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The impact of remittances on poverty and inequality in Ghana

Adams, Richard H. Jr - 2008

"This paper uses a new, 2005/06 nationally-representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty and inequality in Ghana. To control for selection and endogeneity, it uses a two-stage...

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Remittances and poverty in Ghana

Adams, Richard H. Jr - 2006

"The author uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty in Ghana. With only one exception, he finds that both types of remittances reduce the level,...

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Remittances, household expenditure and investment in Guatemala

Adams, Richard H. Jr - 2005

"The author uses a large household data set from Guatemala to analyze how the receipt of internal remittances (from Guatemala) and international remittances (from the United States) affects the marginal spending behavior of households on various consumption and investment goods. Contrary to...

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Namibia : country brief

2009

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Do households gain from community-based natural resource management? : an evaluation of community conservancies in Namibia

Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit (contributor) - 2004

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Implementing the Agenda of the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism : A Rapid Country Environmental Analysis with a Public Expenditure Review for Aligning Policy, Instituti...

World Bank - 2012

This report is organized around three thematic chapters. Chapter one looks at the contribution of the environment and tourism sector to the Namibian economy as well as at some key achievements and challenges. Chapter two describes the policy and legislative framework, and the institutional...

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Analysis and Options for Namibia's Medium-Term Debt Strategy

World Bank - 2013

Since gaining its independence 23 years ago, Namibia has established an enviable track record of political stability … of constructing a national government. Daunting challenges remain, however. Namibia suffers from chronic high …

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Namibia : Country Brief

World Bank - 2012

Namibia is a large country in Southern Africa that borders the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola to the north and … half the size of the U.S. state of Alaska. Namibia has a small population of approximately 2.1 million people. It is also … per square kilometer, compared to 34 people per square kilometer for the region as a whole. Namibia was the last colonized …

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Does Fiscal Policy Benefit the Poor and Reduce Inequality in Namibia?

Namibia Statistics Agency - 2017

Reducing poverty and inequality continues to be an important national priority in Namibia. Vision 2030 - the country …

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Republic of Namibia - Addressing Binding Constraints to Stimulate Broad Based Growth : A Country Economic Report

World Bank - 2013

stakeholders in Namibia on the outlook for sustained growth and employment creation that addresses distribution issues as well. The … Namibia? What are the prospects for broad-based growth in key sectors? What key elements of an employment strategy would … complement a growth strategy? It begins with a discussion of Namibia's history and background, then its growth and employment …

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