Many low income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels domestically will not only reduce their …

available National Income Dynamics Study data to provide a thorough and up-to-date analysis of poverty dynamics in South Africa … over time. In this paper we show that this dynamic element - the risk of falling into (deeper) poverty and the chances of … moving up - looms large in the economic lives of both the poor and the non-poor in South Africa. We use all five waves of …

greatly reduce national poverty over the short-term. In this regard, agricultural growth is more effective, albeit with slower …-fundamentalist approach to African development, but the short-term imperative of reducing poverty necessitates further agricultural investment. …

re-ignite violence. We study who perceives gains and losses in political representation in Rwanda and Burundi and why. We …The lack of political representation often lies at the origin of identity-based violence, and, when not resolved, can … both countries, we observe a sharp drop in perceived political representation in the run-up to and during violence, and a …

This study assesses temporal and spatial distribution of child deprivation and income poverty using the fifth and sixth … deprivation of children aged 7 to 17 years, and the outcomes were compared to the incidence of income poverty. The analyses reveal … areas; and differences in regional rankings of deprivation and income poverty. Distinct policies for child deprivation and …

We measure multidimensional poverty in India using National Sample Survey Organization data from 2014-15 to 2017-18. We ….75 per cent over the study period. The all-India estimates indicate that 144 million people were lifted from poverty during …, sanitation, and education also have significant weights. The decline in deprivation is steeper in rural areas than urban areas …

association between cities, violence, and disorder is not new, however. In a classic article on 'Urbanism as a way of life', Louis … necessarily lead to urban violence. This is a standpoint that is further reinforced by the fact that not all cities around the … heterogeneous individuals give rise to violence, while in others they don't, focusing in particular on wider structural factors as …

effects of foreign aid on capital investment (human capital, physical capital) in sub-Saharan Africa. Our methodological …

agreements reached. This study evaluates the effects of Africa's trade agreements with the European Union (EU) and China on … Africa's exports. This study found that trade agreements in both trade relations have not brought any significant increment … to Africa's exports and that more market access conditions exist in South markets than in the North markets. …