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The authors estimate changes in the distribution of household consumption expenditure in Namibia since Independence in … high levels of inequality. Decomposition analysis shows that poverty reduction in Namibia is largely driven by growth in …
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Commercial cattle farming in Namibia, a prime example of livestock farming in semi-arid rangelands, is subject to a …
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Die Bekämpfung der Desertifikation hat sich die 1992 vereinbarte und 1994 in Kraft getretene Desertifikationskonvention, neben der Klimarahmen- und der Biodiversitätskonvention die dritte große Umweltkonvention, zum Ziel gesetzt. Ist zur Desertifikationsbekämpfung jedoch ein international...
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This paper provides an account of the construction of a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Namibia (NAMOD) which is … based on the EUROMOD platform F6.0. Previous research on social security provision in Namibia is reviewed and the current …
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Republic of Namibia (GRN) recognises the need for enhanced revenue mobilisation and has stated thus “the imperative to fund … Namibia, to identify its pace and its constraints for funding development projects. The main objective of the study is to … identify fiscal space which can be used to finance national development in Namibia and to propose policy options for enhancing …
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The Independence of Namibia came about in 1990 as the result of a negotiated decolonisation process. The controlled … government. The country’s constitution endorsed the status quo in terms of property rights. Ever since then Namibia has remained … resources, while the majority of the people remain poor. Consequently, Namibia’s BEE so far translates merely into a classbased …
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use the 1993/1994 Namibia Household Income and Expenditure Survey. The aim of the first study is to investigate what socio … find that Namibia still suffers from a skewed income distribution. The aim of the second study is to examine the …
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Minimum wage policy supported by a strong social policy is an efficient mechanism against poverty and income erosion of the poorest households. Minimum wage is one of the instruments which can control wage dispersion and in this way reduce income inequality. It can also help to prevent a general...
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exploiting a within-country natural experiment in Namibia. Throughout the colonial era, northern Namibia was indirectly ruled … through a system of appointed indigenous traditional elites whereas colonial authorities directly ruled southern Namibia. This …
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