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This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the forces that determine inequality change, focusing on...
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-wide model of Bangladesh, we estimate and decompose damages from historical climate variability and future anthropogenic climate … distribution of damages and slows Bangladesh's long- run shift (adaptation) into dry (winter) season rice production. -- climate … change ; uncertainty ; stochastic simulation ; CGE model ; agriculture ; Bangladesh …
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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 …. -- urbanization ; rural development ; growth ; poverty ; CGE model ; Africa …
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Bangladesh, their coping strategies, and the extent to which policy support materialzed. While the poor as a whole demonstrated …
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The Bangladesh economy has undergone significant structural changes over the last four decades. The share of … overwhelmingly salient component of Bangladesh's export composition, this is due primarily to the rapid expansion of the ready … Bangladesh economy, aiming to tackle inequality and promote inclusive growth. …
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poverty. It is based on the findings of primary fieldwork on the char islands of north-west Bangladesh, investigating the … poor women to achieve their future strategic gender needs should not be underestimated. -- extreme poverty ; asset transfer … ; female empowerment ; Bangladesh …
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economic and financial transactions of 60 individuals and their families in a semi-rural setting in Bangladesh on a real …
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Poverty declined substantially in Mozambique between 1996/97 and 2014/15. However, the recent economic crisis …, characterized by a significant increase in domestic prices, may have dragged several households into poverty. Using consumer price …' real consumption and poverty rate. We estimate that the national poverty rate may have risen to 55-60 per cent of the …
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Dutch colonial policies) and the extreme poverty witnessed in rural areas. Using historical and modern data on the …
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of the country's population. We demonstrate that there is an important ethnic gap in the poverty levels of the Xhosa and …
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