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Showing 1 to 20 of 252 for “"poverty reduction"”.
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Essays on Poverty Reduction in Latin America
… paper sheds light on the spatial distribution of poverty, and the intra-regional dynamics of income distribution within a country (Ecuador). The paper assesses the importance of geographical, physical, and human capital variables in explaining differences in consumption growth in Ecuador--- a …
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Essays on poverty reduction in Latin America
In recent years, reducing poverty has been a core objective of social policy in Latin America. In 2008, the incidence of poverty reached almost a third of the population, of which 13 percent are classified as extremely poor. Most Latin American countries have invested vast resources in poverty …
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Public Expenditure and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Nigeria
… and 1986-1990, respectively. The incidence of poverty, however, maintained upward movement, except for 2006-2010. The foregoing interactions have been seldom, the focus of empirical studies in Nigeria. This study examines the effects of public expenditure on economic growth and poverty …
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Financial Sector Development and Poverty Reduction in Namibia
Among other challenges, it can be argued that poverty remains the greatest challenge facing the developing countries, particularly for Sub-Saharan countries. A significant proportion of people in the developing world are severely affected by poverty. In 2013 it was estimated that 787 million of the …
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Financial Development and Poverty Reduction in South Africa
… significant and persistently high levels of poverty. Intrinsically, this research examines the relationship between financial development and the reduction of poverty in South Africa. The research employed the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) technique based on annual data from 1980 to …
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The relationship between decentralization and poverty reduction in Rwanda
… of good governance and, in particular, for poverty reduction. To attain this, strategic objectives were implemented, these included: Enabling and reactivating local people to participate in initiating, making, implementing and monitoring decisions and plans that concern them taking into …
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Rights-based approach to poverty reduction: The Ghanaian experience [Thesis]
… the ongoing Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme in 2008 to sustain development in these areas. Although Ghana has achieved pockets of progress in reducing extreme poverty and hunger, there is considerable evidence of poverty and widening inequality across the country. …
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Food Security, Climate Change, and Poverty Reduction in Rural Nepal
<p>Smallholder famers in the developing countries, especially those who mainly depend on rain-fed agriculture, are vulnerable and sensitive to climate change because such agricultural cultivators largely depend on traditional farming techniques, and are less capable of coping with climate change …
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Rural Non-farm Livelihood Diversification and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria
… approach towards rural development and poverty reduction through the promotion of both agriculture and non-agricultural sectors. Analysis of household income structure and determinants indicate that non-farm income accounts for about 44% of total household income and non-farm income has …
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Entrepreneurship: a means to poverty reduction in rural northern Ghana?
Poverty has long been a developmental challenge in the Global South in general and in sub-Saharan Africa in particular. Consequently, over recent decades different strategies and programmes such as the Millennium Development Goals have been employed to reduce poverty and to improve the quality of …
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Assessment of MKUKUTA towards income Poverty Reduction among People with Disabilities
… assessing the effectiveness of MKUKUTA in income poverty reduction among people with physical disabilities in Tanzania. The specific objectives were to examine the implementation strategies employed under MKUKUTA towards income poverty reduction among people with physical disabilities and to …
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The Role of Agricultural Market Intermediaries on Poverty Reduction in Njombe.
… products. This may contribute to the persistent poverty in rural areas of Tanzania and potentially delay Tanzanian economic growth. Targets to reduce poverty in the rural areas of Tanzania by the year 2015 by 5 to 7% set by the Tanzanian Government may therefore not be feasible (Policy forum, …
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Access to finance and poverty reduction : an application to rural Vietnam
… proposed as a tool for economic development and poverty reduction. Our research aims to provide a deep analysis of how to enhance access to finance on a sustainable basis, focussing on rural Vietnam. It analyzes four main areas: (i) why access to financial markets by low-income households is …
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The contribution of official development assistance to poverty reduction in Zambia
… Assistance (ODA) is able to contribute to poverty reduction through the Public Expenditure Management (PEM) system. The International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have also been channelling ODA in the form of budget support under the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). While …
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Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Call for Financial Inclusion
This dissertation proposes an Index of Financial Inclusion (IFI) for Sub-Saharan Africa and then uses the developed index to investigate the significance of the relationship between financial inclusion and economic development and growth. This is important because there is no consensus in the …
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The role of regional government in poverty reduction in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
… which condemn much of the population to live in poverty. Regional autonomy, implemented since 2001, has provided more political power and fiscal capacity to the region, and therefore it has been expected to give more opportunity for regional governments to accelerate regional development and …
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Relationships between transport, mobility, sustainable livelihoods and social capital for poverty reduction
… discourse has shifted from economic growth to poverty reduction, leading to development of the Millennium Development Goals. An estimated 1.1 billion people in the world live in absolute poverty, 314 million of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Seventy five percent of the world's poor live in …
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Analysis of poverty dynamics and poverty reduction in Tajikistan: A Multidimensional Perspective
… descriptive methods to explore multidimensional poverty and poverty reduction initiatives aimed at its reduction. Qualitative methods are well-suited to understand social dynamics and contextual factors that impact poverty. The thesis concentrates on Tajikistan as a single-case study to address …
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