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The Impact of Tax-Financed Pensions on Poverty Reduction in Latin America : Evidence from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay
Bertranou, Fabio; van Ginneken, Wouter; Solorio, Carmen - 2015
incidence of destitution among poor older people by 95 per cent. In Chile TFPs considerably improved their poverty reduction …, TFPs have generally been effective in reducing poverty and indigence. In Brazil rural social assistance pensions cut the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014069720
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Development model, labour precariousness and new social inequalities in Latin America
Castillo Fernández, Dídimo - In: CEPAL review 136 (2022), pp. 45-61
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014286621
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The price of inequality in Africa
Uwajumogu, Nkechinyere; Uma, Kalu E.; Ojike, Richard Okey - In: African journal of economic and sustainable development 9 (2023) 2, pp. 101-115
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014306209
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Thirty years in Africa's development : from structural adjustment to structural transformation?
Addison, Tony - 2015
been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396968
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Global poverty, aid, and middle-income countries : are the country classifications moribund or is global poverty in the process of 'nationalizing'?
Sumner, Andrew - 2013
The majority of the world's poor, by income poverty and multi-dimensional poverty, now live in countries officially … ending aid. In light of this, this paper considers two competing perspectives on this changing pattern of global poverty: the … mutually exclusive, is that global poverty is gradually in the process of 'nationalizing', at least in terms of resources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009752790
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A capable state in Afghanistan : a building without a foundation?
de Weijer, Frauke - 2013
This paper argues that attempts at state-building in Afghanistan have led to institutions that are not robust. The state institutions and organizations continue to be highly dependent on external resources and technical expertise, and lack of critical mass of people able and willing to maintain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009753321
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Inclusive growth experiences : the case of Nepal ; a discussion on a paradox from conventional and holistic perspectives
Maskay, Nephil Matangi; Adhikari, Shiva Raj - 2013
trend in poverty headcount rate from 41.8% in 1996 to 30.9% in 2004 and 25.2% in 2011. This result is attributed to labour … conventional IG explanation highlights the contribution of remittances to household income and poverty reduction. However …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009754003
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Building blocks for equitable growth : lessons from the BRICS
Bird, Kate; Liu, Minquan; Vandemoortele, Milo; Toit, … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009716235
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Dimensions of African inequality
Bigsten, Arne - 2014
This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the forces that determine inequality change, focusing on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010249771
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Conférence présidentielle : revisiting the debate on inequality and economic development
Bourguignon, François - In: Revue d'économie politique 125 (2015) 5, pp. 633-663
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