South Africa has turned towards tourism development to jump-start its weak economy. As tourism is a labour intensive … directly related to tourism. Despite South Africa’s rich and diverse natural and cultural assets, tourism development has been …-haul destination for many large source markets, good accessibility and international openness is key to expand international tourism …

paradox raises the following question: Are the drivers of subjective well-being in Mexico different from the drivers in other … satisfaction is different in Mexico than in other countries. The results show that the drivers of life satisfaction are very … similar to those in other countries. In particular, as in other countries, in Mexico income, education, health, job status and …

This paper examines the redistributive impact of fiscal policy for Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru and … direct taxes targeted to the rich. While fiscal policy always reduces inequality, this is not the case with poverty. Fiscal … policy increases poverty in Brazil and Colombia (over and above market income poverty) due to high consumption taxes on basic …

This paper analyses relative income poverty in Australia of individuals aged 15 or more, based on the HILDA Survey data …. Australia has above-average poverty rates among OECD countries, but poverty has decreased in the last 15 years. Certain groups … are more at risk than others. People living alone and lone parents are at higher risk of poverty. Old people in Australia …

Employment is pivotal to strengthening Greece’s economic recovery, increasing social welfare and redressing poverty …. A social welfare system dominated by pensions has not been able to prevent a steep hike in poverty among children and …, accompanied by support programmes for jobseekers, will provide a reliable safety net and reduce poverty. This Working Paper …

Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially … of growth. The present paper analyses the causes of US income inequality and relative poverty in an OECD context … poverty through better targeting of the truly needy while reducing administrative complexity. …

Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has …