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Needs vs expediency : poverty reduction and social development in post-conflict countries
Addison, Tony; Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Niño-Zarazúa, … - 2015
Conflict depletes all forms of human and social capital, as well as supporting institutions. The scale of the human damage can overwhelm public action, as there are many competing priorities and resources are often insufficient. What then should be the priorities for 'post-conflict' policy?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011316660
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Transitional justice and aid
Hellsten, Sirkku - 2012
This paper examines the current security-governance-development nexus, something that is often also discussed under the concept of "transitional justice" (TJ). The paper analyses how the ambiguous, evolving and expanding nature of the concept of TJ affects the planning, coordination, evaluation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424718
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Does women's empowerment affect the health of children? : the case of Mozambique
Deutsch, Joseph; Silber, Jacques - 2017
poverty measurement. The health of children is a latent variable; their height and weight are observed health indicators. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012152254
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How do human rights violations affect poverty and income distribution?
Apergēs, Nikolaos; Cooray, Arusha - 2019
The goal of this paper is to examine the impact of human rights on income distribution and poverty by exploring how … both aid and trade can influence poverty and income distribution through human rights. The analysis employs data for 125 … equality and poverty reduction. The interaction of human rights with official development assistance and trade flows shows that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012012340
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Global poverty, aid, and middle-income countries : are the country classifications moribund or is global poverty in the process of 'nationalizing'?
Sumner, Andrew - 2013
The majority of the world's poor, by income poverty and multi-dimensional poverty, now live in countries officially … classified by the World Bank as middle-income countries. Of course nothing happens when a country crosses a (somewhat) arbitrary … ending aid. In light of this, this paper considers two competing perspectives on this changing pattern of global poverty: the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009752790
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The economic context of realizing socioeconomic rights in South Africa
Burger, Philippe - 2023
The South African constitution is considered progressive and transformative in intention due to its inclusion of socioeconomic rights, such as the right to education, land, food, and healthcare. However, some of these rights are qualified by the availability of resources to the state, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014390486
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Legal empowerment and group-based inequality
Gisselquist, Rachel M. - 2018
Legal empowerment has become widely accepted in development policy circles as an approach to addressing poverty and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011808903
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Gendered perspectives on economic growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa
Seguino, Stephanie; Were, Maureen - 2014
Researchers have linked sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) poor growth performance in recent decades to several factors, including geography, institutions, and low returns to investment. This literature has not yet integrated the research that identifies linkages between gender, economic development,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010251669
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Affirmative action around the world : insights from a new dataset
Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Schotte, Simone; Kim, Min J. - 2023
is adopted in dozens of countries around the world in the areas of, for instance, university enrolment, public employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250060
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Affirmative action around the world : insights from a new dataset (update)
Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Kim, Min J.; Schotte, Simone; … - 2024
approach to addressing group-based inequalities. It is adopted in dozens of countries around the world in the areas of, for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635280