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institutions mitigate poverty, with the latter being more efficient than the former. The institutions strengthen the ability of the …Thisstudy contributesto the literature by providing an interactive impact of financial development and institutions on … poverty for a panel of 35 developed and 79 developing countries over the period 1984-2013 using two-stage least squares …
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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 …
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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 … in global miserliness over the last 30 years. -- Miser index ; poverty ; affluence ; inequality ; development …
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whether this implies the end of the historical two-cluster world rather than merely a transition as some people move from the … poor/insecure cluster into the secure/prosperous cluster. Nevertheless, we do identify five different stylised patterns of … the world's richest 1 per cent, while just a modest amount of redistribution would have ended $2 poverty. If the share of …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275899
In this paper we study the legal needs of groups of vulnerable people in five developing countries: Azerbaijan, Mali, Rwanda, Egypt and Bangladesh. Our first objective is to explore the legal problems which are encountered by vulnerable people in these societies. Second, our study looks at the...
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The capability approach developed by Sen represents a proposal for the evaluation of individual well-being and social development centered on people and away - but not exclusive - of materiality. In the present article describes the capability approach developed by Sen and examines the...
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The measurement of inequality from a human development perspective is fundamental. We start this paper by briefly introducing the human development approach and its main conceptual basis: the capability approach. We note that inequality should preferably be assessed in the space of functionings,...
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institutions were identified. With regards to Nigeria, it was observed that the country is still far away from realistically being … able to achieve inclusive growth as dependency ratio, poverty and depletion of natural capital is very high. Also, health … should strengthen its institutions by allowing every government agency to function independently and in accordance with …
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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...
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