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This paper investigates the effect of firm-level investment on the levels of income inequality and poverty. Using a …-level investment is also negatively related to several measures of poverty. Overall, our results indicate that firm-level capital … reducing inequality and poverty. Our results may also be beneficial to policy makers as they consider a variety of regulatory …
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This paper offers an evaluation of a supported women's self help program with over 1.5 million participants in one of the poorest rural regions of the world (Uttar Pradesh, India). Methodologically, it shows how indicators from the direct capability measurement literature can be adapted for...
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The purpose of this research is to examine the poverty phenomenon indicators in Poland through the prism of sustainable … development. The subject of poverty and its consequences is often omitted in the discussion of sustainable development, or … Development Goals (SDGs). The study will cover the problem of poverty in Poland, together with the assessment of the potential of …
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being considered inclusive, given the persistently high levels of poverty and income inequality across the continent. To … public debt service exacerbates both poverty and income inequality, underscoring the adverse consequences of mounting public … debt pressures in the region. Interestingly, while government expenditure reduces inequality and worsens poverty, an …
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Poverty maps are a useful tool for the targeting of social programs on areas with high concentrations of poverty …. However, a static focus on poverty ignores the temporal dimension of poverty. Thus, current nonpoor households still face … substantial welfare volatility and are at risk of becoming poor in the face of shocks. We combine the methods of poverty mapping …
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This case study traces the evolution of poverty in Mongolia, a country currently developing a pluralist approach to … poverty alleviation. Mongolia is unique because it transformed from nomadic pastoralism to Soviet socialism without a natural … liberalism and multiparty democracy. Collapse of the socialist safety net increased poverty for women and rural areas. Although …
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goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank set goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to …, eliminating poverty by 2030 is out of the region's reach. Even under our 'best case' scenario of accelerated growth and … redistribution from the richest 10 percent to the poorest 40 percent of the population, the poverty rate would still be around 10 …
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contribute the most to reducing poverty? This paper examines these questions in four stages. First, it explores the factors …
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able to achieve inclusive growth as dependency ratio, poverty and depletion of natural capital is very high. Also, health … incidence of poverty to the barest minimum to ensure that growth becomes inclusive. …
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Against the backdrop of the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development, this paper analyzes the measurement issues in gender-based indices constructed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and suggests alternatives for choice of variables, functional form, and weights. While the...
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