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Government education spending is expected to improve the well-being of beneficiaries and enhance their capability to … earn income in the future. In this sense, directing education expenditures to the poor holds a promise for breaking the … inter-generational transmission of poverty. Given this perspective, the paper addresses the question : to what extent has …
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Government education spending is expected to improve the well-being of beneficiaries and enhance their capability to … earn income in the future. In this sense, directing education expenditures to the poor holds a promise for breaking the … inter-generational transmission of poverty. Given this perspective, the paper addresses the question : to what extent has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363579
the eight MDGs. The MDGs include eradication of extreme poverty and hunger; universal primary education; gender equality …, namely : Goal 1 (poverty and hunger), Goal 2 (education), Goal 3 (gender equality), Goal 5 (maternal health), Goal 6 (control … of progress in achieving the MDGs for the reduction of poverty incidence, the reduction of the infant mortality rate and …
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In the last twenty years, the Philippines has gained a good progress in poverty reduction. However, compared to other … Philippine population lives below the poverty line. With landless status, the poor depended largely on labor with its embedded … educational capital. However, in education, the rich and the poor are separated by two different educational divisions …
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This paper investigates the impact of global crisis shocks on Indias trade and industry. The estimated results show that changes in trade composition are positively associated with changes in manufacturing composition in India, controlling for other variables. While analysing its dynamic...
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This paper clearly demonstrates that the axiomatic measurement approach developed in the human development literature can be usefully applied to the measurement of financial inclusion. A conceptual framework for aggregating data on financial services in different dimensions is developed. The...
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The recent financial crisis has shown that financial innovation can have devastating systemic impacts. International standard setters and national regulators response has been a global concerted effort to overhaul and tighten financial regulations. However, at a time of designing stricter...
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The promotion of an inclusive financial system is considered a policy priority in many countries. While the importance of financial inclusion is widely recognized, the literature lacks a comprehensive measure that can be used to measure the extent of financial inclusion across economies. This...
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Developing economies are seeking to promote financial inclusion, i.e., greater access to financial services for low-income households and firms, as part of their overall strategies for economic and financial development. This raises the question of whether financial stability and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278004
Developing economies are seeking to promote financial inclusion, i.e., greater access to financial services for low-income households and firms, as part of their overall strategies for economic and financial development. This raises the question of whether financial stability and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278019