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Does Religiosity Affect Multidimensional Poverty? Evidence from World Values Survey (2010-2014)
Ali, Salman Syed - 2019
assumed that religiosity contributes to poverty. However, this conjecture may not be true because religion provides motivation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861616
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A multi-religious consensus on the ethics of sustainable development : reflections of the Ethics in Action initiative
Annett, Anthony M.; Sachs, Jeffrey; Sánchez Sorondo, … - 2017
The challenges of sustainable development are primarily ethical in nature. Guided by a ceaseless quest for profit, today's global economy is synonymous with vast amounts of exclusion, indignity, and environmental devastation. To succeed, therefore, the Sustainable Development Goals require...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011707973
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The Efficiency of Social Expenditures in the Fight against Extreme Poverty in Europe [Die Effizienz Der Sozialausgaben Im Kampf Gegen Extreme Armut in Europa]
Tausch, Arno - 2009
In this qualitative sociological and quantitative economic policy paper, we show the trade-off between social expenditures and absolute poverty, and construct a non-parametric efficiency indicator, combining the residuals from the trade-off between social expenditures per capita and absolute...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014214679
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Education, Social Mobility and Religious Movements : A Theory of the Islamic Revival in Egypt
Binzel, Christine - 2013
. Developing a behavioral model of religion, we then characterize conditions under which a temporary decline in social mobility … produces a large and long-lasting rise in religious participation. Religion in our model helps to cope with loss, which occurs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085059
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Does Social Context Affect Poverty? The Role of Religious Congregations
Poggi, Ambra - 2019
This paper contributes to the literature that aims at identifying and measuring the impact of social context on individual-level outcomes. We focus on religious congregations (social groups with which Christian worshipers feel associated) and investigate congregation effects on individual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869167
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Corruption, Poverty, and Economic Growth (Causality Studies among Asean Countries)
Yunan, Zuhairan - 2020
Corruption has causal impacts on economic and social development indicators. The discussion on this issue is widely … system. The objective of this study is to analyze the causality of corruption, poverty, and economic growth among ASEAN … results show that statistically, both of economic development indicators have a significant effect to corruption, while each …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012824031
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Economy of life : linking poverty, wealth and ecology
Mshana, Rogate R. (ed.); Peralta, Athena K. (ed.) - 2015 - Trade edition
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013557191
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Corruption, Fatigued Democracy and Bad Governance : Are They Co-Determinants of Poverty Risk and Social Exclusion in Europe? A Cross-Country Macro-Level Comparison
Bosco, Bruno - 2016
by countries' political, institutional and legal characteristics and particularly by the level of perceived corruption in … notwithstanding, results indicate that corruption and poor institutional quality significantly interact with economic cofactors and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000647
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Globalisation, inequality and poverty relationships : a cross country evidence
Neutel, Marcel (contributor); Heshmati, Almas (contributor) - 2006
In this research, the relationship between globalisation and poverty and income inequality is determined. A whole new globalisation index has been constructed based on data covering a large sample of 65 developing countries. The index is based on the globalisation index proposed by A.T. Kearney...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003355554