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This study used a nationally representative survey from the 2012-2013 World Bank's General Household Survey for Nigeria, to examine the relationship between empowerment, measured using a modification of the Alkire et al. (2013) empowerment index, and household dietary diversity, based on the FAO...
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demonstrated trend of infrastructures in Africa in terms of stocks and future need is unique compared to the rest of the world. The … development in Africa. The results through the system GMM and Quantile Regression techniques show that women’s political … inclusion enhances infrastructural development in Africa. The result is robust across different measures of infrastructures and …
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state of infrastructure development in Africa stimulates structural change, understood as the development of the … structural change in Africa is optimized with the development of infrastructure, particularly energy and information and …
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inclusive human development in Africa. The results of the system GMM estimations show a positive effect of infrastructural …
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countries between the 2003-2019 period show that infrastructural development exacerbates CO2 emission in Africa. This result is …
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industrialisation in Africa. When the indirect effect regressions through the modulating effects of financial development and human …
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In this paper, we develop a new index labelled the African Women Vulnerability index (AWVI) with a focus on rural women using the Round 7 Afrobarometer Survey. The AWVI comprises 59 indicators in six dimensions namely: safety, empowerment, health, education, economic prosperity and...
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In this paper, we develop a new index labelled the African Women Vulnerability Index (AWVI) with a focus on rural women using Round 7 of the Afrobarometer Survey. The AWVI comprises 59 indicators in six dimensions namely: safety, empowerment, health, education, economic prosperity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013473199
Transforming agriculture from a largely subsistence enterprise to a profitable commercial venture is both a … prerequisite and a driving force for accelerated development and sustainable growth in su b - Saharan Africa. The objective of this … improved farm inputs and by extension, spurs rural informal sector economic activities in sub - Saharan Africa. Implications …
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agriculture and rural development should pay close attention to the extent the participation of unmarried girls and young women …
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