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The paper reviews the existing evidence on migration-poverty interface in the light of the macro and micro level …
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This paper reviews the debate surrounding the “deeper determinants†of economic performance. It reviews the work of Institutional School and Geography School and their interpretation of the long-run development. The paper then examines the evidence provided by the respective schools in...
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The paper aims at understanding the reasons which influence migration and mobility choices, ways by which vulnerabilities can be managed and the role that local, national and regional policy responses can play in strengthening the knowledge base and improving collaborative platforms for action.
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The aim of this study was to examine the association between visual impairment from cataract and poverty in adults in … self-rated wealth were also measured. In total, 596 cases and 535 controls were included in these analyses (Kenya 142 cases …
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same time, a growing number of developing countries have initiated cash transfers as a response to poverty, and these … manage new resource wealth should consider distributing income directly to citizens as cash transfers. Beyond serving as a …
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elasticity of poverty reduction. Growth does reduce poverty, but the author find no evidence for a direct effect of structural …
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overall income poverty. However, in a vast country like India, poverty levels vary significantly across the different states …. In this paper, we analyze the differences between poverty at the state and national level, separately for the rural and …
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If the poor are to benefit from economic growth, then they need the skills that are in growing demand, and the capacity to raise their productivity as smallholder farmers and micro-entrepreneurs. Yet, the poor seldom receive a satisfactory education. Too little is spent on primary...
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The relation between growth, inequality and poverty is the central theme of the paper. While the fast economic growth … under the neo-liberal policy regime helps reduce poverty, it increases inequality in income distribution in a way that … retards the progress in poverty-reduction. The empirical validity of this proposition is examined by tracing trends in per …
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The study examines the intention to work abroad based on a representative sample of young Singaporeans residing in the city-state. Two thousand and thirteen Singaporeans between the age of 19 to 30 years took part in the research. [Working paper No. 19].
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