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Since 2004, the Government of Senegal has adopted an accelerated growth program in the aim o reducing poverty by half … that policies are too much oriented toward sectors that generate few jobs and revenues to poor people. Then, this growth …
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Since the 1994 devaluation, growth has been quite strong in Mali (about 5% p.a. on average), but much weaker in terms … of GDP per person (about 2.6% p.a.) due to a very high index of fecundity. Growth is still very unstable, due to a large … after the devaluation, poverty incidence plummeted slightly. Extreme poverty decreased, and growth has been pro-poor to some …
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Macroeconomic data on 45 countries are combined with microeconomic data on 4 case-study countries to reveal signifi cant differences in the levels of education attained under the different colonial powers in Africa during the colonial period. In 1960, former British colonies exhibited higher...
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We show, in contrast with Stiglitz, that an inegalitarian long run equi- librium can emerge in a Solow growth model …
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The aim of this paper is to show that inequalities of wealth can be necessary conditions to explain the apparition and rise of a capitalistic system. We try to highlight Marx's insights on primitive accumulation. Our dynamic framework is consistent with Roemer's idea of endogenous class...
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, growth and welfare. Health spending triggers technological progress, which is a potential source of better outcomes in terms … of longevity and quality of life, a direct source of growth for the bio-tech industries and an indirect source of growth … the population in the labour force and higher labour productivity levels. In turn, income growth induces an increase in …
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Landslides are a severe problem during the rainy season in many mountainous regions in Asia where forests have been cut down so that mountain slopes are destabilized. In this study we analyze the extent and causes of landslides in a mountainous area in Northern Vietnam as viewed from the...
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