Search Results - subject:"basic needs"

From centrally planned development to human development

Ivanov, Andrey; Peleah, Mihail - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2010

those basic needs and combine economic growth with other human development dimensions? Has it already gone into the opposite …, despite its beneficial outcome for the ‘working masses’, had little in common with actual human development. It met basic … needs in education, health, and living standards. Under the socialist system development approaches were missing two major …

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"Islamic house financing:current models and a proposal from social perspective

Hasan, Zubair - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

Shelter is one of the basic needs for human beings. Its availability for the people is an Islamic imperative. In view …

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Burundi; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Second Implementation Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

The implementation of the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Framework (GPRSF) first describes the characteristics of poverty in Burundi before proceeding to review progress made in terms of each strategic axis. The analysis of macroeconomic performance, including the real sector, inflation,...

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The EITC : Expectation, Knowledge, Use, and Economic and Social Mobility

Smeeding, Timothy M. (Tim); Phillips, Katherin Ross; … - 2010

This paper presents our findings on the knowledge and use of the 1997 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) based on a sample of Chicago area households with children that filed tax returns in the winter and spring of 1998. Respondents reported in detail about using their federal tax refunds...

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Basic Needs, Natural Resources and Growth in the Context of North and South - Reply to a Critique (Necesidades Basicas, Recursos Naturales Y Crecimiento En El Contexto Norte-Sur :...

Chichilnisky, Graciela - 2010

My article "Necesidades Basicas, Recursos Naturales Y Crecimiento En El Contexto Norte-Sur" ("Basic Needs, Natural …

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The Distributional Impact of Public Services When Needs Differ

Aaberge, Rolf - 2010

Despite a broad consensus on the need to take into account the value of public services in distributional analysis, there is little reliable evidence on how the inclusion of such non-cash income actually affects poverty and inequality estimates. In particular, the equivalence scales applied to...

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Target-group and quality decisions of inequity-averse entrepreneurs

Burchhardt, Steffen; Starke, Christoph - 2010

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A new model for constructing poverty lines

Kakwani, Nanak - 2010

In this paper, we present a new model for constructing poverty lines. The model uses consumer theory to construct both food and non-food poverty thresholds. Although one cannot completely eliminate the value judgments inherent in the construction of poverty thresholds, this model helps to make...

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Target-group and quality decisions of inequity-averse entrepreneurs

Burchhardt, Steffen; Starke, Christoph - 2010

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The distributional impact of public services when needs differ

Aaberge, Rolf (contributor) - 2010

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