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Bentoiu, Claudia; Athu, Cristina; Andreea – Monica Predonu - In: Social-Economic Debates 3 (2014) 2, pp. 2-7

Presently, people in poor areas suffer from a lack of integration. For this reason,it is of major importance for the European Union to promote social inclusion. This work represents a comprehensive presentation of the current situation of poverty and social exclusion in the European Union as a...

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Dreaming of a brighter future? : the impact of economic vulnerability on university aspirations

Watson, Barry; Kong, Nancy; Phipps, Shelley A. - 2022

We examine whether there is an inequality of opportunity to achieve higher education, partially explained by … poverty is associated with reduced university aspirations from the perspective of the youth and their mother. Further, poverty … inequality of opportunity gap (mother's education being the largest factor at 30 percent). Interestingly, economic insecurity is …

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Nicaragua : trend of multidimensional poverty, 2001-2009

Espinoza-Delgado, José; López Laborda, Julio - In: CEPAL review (2017) 121, pp. 31-51

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Food standards, certification, and poverty among coffee farmers in Uganda

Chiputwa, Brian; Qaim, Matin; Spielman, David J. - 2013

Private standards are gaining in importance in global markets for high-value foods. We analyze and compare impacts of three sustainability oriented standards – Fairtrade, Organic, and UTZ – on the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda. Using survey data and propensity score...

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Cost analysis of poor quality using a software simulation

Fabianová, Jana; Janeková, Jaroslava; Onofrejová, Daniela - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 19 (2017) 44, pp. 181-196

The issues of quality, cost of poor quality and factors affecting quality are crucial to maintaining a competitiveness regarding to business activities. Use of software applications and computer simulation enables more effective quality management. Simulation tools offer incorporating the...

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