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This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa …-2002). Inequality is measured with estimated household income inequality whereas financial development is proxied with financial depth …
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This study examines the impact of globalisation on inclusive human development in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011 with particular emphasis on income levels (low income versus middle income), legal origins (English common law versus French civil law), resource wealth (oil-rich...
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-Swan and Boyce-Fofack-Ndikumana. The central argument presented is that the inequality problem is at the heart of rational … asymmetric development between rich and poor countries. Piketty has shown that inequality increases when the return on capital is … economy (or capitalism-fuelled illicit capital flight) is higher than the growth rate in African countries, inequality in …
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This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. Two indicators are used to measure EPW, namely, the: female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical...
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This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. EPW is measured with the female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical evidence is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112138
Inequality and gender economic exclusion are major policy concerns facing sub-Saharan Africa in the post-2015 … development agenda. The study provides critical masses of inequality that should not be exceeded if governance is to promote …. First, inequality (i.e. the Gini coefficient) levels that completely nullify the positive effect of governance on female …
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This study examines linkages between inequality, information and communication technology (ICT) and inclusive education … in order to establish inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for ICT to promote inclusive education ….400 and 0.625 are income inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for internet penetration to positively …
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This study assesses the role of ICT in modulating the impact of education and lifelong learning on income inequality … interact with primary school education to decrease income inequality. Second, all ICT indicators interact with secondary school … influence inequality and economic growth through tertiary school education and lifelong learning. These main findings are …
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The study assesses the role of financial development on income inequality in a panel of 48 African countries for the …, three indicators of inequality are used, namely, the: Gini coefficient, Atkinson index and Palma ratio. The empirical … hypothesis: a humped shaped nexus between increasing GDP per capita and inequality. Policy implications are discussed. …
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Handicrafts are key cultural products consumed in the Nigeria's tourism industry. Owing to low entry barriers, as handicrafts require a low level of capital investment, there is potential to develop viable linkages between tourism and local handicrafts sectors that create economic opportunities...
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