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Rural people's perception of income adequacy in China

Gustafsson, Bjorn; Yue, Ximing - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 4 (2012) 3, pp. 264-280

line for rural China derived by the SPL methodology is higher than the low income line used by the National Bureau of … implications – The findings suggest that poverty lines for rural China preferably should consider not only spatial differences in … first application of the SPL approach to rural China. …

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Financial development and poverty reduction: panel data analysis of South Asian countries

Sehrawat, Madhu; Giri, A K - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 4, pp. 400-416

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution of financial development to poverty reduction in 11 South Asian developing countries using panel data set over the time period 1990-2012. Design/methodology/approach – The stationarity properties are checked by using...

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An empirical investigation of the link between infrastructure development and poverty reduction

Chotia, Varun; Rao, N.V.M. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1906-1918

Purpose India is a developing nation where the marginal benefit of infrastructure development is tremendous. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between infrastructure development and poverty reduction for India using the yearly data from 1991 to 2015....

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Financial development and poverty reduction in India: an empirical investigation

Sehrawat, Madhu; Giri, A K - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 2, pp. 106-122

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial sector development and poverty reduction in India using annual data from 1970 to 2012. The paper attempts to answer the critical question: does financial sector development lead to poverty reduction?...

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Improving job fit for mission workers by including expatriate and local job experts in job specification

Manson, Jennifer M.; Carr, Stuart C. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 26 (2011) 6, pp. 465-484

Purpose – International development policy proposes that reducing poverty depends on alignment of international aid projects with local priorities, which would imply a role for local as well as expatriate job experts in job selection processes. This paper aims to explore whether person‐job...

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An empirical study on the influence of Islamic values in poverty alleviation

Senadjki, Abdelhak; Sulaiman, Jamalludin - In: Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research 6 (2015) 2, pp. 222-243

Purpose – This study aims to shed some light on the roles of Islamic values and principles in encouraging households to enhance their livelihood and, therefore, alleviate their poverty. Design/methodology/approach – A structured and tested socio-economic questionnaire instrument was randomly...

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Investigating the interlinkages between infrastructure development, poverty and rural–urban income inequality

Chotia, Varun; Rao, N.V.M. - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 34 (2017) 4, pp. 466-484

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between infrastructure development, rural–urban income inequality and poverty for BRICS economies. Design/methodology/approach Pedroni’s panel co-integration test and panel dynamic ordinary least squares (PDOLS) have been...

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Social enterprise as poverty reducing strategy for women

Fotheringham, Sarah; Saunders, Chad - In: Social Enterprise Journal 10 (2014) 3, pp. 176-199

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential of social enterprise as a strategy for poverty reduction for women. Design/methodology/approach – A literature synthesis on the topic was conducted and patterns, linkages and gaps were examined among key themes to identify...

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Optimal microfinance loan size and poverty reduction amongst female entrepreneurs in Pakistan

Mahmood, Samia; Hussain, Javed; Z. Matlay, Harry - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 21 (2014) 2, pp. 231-249

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of microfinance loans on poverty reduction amongst women entrepreneurs in Pakistan. The authors set out to establish whether there exists an optimal loan size to attain the objectives of women entrepreneurs and poverty reduction in...

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Corporate social responsibility, Waqf system and Zakat system as faith-based model for poverty reduction

Raimi, Lukman; Patel, Ashok; Adelopo, Ismail - In: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 10 (2014) 3, pp. 228-242

Purpose – Poverty is a plague which has continental manifestation, but its impact is heavily felt in several Muslim majority nations (MMNs), where unemployment, illiteracy, chronic diseases, food shortage, sectarian wars and wave of militancy are surging at alarming rates. The purpose of this...

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