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Multidimensional poverty in Nigeria: First order dominance approach

Ajakaiye, Olu; Jerome, Afeikhena T.; Olaniyan, Olanrewaju; … - 2014

This study appraises non-monetary multidimensional poverty in Nigeria using the novel first order dominance approach …/04 for state analysis. The results are quite robust and lend support to the general view that poverty in Nigeria has not kept …-income poverty. There was a marginal change of -0.21 in the percentage of the population experiencing acute deprivation between 1999 …

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Tax effort revisited: New estimates from the Government Revenue Dataset

McNabb, Kyle; Danquah, Michael; Tagem, Abrams M. E. - 2021

Attention on domestic resource mobilization-particularly in developing countries- has increased significantly in recent years. This stems from, among other things, recognition in the Sustainable Development Goals that further domestic funding is required for development needs, and the Addis Tax...

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Is there a Brazilian model of development? Are there lessons for countries in Africa?

Amann, Ed; Barrientos, Armando - 2014

Brazil's recent growth has been intensely pro-poor, and both poverty and inequality have declined significantly in the …

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Criss-Crossing Migration

Mattoo, Aaditya; Subramanian, Arvind - eSocialSciences - 2014

The current perspective on the flow of people is almost exclusively focused on permanent migration from poorer to richer countries and on immigration policies in industrial countries. This perspective needs to cede to a broader one that challenges the basic conception of physical rootedness in...

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Chronic Poverty in South West Madhya Pradesh: A Multidimensional Analysis of its Extent and Causes

Shah, Amita; Sah, D.C. - eSocialSciences - 2011

The structuralist perspective envisages poverty, especially in rural India, as a long duration phenomenon. Over time …, most of the structural features of poverty have remained more or less intact. As a result, a large proportion of the poor … poverty measured in terms of average expenditure of the households. Thus, incidence of poverty in India declined from 52 per …

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The Costs of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Adopting Organic Agriculture

Markandya, Anil; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Hui, Qiao Yu; … - eSocialSciences - 2011

This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nationsâ€™ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies: Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri...

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Indian Railway Budget 2009-2010

Banerjee, Mamata - eSocialSciences - 2009

Railway Budget 2009-10

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Grassroot Empowerment (1975-1990): A Discussion Paper

Banerjee, Narayana K - eSocialSciences - 2010

The discussion focusses on women in poverty their concentration in rural and urban areas, and the organisational …

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Post-Conflict Recovery: Does the Global Economy Work for Peace?

Addison, Tony - eSocialSciences - 2009

This paper mainly addresses the economic dimensions, concentrating on the importance of international trade to state-building and the need for global public goods in a global market economy. The focus here is on the smaller countries emerging from civil war (particularly in Africa) rather than...

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Aid, Public Spending and Human Welfare: Evidence from Quantile Regressions

Gomanee, Karuna; Girma, Sourafel; Morrissey, Oliver - eSocialSciences - 2006

The paper addresses the issues of contribution of aids towards human development and the efficiency of such aids in poorer countries, assessing if there is cross-country evidence for an effective human development by financing public expenditures that increase welfare indicators.

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