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How can development programmes reach out to remote communities? This paper presents experimental evidence on the impact of a role models intervention that aims to inspire ethnic minority households to start businesses and diversify income sources. The experiment took place in three provinces of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011962584
How can development programmes reach out to remote communities? This paper presents experimental evidence on the impact of a role models intervention that aims to inspire ethnic minority households to start businesses and diversify income sources. The experiment took place in three provinces of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146482
Vietnam. After controlling for individual and regional characteristics, we find strong and consistent evidence that day … no heterogeneous effects by poverty status. An examination of the underlying mechanisms shows that reductions in income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013314821
Vietnam. After controlling for individual and regional characteristics, we find strong and consistent evidence that day … no heterogeneous effects by poverty status. An examination of the underlying mechanisms shows that reductions in income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012373102
Vietnam. After controlling for individual and regional characteristics, we find strong and consistent evidence that day … no heterogeneous effects by poverty status. An examination of the underlying mechanisms shows that reductions in income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497837
formally. In this paper, we explore the extent to which social networks in rural Vietnam can play a role in increasing formal … found in low-quality networks. -- household savings ; social capital ; information failure ; women's unions ; Vietnam …
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formally. In this paper, we explore the extent to which social networks in rural Vietnam can play a role in increasing formal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014139813
We contribute to the literature on trends in living standards in Tanzania by analysing child welfare using two multi-dimensional approaches, first-order dominance (FOD) and Alkire-Foster (AF). Between 1991/92 and 2010, remarkably similar area rankings emerge that suggest a widening gap between...
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, Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, published in 1968. Myrdal pointed to the decisive nature of the … poverty reduction. People's living standards have improved significantly, and the country's socio-economic achievements are …
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Progress is frequently measured using the multidimensional poverty index. While elegant … and useful, the multidimensional poverty index is in reality inconsistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights … consistency with basic principles, discuss the properties of the multidimensional poverty index and first-order dominance, and …
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