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Sustainable Development Framework for Local Governance

Cabalfin, Michael R.; Yap, Josef T. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

inequality; and the importance of institutions to growth. Local development experience also reveals the interrelatedness of the …; the role of health to human capital; the significance of human capital to poverty and inequality; the value of human …

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Does Governance Contribute to Pro-poor Growth? Evidence from Pakistan

Haq, Rashida; Zia, Uzma - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

the lowest percentile as compared to other countries. The dimensions of pro-poor growth, which include poverty, inequality … inequality have worsened and the share in income and expenditure for the bottom 20 percent has also decreased, while inflation … that there is a strong relationship between good governance and reduction in poverty and inequality. It is concluded that …

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Poverty and Inequality in Uttar Pradesh during 1993-94 to 2004-05 A Decomposition Analysis

Pathak, Durgesh Chandra - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010

poverty has decreased but inequality has increased between these years. The main problems in the state are stark inter …

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Destined for Destitution : Intergenerational Poverty Persistence in Indonesia

Pakpahan, Yus Medina; Suryadarma, Daniel; Suryahadi, Asep - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

We estimate intergenerational poverty persistence in Indonesia using a panel dataset. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such study looking at the issue in the Indonesian context. Different from the majority of studies on this issue, we include controls for several household and...

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Poverty-reducing or Poverty-inducing? A CGE-based Analysis of Foreign Capital Inflows in Pakistan

Siddiqui, Rizwana; Kemal, A. R. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

Foreign capital inflows (FKI) help an economy by financing the imbalance between income and expenditure. However, their impact on poverty in the recipient economy is a controversial issue. In this study, we examine the impact on poverty in two different scenarios : (1) labour is homogeneous; (2)...

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Determinants of Urban Poverty : The Case of Medium Sized City in Pakistan

Awan, Masood Sarwar; Iqbal, Nasir - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010

Urban poverty, which is distinct from rural poverty due to demographic, economic and political aspects remain hitherto unexplored, at the city level in Pakistan. We have examined the determinants of urban poverty in Sargodha, a medium-size city of Pakistan. The analysis is based on the survey of...

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Addressing Regional Inequality Issues in Bangladesh Public Expenditure

Mahmoud, Chowdhury Shameem; Wadood, Syed Naimul; Ahmed, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

Traditionally development effort of Bangladesh government have aimed at achieving equitable economic growth. The concept is an overriding factor in formulating national policy strategies of poverty alleviation. In this context, the objectives of poverty alleviation are mostly designed with...

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The Impact of Private Sector Growth on Poverty Reduction : Evidence from Indonesia

Suryadarma, Daniel; Suryahadi, Asep - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007

This paper assesses the effect of public and private sector growth on poverty in Indonesia. We use fixed capital formation growth as the proxy for the private sector and growth in government spending as the indicator of the public sector. We find that growth in both sectors significantly reduces...

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Objective Measures of Family Welfare for Individual Targeting : Results from Pilot Project on Community Based Monitoring System in Indonesia

Suryadarma, Daniel; Akhmadi; Hastuti; Toyamah, Nina - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005

This report documents the results of a pilot project on a new poverty monitoring system that improves the current system in three areas. First, it involves the locals in monitoring poverty in their own area. Second, the poverty indicators are sensitive to local conditions, accurate, and cannot...

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Income, Public Social Services, and Capability Development : A Cross-district Analysis of Pakistan

Siddiqui, Rizwana - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

Is household income enough for human development or should government direct resources towards the provision of social services to improve capabilities of individuals? The former is emphasised by the World Bank, and the latter by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP). This paper tests...

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