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Background: Since the latter part of the 20th Century, countries have been particularly challenged by the trade-off that exists between delivering generous welfare provisions and strong economic growth. Such dynamics have stimulated a need to better understand the causes of income inequality so...
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This study examines whether income inequality and poverty are determinants of crime rates across 34 provinces in … Indonesia. Three indicators of income inequality and four poverty measures are tested to examine whether the dimension and … rates than our second and third indicators, i.e., the gap in food expenditure and the Gini ratio. Poverty is also positively …
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index of inequality elasticity of poverty. The study puts forward a scenario matrix to hypothesize the four qualities of … growth according to its interactions with inequality and poverty. This model is useful for developing countries that lack GDP … poverty measures. …
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one following the COVID-19 pandemic, on income inequality and the risk of poverty in Greece. To this end, we also … inequality and relative poverty have deteriorated during the years of crises, implying that the country's response to economic … distribution, we show that income inequality and the risk of poverty increase with growth, implying that the benefits of growth …
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rural poverty would decrease no matter whether idle lands or existing agricultural lands are used for jatropha plantation …, although the percentage reductions in rural poverty are higher in the former compared to the latter case. Our results indicate …
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The paper explored the problem of income inequality in Russia in the context of the sustainable development of Russia. The research starts from the historical analysis of income inequality dynamics in Russia. Then, we discussed the problem of the inconsistency of data, comparing different...
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The idea that high levels of economic inequality negatively affect the rate and sustainability of economic growth is quite popular in the scientific literature. Therefore, it is usually proposed to take some regulative measures to reduce economic inequality in order to boost economic growth....
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Prevailing measures on the topics of monetary and non-monetary poverty-as well as economic and carbon inequality … poverty headcount ratio and the indices poverty gap, poverty severity, and Watts are assessed as core poverty indices. On the … detrimental ramifications on human wellbeing and disturbs public provision policies. Thus, poverty, inequality, and social …
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One way to reduce inequality and poverty is to promote tax justice. In 2021, the government of the state of Rio Grande …
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poverty. The income and wealth distribution in South Africa is among the most uneven in the world, and many households lack …, South Africa's government has made significant steps to combat poverty and inequality and encourage economic growth …. Understanding the connection between social investment, poverty, inequality, and economic growth is, therefore, necessary to …
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