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Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...
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In comparison to other African countries, Ethiopia has a low urbanization rate. According to the World Bank World … Development Report (WDR) 2009, Sub-Sahara Africa is 30% urbanized, whereas Ethiopia is only 10.9% urbanized. Urbanization rates … Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia reports a 16% urbanization rate. In an effort to standardize and measure Ethiopian …
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This paper analyzes the effect of urbanization on the poverty level. Our theoretical model suggests a U …-shape relationship between the level of urbanization and poverty. Urbanization contributes to poverty reduction but at much higher levels …, urbanization leads to increases in poverty. Empirically, we estimate the “optimal level” of urbanization by using: (i) an …
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This study uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques to estimate urbanization rates in Ethiopia, using a … areas. Defining the minimum population of an urban area as 50,000, the urbanization rate has risen from only 3.7 percent in …
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Includes a review of urbanization trends since the 1960s. …
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ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper examining the relationship between rural migration and urbanization and fertility in …
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status, educational level, urbanization, infant and child mortality, family and maternity benefits), and the impact of labour …
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