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Public works programs in developing countries have the potential to reduce poverty : the success of public works programs in reducing poverty depends on their design and implementa...

Zimmermann, Laura - 2014

Public works programs in developing countries can reduce poverty in the long term and help lowskilled workers cope with economic shocks in the short term. But success depends on a scheme's design and implementation. Key design factors are: properly identifying the target population; selecting...

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Does increasing the minimum wage reduce poverty in developing countries? : whether raising minimum wages reduces - or increases - poverty depends on the characteristics of the labo...

Gindling, Thomas - 2014

Raising the minimum wage in developing countries could increase or decrease poverty, depending on labor market characteristics. Minimum wages target formal sector workers - a minority in most developing countries - many of whom do not live in poor households. Whether raising minimum wages...

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Does increasing the minimum wage reduce poverty in developing countries? : whether raising minimum wages reduces - or increases - poverty depends on the characteristics of the labo...

Gindling, Thomas - 2018 - Version 2

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Can microfinance be used as an effective tool to build assets for poor? : an empirical analysis of microfinance programmes in India

Basargekar, Prema - In: The empirical economics letters : a monthly … 14 (2015) 9, pp. 891-898

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Impact of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation in India

Paul, Amalanathan - 2019

This paper empirically investigates the impact of foreign aid on economic growth and poverty alleviation in India using … poverty in India during the study period …

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Microfinance to Combat Global Recession and Social Exclusion : An Empirical Investigation

Das, Ramesh Chandra (ed.) - 2022

Performance -- Chapter 13: Role of Microfinance Institutions in Social Inclusion – A Study with Reference to India -- Chapter 14 …: Role of Microfinance in reduction of Poverty in India -- Chapter 15: Predicting the Likelihood of Loan Default Among … chains. Ramesh Chandra Das is currently Professor of Economics at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India. He has …