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Should cash transfers be confined to the poor? : implications for poverty and inequality in Latin America

Acosta, Pablo; Leite, Phillippe G.; Rigolini, Jamele - 2011

This paper compares for 13 Latin American countries the poverty and inequality impacts of cash transfer programs that … confined to the poor within each population group (that is, "poverty targeted" transfers). The analysis finds that both the … incidence of poverty and the depth of the poverty gap are important factors affecting the relative effectiveness of categorical …

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Inclusive growth experiences : the case of Nepal ; a discussion on a paradox from conventional and holistic perspectives

Maskay, Nephil Matangi; Adhikari, Shiva Raj - 2013

trend in poverty headcount rate from 41.8% in 1996 to 30.9% in 2004 and 25.2% in 2011. This result is attributed to labour … conventional IG explanation highlights the contribution of remittances to household income and poverty reduction. However …

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Soybeans, poverty and inequality in the Brazilian Amazon

Weinhold, Diana; Killick, Evan; Reis, Eustáquio José - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 52 (2013), pp. 132-143

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Inclusive growth : when may we expect it? ; when may we not?

Sen, Kunal - In: Asian development review 31 (2014) 1, pp. 136-162

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Poverty, inequality and social protection in Southeast Asia : an introduction

Cook, Sarah; Pincus, Jonathan - In: Journal of Southeast Asian economies 31 (2014) 1, pp. 1-17

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The structural anatomy and institutional architecture of inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Thorbecke, Erik - 2014

growth is analysed by exploring the interrelationship among growth, inequality, and poverty. The present growth spell appears … process. Two alternatives development strategies are described: pro-poor growth and pro-growth poverty reduction. The finding … that high initial poverty incidence acts as a deterrent to subsequent growth is confronted with micro evidence from rural …

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Assessing the inclusiveness of growth in Africa : evidence from Cameroon, Senegal, and Tanzania

Vivien Houngbonon, Georges; Bauer, Arthur; N'Diaye, … - 2014

In this study, we assess the inclusiveness of growth by tracking the yearly percentage change in the household consumption of individuals over different growth spells in Cameroon, Senegal, and Tanzania. With cross-sectional data, we track the consumption of groups of individuals that share...

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Analysing inclusive growth : empirical evidence from the Slovak Republic

Domonkos, Tomáš; Jánošová, Miroslava; Ostrihon̆, Filip - In: Ekonomický časopis : časopis pre ekonomickú … 61 (2013) 9, pp. 918-933

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What drives inequality and poverty in the EU? : exploring the impact of macroeconomic and institutional factors

Dafermos, Yannis; Papatheodōru, Christos - In: International review of applied economics 27 (2013) 1, pp. 1-22

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Understanding financial inclusion : what matters and how it matters

Park, Cyn-Young; Mercado, Rogelio V. <Jr.> - 2021

results indicate that effective financial inclusion and all four related dimensions lower poverty. Improved access and fintech … financial inclusion in achieving poverty reduction. …

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