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The Health, Inequalities and Social Breakdown (SIRS) survey carried out in Antananarivo in April 2003 on a representative sample of 2,807 people, is part of an international research programme designed to compare the relationships between health, inequalities and social breakdowns in different...
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the world in a sample of about 50 countries. The paper focuses particularly on the fact to prioritize poverty as the most … important problem, as poverty constitutes an important dimension of inequalities. Differences between countries appear: the … richer the country, the less poverty is considered as the most important problem. To explain these differences, two …
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In this paper, we examine the effect of migrants’ remittances on poverty and inequality. The survey data were collected … scenario without remittances; this is then compared with its current income. We find that the poverty rate and the …
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insecurity in terms of monetary poverty. Using a Malian survey that incorporates exceptionally detailed information on food …
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Africa has been hard hit by the international crisis. Initially exogenous and above all financial, it has exacerbated various internal crises already present in the region. Like the DRC, which is a test case in many respects, Africa could experience severe setbacks that could cancel out the...
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This article attempts to assess empirically the impact of remittances on household expenditure and relative poverty in … poverty. The results show a statistically significant and positive impact of hose remittances on recipient households …’ expenditures. They are also significantly associated with a decline in the probability of being in poverty for rural households; it …
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impact in terms of poverty reduction is important in both projects involved in this type of analysis (Modernization of …
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The aim of this article is to analyse in depth the interactions of growth and poverty in Syria, which undertook reforms … agriculture a decreasing one. Agricultural and land-policy reforms could have had a negative impact on poverty, despite their …
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Funded private pillars are well developed in many countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada … part of the population to the risk of poverty. Among households, lowincome and women are particularly vulnerable during … individualized pension raises the question of the poverty during the retirement period. In this context, could life insurances and …
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