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Socio-economic exclusion as a hindrance of economic development : a comparative study for European countries
Lechman, Ewa - 2013
societies in European countries. Social and economic exclusion – alternatively called as deprivation – are widely recognized as … development of countries. The aim of the analysis is to identify the magnitude of socio-economic deprivation (human poverty) and … countries. For quantitative assessment of the socio-economic deprivation level we apply a bundle of arbitrary chosen indicator …
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Colonial legacy and poverty reduction in sub- Saharan Africa
Khan, Rumman; Morrissey, Oliver; Mosley, Paul - 2016
Although growth has improved substantially in most African countries in recent years, poverty across the continent has fallen very little in the aggregate. There have been strong poverty reduction performances in some countries, but others exhibit higher poverty rates now than in 1990 despite...
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Inequality in the developing world
Gradín, Carlos (ed.); Leibbrandt, Murray V. (ed.);  … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2021
Inequality has emerged as a key development challenge. It holds implications for economic growth and redistribution and translates into power asymmetries that can endanger human rights, create conflict, and embed social exclusion and chronic poverty. For these reasons, it underpins intense...
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The impact of demographic dynamics on economic development, poverty and inequality in Mozambique
Klasen, Stephan; Woltermann, Silke - 2005
In this paper, we analyze whether current demographic dynamics in Mozambique are likely to reduce per capita growth and poverty reduction. The findings suggest that population dynamics do not appear to be a major driver of changes in growth of per capita incomes, poverty, or inequality. At the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266846
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Global income distribution and poverty: Implications from the IPCC SRES scenarios
Calzadilla, Alvaro - 2010
The Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) has been widely used to analyze climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation. The storylines behind these scenarios outline alternative development pathways, which have been the base for climate research and other studies at global,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272101
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Vietnam as a role model for development
Thoburn, John - 2009
Vietnam's development performance since the early 1990s has been one of the strongest in the world, following the introduction of its doi moi (renovation) economic reform programme in 1986. The core of Vietnam's economic strategy has been rapid integration into the world economy, with a...
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Subjective well-being, income, economic development and growth
Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2010
We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer...
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Miserly developments
Lind, Jo Thori; Moene, Karl Ove - 2008
In many countries extreme poverty is unnecessary. Yet it persists. We propose a simple index, denoted the Miser index, to measure the extent to which societies have poverty in the midst of affluence. It builds on the generalized Lorenz curve, but can also be seen as a measure of polarization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275899
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Does self help group participation lead to asset creation?
Swain, Ranjula Bali; Varghese, Adel - 2008
We evaluate the effect of Self Help Group participation on a long term impact parameter, namely asset creation. Indian Self Help Groups (SHGs) are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. The results reveal that longer membership in SHGs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321448
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Miserly developments
Lind, Jo Thori; Moene, Karl Ove - 2008
In many countries extreme poverty is unnecessary. Yet it persists. We propose a simple index, denoted the Miser index, to measure the extent to which societies have poverty in the midst of affluence. It builds on the generalized Lorenz curve, but can also be seen as a measure of polarization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003808963