ARE VILLAGE HEALTH, SANITATION, AND NUTRITION COMMITTEES FUNCTIONAL? EVIDENCE FROM CHHATTISGARH AND MADHYA PRADESH

Are village health, sanitation, and nutrition committees functional? Evidence from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh

Background: The Village Health, Sanitation, and Nutrition Committee (VHSNC) is a participatory effort aimed to strengthen the village-level agencies and to provide better health and sanitation services.However, there is a lack of evidence on the functionality of VHSNCs.Objectives: The present study aimed to explore the functionality of VHSNCs in th

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Vote Value Disparity and Judicial Review in Japan

In November 2015, the Japanese Supreme Court ruled that that there was disparity in the number of members in the House of Representatives following the general Acrylic Shaking Stand elections of December 2014.The plaintiff argued that the results of the 2014 elections for the House of Representatives were null and void.The value of the votes should

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The Role of Zakat in Alleviating Multidimensional Poverty

The potential of zakat is too huge to be ignored by the world.Recently, the notion to integrate zakat on the Sustainable Development Goals has grown rapidly.Nevertheless, the impact of zakat in Indonesia has not been pronounced and could doubt the adoption of zakat as a global tool.This paper aims to investigate the impact of zakat on monetary and

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STIGMATIZATION TOWARD TATTOOED BALINESE WOMEN IN DENPASAR

The phenomenon of Tattooed Balinese Woman has been increasingly frequent in public spaces in Denpasar.Tattooed Balinese women want to convey or express their feelings through tattoo on their body, but this is not fully accepted by the society who has different judgement and perception encapsulated Tilt in what we call as Stigma.Stigma is viewed as

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