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Microfinance for poverty alleviation : do transnational initiatives overlook fundamental questions of competition and intermediation?
Arp, Frithjof; Ardisa, Alvin; Ardisa, Alviani - 2017
from two studies in Indonesia that help explain why moneylending can still thrive when low-interest microfinance is widely …
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An Empirical Analysis of Decentralization and Poverty in the Philippines
Francisco, Jamil Paolo - 2018
Decentralization is a popular component of public sector reform in many developing countries. Local governments are …. However, decentralization also has drawbacks. Foremost is the efficiency advantage of the central government in providing … decentralization on development shows mixed results depending on the decentralization measure, outcome variables, and countries covered …
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Implementing pro poor budgeting in poverty reduction : a case of local government in Bone district, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia
Nursini, Nursini; Agussalim, Agussalim; Suhab, Sultan; … - In: International journal of economics and financial issues … 8 (2018) 1, pp. 30-38
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Two decades of rising inequality and declining poverty in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Warr, Peter George; Sitthiroth Rasphone; Menon, Jayant - 2015
Over the last 2 decades the distribution of private household expenditures has become more unequal in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, with the Gini coefficient rising from 0.311 to 0.364, even though absolute poverty incidence has halved. The increase in inequality was statistically...
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The impact of micro-credit on employment : evidence from Bangladesh and Pakistan
Kahn, Azhar; Rahman, Twyeafur; Wright, Robert E. - 2016
This paper examines the impact of micro-credit on employment. Household-level data was collected, following a quasi-experimental design, in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Three borrower groups are compared: Current borrowers; Pipeline borrowers and Non-borrowers. Pipeline borrowers are included to...
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Eliminating the Underlying Cause of Poverty as a Means to Global Economic Recovery
Ashford, Robert - 2014
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Do Vote-Buyers Target the Poor? Evidence from Elections in the Philippines
Canare, Tristan - 2016
As a contribution to the nascent literature, this study examines patterns of vote buying among poor voters in 17 cities in Metro Manila, using a dataset closely following the 2016 national and local elections. Specifically, it will examine the possible factors linked to vote buying, hopefully...
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Two Decades of Rising Inequality and Declining Poverty in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Warr, Peter G. - 2015
Over the last 2 decades the distribution of private household expenditures has become more unequal in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, with the Gini coefficient rising from 0.311 to 0.364, even though absolute poverty incidence has halved. The increase in inequality was statistically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009362
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What Americans Think About Poverty, Wealth, and Work
Ekins, Emily E. - 2019
The Cato 2019 Welfare, Work, and Wealth National Survey of 1,700 Americans investigates attitudes toward the rich and the poor and examines what Americans believe about work, welfare, and social mobility
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'Can You Hear Me Now?' : Making Participatory Governance Work for the Poor
Lee, Jaime - 2014
Participatory governance engages people who are affected by a problem in the process of solving it. A participatory-governance approach to inner-city crime, for example, might include local residents in the process of designing a community-policing program. In recent decades, courts,...
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