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De Matteis, Alessandro - In: International Journal of Development Issues 15 (2016) 1, pp. 2-20

in aid selectivity with regards to poverty, while selectivity according to governance reveals only limited change. The …

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Small enterprises at the service of the poor

Gold, Lorna - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 9 (2003) 5, pp. 166-184

The changing role of the business community in addressing the widening gap between rich and poor is an area that has received increasing attention within the fields of development studies and beyond. New forms of hybrid enterprise such as fair trade organisations, social enterprises and...

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Contextualizing poverty and culture; towards a social economy of community centered knowledge based development

Raza, Ahmad; Murad, Hasan Sohaib; Zakar, Muhammad Zakria - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 5, pp. 486-501

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the critical interrelationships between poverty, culture and … knowledge-based community development. Design/methodology/approach – The traditional approaches to the management of poverty … current paper engages in critical constructivist discourse on poverty as unfolding in the era of knowledge economy and seeks …

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The dynamics of poverty transitions in Mexico

Fernández-Ramos, Jennifer; Garcia-Guerra, Ana K.; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 11, pp. 1082-1095

Purpose More than half of the Mexican population lives in poverty. While there are many studies about poverty in Mexico …, there are very few about the dynamics of poverty. The purpose of this paper is to measure chronic and transient poverty in … demographic variables upon the dynamics of poverty. Findings It was found that 36 percent of households are chronically poor and …

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Economic benefits of savings groups in rural Mozambique

Brunie, Aurélie; Rutherford, Diana; Keyes, Emily B.; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1988-2001

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of savings and loan groups (SGs), alone and combined with a rotating labor scheme ( Ajuda Mútua ), on the economic conditions of the rural poor in Nampula province in Mozambique. Design/methodology/approach Three pairs of districts were...

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The relationship between political parties and tolerance to criminality

Loureiro, Paulo R.A.; Moreira, Tito Belchior Silva; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1871-1891

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of left Brazilian political parties and partisan disruption on the homicide rate in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach The authors use panel data for the states between the years 1980 and 2011. The database used is an unbalanced...

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Who are the victims of property crime in Mexico?

Martinez, Jose Navarro; Cortez-Yactayo, Willy Walter - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 2, pp. 179-198

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of social exposure activities, risk awareness measures, individual and family characteristics and the socioeconomic environment where the individual resides on the probability of property crime victimization....

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So why is Uttar Pradesh still poor? Poverty incidence and its correlates

Arora, Akarsh; Singh, S.P. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 2351-2377

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the regional profile of poverty in Uttar Pradesh, one of the most … populated and impoverished states of India. It also identifies the factors underlying the inter-regional differences of poverty … Consumption Expenditure Surveys of NSSO representing the period 2009-2010 and 2011-2012. Poverty has been defined by the latest …

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Safety net programs in West Bengal: how much effective?

Mukherjee, Arghya Kusum - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 2019-2032

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find the determinants of participation and targeting efficiency of the following safety net programs in West Bengal: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), self-targeted program; National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), subsidy...

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Multidimensional poverty in urban Brazil: income, assets and expenses

Golgher, Andre - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 1, pp. 19-38

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present deprivation in urban Brazil in a multidimensional perspective with dimensions related to household’s objective information, assets in the household, subjective evaluation concerning the dwelling and expenses. Design/methodology/approach –...

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