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This paper reviews the literature and evidence on the population and poverty nexus. The paper situates the role of … demographic changes in development, in general, and poverty alleviation, in particular. It then presents the policy implications … poverty alleviation package. …
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This study deals with the health care needs of rural poor in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental. Focusing on small-scale farmers and fishermen, landless laborers, women-headed households and disadvantaged minority groups, this paper investigates their attitudes and financing behavior towards health...
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The study aims to assess the impact of rising prices of rice and fuel on poverty in the Philippines. In particular, the …
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This paper has reviewed existing policies and programs to encourage banks to expand their financial services to micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MicSMEs) and poor households. The overall policy environment for promoting microfinance in the Philippines has indeed considerably improved...
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Despite high agricultural growth, the Philippine unemployed and underemployed has continued to swell. Rural poverty … concerning rural growth, linkages, poverty and income distribution; determinants of income diversification and demand and supply …
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PERHAPS, POVERTY AND PLENTY IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST CHALLENGE. THIS STUDY THEREFORE PROPOSE AN APPLIED …(COMPUTABLE)GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH, THAT IS A RENEW ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM OF POVERTY , EMPLOYMENT AND INEQUALITY THAT EARLIER STRATEGIES … CALIBRATION OF A POVERTY-BASED MODEL WITHIN DATA FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX(SAM). THE RESEARCH OUTPUT IS EXPECTED TO BE …
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Pakistan is severely disadvantaged by its failure to achieve higher levels of human development. Low enrolment thirty years ago is reflected in the lower educational level of today’s labor force, lower productivity and lower adaptation of technology. Even today less than half of the school-age...
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(if everybody's income goes up, who cares if inequality is up too?), and the argument is made that only poverty … poverty solely and not with inequality is internally inconsistent. …
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The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) has a history of monetary stability and low inflation. Nevertheless, there is substantial variation in relative prices within some UEMOA countries, in particular in the price of food relative to other elements of the retail price index (IHPC)....
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We describe a new CGE model of South Asia, and its application to understanding the socio-economic aspects of SAFTA. The model currently covers India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and the rest of South Asia. It is being expanded to include Nepal and Pakistan. The model incorporates modifications to...
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