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In this paper, a unique post-earthquake survey designed to provide a rapid assessment of food insecurity in Haiti is … used in order to address the question of whether cash and food-for-work (C/FfW) programs are allocated adequately in Haiti …
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This paper aims at characterizing poverty and vulnerability in Haiti based on a unique survey conducted in 2007 in …
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inequality in their home country until recently, especially in Haiti. The known amount of remittances sent to Haiti by the …
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In the recent decades, in Haiti, a growing propensity to accept new technologies is observed. More than ever, the … strategies implemented in Haiti in recent years. Then, we propose institutional innovation as both an analytical framework and a … challenge to understand and foster economic development through technology in Haiti. …
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participation of the Diaspora in the economic and social development of Haiti does not seem to be possible only through remittances … joint supervision of education and research projects, 3) as much as possible, come back to Haiti to have non erroneous …
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This study examines the profile and determinants of poverty in the two largest cities in Vietnam – Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. Data used in this study are from the 2009 Urban Poverty Survey. Using the poverty line of 12,000 thousand VND/year, the poverty incidence is estimated at 17.4 percent for...
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With the growing urbanization in India, removal of poverty in cities through specified government programs has assumed importance. The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) aims at poverty alleviation through the strategy of encouraging self-employment by building capabilities for...
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The positive relationship between human capital and income/wages has been supported by empirical research. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) enormously emphasize on human capital for curbing poverty. The economic development in East Asian...
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Jharkhand state is carved out from Bihar state in 2000. The state is rich in mineral resources and poor in agricultural production. More than 75% of work force is engaged in agriculture, but generates only 20% of state’s GDP. About 45% area is under non-agricultural use and 32% is culturable...
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