Directions in Development - Poverty – serie
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Understanding Changes in Poverty
Av Joao Pedro Azevedo, B. Essama-Nssah m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
405 kr
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The 2015 Millennium Development Goal to cut in half the share of the world's population living in extreme poverty was met with time to spare. By 2013, the percentage of developing-country populations living in extreme poverty decreased from 43 percent in 1990 to 21 percent by 2010. Clearly, there …
Economics of South African Townships
Special Focus on Diepsloot
Av World Bank, Sandeep Mahajan
Häftad, 2014
462 kr
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Countries everywhere are divided within into two distinct spatial realms: one urban, one rural. Classic models of development predict faster growth in the urban sector, causing rapid migration from rural areas to cities, lifting average incomes in both places. The situation in South Africa throws …
Stitches to Riches?
Apparel Employment, Trade, and Economic Development in South Asia
Av Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Raymond Robertson m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
472 kr
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The apparel sector in South Asia is labor-intensive, employs more women on average than other manufacturing sectors, and provides jobs that allow for the acquisition of skills. Despite these development benefits, this book finds that the sector has not reached its full potential due to …
Beyond Ending Poverty
The Dynamics of Microfinance in Bangladesh
Av Shahidur R. Khandker, M.A. Baqui Khalily m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
462 kr
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The premise of improving access to financial services for consumption smoothing by the poor has never been a subject of controversy. What has been controversial is whether microfinance can alleviate poverty.
Mobile Phone Panel Surveys in Developing Countries
A Practical Guide for Microdata Collection
Av Andrew Dabalen, Alvin Etang m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
417 kr
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This handbook documents thoroughly, an innovative approach to data collection in developing countries, which combines baseline data from a household survey with subsequent interviews of selected respondents using mobile phones.
Pathways to Prosperity in Rural Malawi
Av Andrew Dabalen, Alejandro de la Fuente m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
405 kr
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By most accounts, poverty reduction in rural Malawi has lacked dynamism in the past decade and the gains from prosperity have not always reached the poorest. This Report explores the obstacles to reducing rural poverty and proposes a set of potential solutions to overcome them.
When Growth Is not Enough
Explaining the Rigidity of Poverty in the Dominican Republic
Av Francisco Galrao Carneiro, Sophie Sirtaine
Häftad, 2017
405 kr
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This book assembles a collection of empirical analyses that explore three complementary hypotheses that could help understand why the Dominican Republic continues, to this date, experiencing high economic growth rates with limited poverty reduction.
Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers
Evidence from Eight Developing Countries
Av Gabriela Inchauste, Nora Lustig
Häftad, 2017
518 kr
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This volume presents country studies that apply comprehensive and comparable fiscal incidence analysis using the Commitment to Equity approach-to examine how taxation and public expenditures affect income inequality and poverty.
Cuando No Basta El Crecimiento
Razones De La Rigidez De La Pobreza En La Republica Dominicana
Av Francisco Galrao Carneiro, Sophie Sirtaine
Häftad, 2017
405 kr
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