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The capability threshold : re-examining the definition of the middle class in an unequal developing country
Burger, Ronelle; McAravey, Camren; Berg, Servaas van der - 2015
In a polarised and highly unequal country such as South Africa, it is unlikely that a definition of the middle class that is based on an income threshold will adequately capture the political and social meanings of being middle class. We therefore propose a multi-dimensional definition, rooted...
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The Pace of Poverty Reduction ‐ A Fractional Response Approach
Bluhm, Richard - 2015
The pace of poverty reduction through growth vs. redistribution is at the heart of current debates on equitable … development. In this paper, we argue that empirical poverty decompositions should build in the inherent boundedness of the poverty … headcount ratio directly. As a solution, we propose a fractional response approach to estimating poverty decompositions, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029334
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Socio-economic development in South Asia : the past 50 years
Osmani, Siddiqur Rahman - 2018
The story of South Asia is a topsy-turvy one. Soon after independence from British rule, the region seemed to have a much better prospect than many other parts of the Third World; the prospects soon dimmed, however, as South Asia crawled while East and Southeast Asia galloped away. But a large...
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The Augmented Socio-Economic Progress Index : Measuring Development Across Indian States
Baksy, Aniket - 2014
States of India. We go on to present an analysis of the current status and the Policy Frameworks underlying the top … performing States of India, as measured by the ASEPI …
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Global income distribution and poverty : implications from the IPCC SRES scenarios
Calzadilla, Alvaro - 2010
population growth rates produce better outcomes. China and India play a central role on poverty reduction and global inequality …. While high economic growth rates in China and India may lift millions out of poverty, high population growth and stagnation … poverty module (GlobPov), we assess the implication of the IPCC SRES scenarios on global poverty and inequality. We find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008736186
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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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Inequality in income distribution and economic development : evidence using alternative measures of development
Mbaku, John Mukum - In: Journal of economic development 22 (1997) 2, pp. 57-67
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Measuring EU inflation : the foundations of the HICP
Astin, John - 2021
The HICP is a consumer price index which was designed to provide measures of inflation in EU member states calculated using similar methods and thus comparable one with another. The HICP now tracks the inflation rates covering over 500 million Europeans, including the UK, and is also produced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510348
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Measuring EU inflation : the foundations of the HICP
Astin, John - 2021
1. Background to the HICP -- 2. First Meeting of the HICP Working Party -- 3. Guiding Principles: Framework Regulation -- 4.Interim Indices of Consumer Prices (IICP) -- 5.Launch of the HICP -- 6.Classification of Household Consumption Expenditure -- 7.Coverage of the HICP: What, Where, Who? --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012585265
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Global income distribution and poverty: Implications from the IPCC SRES scenarios
Calzadilla, Alvaro - 2010
population growth rates produce better outcomes. China and India play a central role on poverty reduction and global inequality …. While high economic growth rates in China and India may lift millions out of poverty, high population growth and stagnation … poverty module (GlobPov), we assess the implication of the IPCC SRES scenarios on global poverty and inequality. We find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272101