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This paper examines the determinants of economic growth, income inequality, and their relationship in the context of … capital have a disequalizing relationship with income distribution. This study also indicates that economic growth has a … significantly equalizing link with income distribution. In addition, the current level of inequality and growth is positively …
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This report surveys a dozen international comparative studies of poverty, income distribution and the elderly in OECD … fare? What is the mix between public and private sources of income? Do the elderly poor remain poor? There is also a … there remain pockets of poverty among the elderly, most studies show that the old are represented proportionally or under …
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This article investigates the relationships among economic growth, income distribution and poverty in Brazil during the … simulates the effects of the variation of the income and the concentration indicators on the poverty level - model of elasticity … variations in the poverty indicators and the main components that answer for this variation - decomposition model;another that …
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poverty reduction in India. …
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poverty reducing role. However, a more disaggregated pattern of changes in per capita income reveal that the poor did not …A common narrative on Africa’s development process is that specific country policies of income growth and … redistribution are necessary for poverty reduction. For growth theoreticians, economic growth must be pursued while for political …
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evaluate the income and the inequality elasticities of poverty. Growth strongly determines the patterns of poverty; however … different income elasticity of poverty, which in turn depends on the initial conditions of inequality and level of development. …This paper deals with the evaluation of poverty sensitivity to growth and distributional changes in Italy, across its …
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This paper analyses inclusive growth that focuses on the creation of opportunities for all. Inclusive growth allows people to contribute to and benefit from economic growth, while pro-poor growth approaches focusing on welfare of the poor only to reduce inequality. Recently, economics literature...
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analyze the nature of growth observed, are the FGT indices, the Lorenz curve, the curve of incidence and growth of poverty …’s income has increased more than for the non-poor. By contrast, in rural area the growth rate of the poor’s income is almost …
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This paper examines the poverty and inequality pattern, income and characteristics of households in the Program 135-II … in the poorest communes was achieved by the income growth. The inequality increased, thereby slightly raising the poverty … incidence. Poverty is sensitive to economic growth. However, the elasticity of poverty with respect to income growth tends to …
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Is household income enough for human development or government should heed to direct provision of social services to …
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