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This study complements the inclusive growth literature by examining the determinants and consequences of the middle class in a continent where economic growth has been relatively high. The empirical evidence is based on a sample of 33 African countries for a 2010 cross-sectional study. OLS,...
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Economic growth does not necessarily ensure environmental sustainability for a country. The relationship between the two is far more complicated for developing countries like India, given the dependence of a large section of the population on natural resources. Under this backdrop, the current...
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foreign direct investment and economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1970-2010. This study made use of two different …
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This article investigates the relationships among economic growth, income distribution and poverty in Brazil during the … variations in the poverty indicators and the main components that answer for this variation - decomposition model;another that … simulates the effects of the variation of the income and the concentration indicators on the poverty level - model of elasticity …
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The paper is concerned with poverty in Romania during a period of economic growth (2000-2008). The poverty incidence … and profile before financial and economic crisis and the evolution of poverty in the context of economic growth and of a … strong increase of households income have been studied, aiming to identify who is the most vulnerable at poverty risk and to …
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The purposes of this study were to present the current situation of poverty, economic growth, and economic development … for five selected countries in Latin America and to examine the relationship between poverty, economic growth, and … model suggested that economic development is more effective and preferable than economic growth in eradicating of poverty …
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poverty reduction at the regional level, with a particular emphasis on the role of decentralization. Over the past decade … Indonesia has made significant progress in reducing poverty, from 23% of the population in 1999 to less than 12% in 2013 …. However, substantial differences in regional poverty are observed. In this paper, we discuss the factors that drive the …
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Economic growth is typically recognized as the effective tool in eradicating of poverty. Unfortunately, many countries … investigate the new tool aimed at reducing poverty through log-linear model and to estimate the impact of exogenous macroeconomic … shock occurred in every sector on poverty through SAM multiplier. The result reveals that poverty is not sensitive to …
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Sustainable economic growth and Poverty alleviation is a principal objective of the developing countries. The present … resource drain for already limited revenues and is halting economic growth and poverty reduction efforts. …
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The Indian economy in the recent past is growing faster (6-9%) than its past rate of growth (3-4%) and it is even surpassing the rate of growth of many developed and developing countries all over the world. The Indian economy is showing high growth potential and it is one of those countries that...
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