran, Senegal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nigeria, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate.
Axis: years in documents. The start year comes from first seen; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
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| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University | implementer | 1979 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Brookings Institution | implementer | 1976 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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Scope: global. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.95.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AID/CM-OTR-C-73-211 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1976 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| implementer |
| 1981 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Cultural Survival, Inc. | implementer | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Harvard University. Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) | implementer | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Pakistan | 1979 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Africa | 1981 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Latin America | 1976 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Sierra Leone | 1981 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Brazil | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Tanzania | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Afghanistan | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/OTR-G-1525 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1979 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/OTR-G-1638 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/OTR-G-1671 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/OTR-G-1684 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1981 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Social policies, regulations and systems (incl. gender, population) 21%; Rule of law and human rights 11%; Macroeconomic foundation for growth 10%
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Program key prj:9300049
| 1979 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Nigeria | 1981 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| India | 1979 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1981 | Stated in a document | 1 source |