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Spatial inequalities explained: evidence from Burkina Faso
Grimm, Michael; Gräb, Gräb, J. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009
Empirical evidence suggests that regional disparities in incomes are often very high, that these disparities do not necessarily disappear as economies grow and that these disparities are itself an important driver of growth. We use a novel approach based on multilevel modeling to decompose the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730640
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Spatial inequalities explained: evidence from Burkina Faso
Gräb, Johannes; Grimm, Michael - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009
Empirical evidence suggests that regional disparities in incomes are often very high, that these disparities do not necessarily disappear as economies grow and that these disparities are itself an important driver of growth. We use a novel approach based on multilevel modeling to decompose the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005589950
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Remittances, liquidity constraints and human capital investments in Ecuador.
Bedi, Arjun Singh; Sparrow, Robert; Calero, Calero, C. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2008
Over the last decade Ecuador has experienced a strong increase in financial transfers from migrated workers. This paper investigates how remittances via trans-national networks affect human capital investments through relaxing resource constraints and facilitate households in consumption...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149201
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Remittances, liquidity constraints and human capital investments in Ecuador.
Calero, C.; Bedi, Arjun S.; Sparrow, R. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2008
Over the last decade Ecuador has experienced a strong increase in financial transfers from migrated workers. This paper investigates how remittances via trans-national networks affect human capital investments through relaxing resource constraints and facilitate households in consumption...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005399289
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Economic growth, employment and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa
Messkoub, Messkoub, M. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2008
This paper  provides an assessment of economic growth, employment and poverty reduction in the Arab MENA region …. Considering the high rate of unemployment (especially the youth unemployment) and poverty in most countries in the region … employment and poverty impacts of growth are of particular concern to policy makers. In the short run for employment growth to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210410
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Forest management in Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua : reform failures?
Pellegrini, Pellegrini, L. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009
conclude that there is a reform failure matched by a failure to reform. The Poverty Reduction Strategies of the three countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210411
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Accountability in formal and informal institutions: a cross country analysis
de Wit, de Wit, J.W.; Akinyoade, Akinyoade, A. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2008
The concept and practices of accountability enjoy considerable interest today, not least due to the World Development Report WDR 2004 on service delivery, which formulated the ëtriangle of accountabilityí - specifying relations between the poor, service providers, policy makers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011253006
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Linking the poor to new modalities in service delivery. Partnership innovations in solid waste management in Bogotá, Colombia
Gomez, Georgina Mercedes; Turcotte, Turcotte, I. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2012
public service provision while aiming to improve the livelihoods of the poor and overcome the institutional nature of poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837413
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Relative poverty in Pakistan : an estimation from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (1984-85)
Zaidi, Zaidi, M.A. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837415
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Incomes, poverty and food security in the communal lands of Zimbabwe
Jackson, J.C.; Collier, P. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 1988
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837421