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Income levels, governance and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

This study examines how income-driven governance affects inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa with data …) governances. The main finding is that "middle income"-driven governance has a higher effect on inclusive human development than … "low income"-driven governance. Policy implications are discussed in the light of: (i) the contemporary relevance of …

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Government size, openness and income risk nexus : new evidence from some African countries

Nwaka, Ikechukwu Darlington; Onifade, Stephen T. - 2015

Empirical evidence for the compensation hypothesis holds that trade openness independent of income risk has no … relationship between openness, income risk, terms of trade volatility and income per capita on government size in each of the 5 … effects of income per capita on government size for each country and some evidence of the mitigating and cushioning effects of …

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An account of disproportionate child healthcare utilization in Nigeria

Ihedimma, Godfrey Ikechukwu; Opara, Godwin I. - 2020

Adults are capable of self-assessment of their health status and are at the rudimentary level, able to determine if they need to consume more of health services or not. This however, lacks in children below the age of 5 years and as such, they rely on their parents and or guardians for...

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Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and children's nutritional status in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) : evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

Mwisha-Kasiwa, Janvier; Mosengo, Cédrick Kalemasi; … - 2024

This paper uses a pooled dataset of the 2007 and 2014 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) to establish the empirical linkages between infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and children's nutritional status in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The paper examines all the recommended...

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Child fostering and health nutritional outcomes of under-five : evidence from Cameroon

Kountchou, Armand Mboutchouang; Kamga, Cédric Foyet; … - 2023

The objective of this article is to analyze the effect of child fostering on health nutritional outcomes of under-five children in host households in Cameroon. The data used comes from the recent Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey (DHS-V, 2018). Three anthropometric measures of health and...

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Promoting female economic inclusion for tax performance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Adegboye, Alex; Nnanna, Joseph - 2020

This study explores whether female economic inclusion enhances tax performance in a sample of 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2000 to 2018. The study's empirical evidence is based on the generalized method of moments in order to account for endogeneity concerns. Three tax performance...

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The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) : theoretical and practical perspectives on children, women and sex trafficking

Asongu, Simplice; Usman, Usman M.; Vo Xuan Vinh - 2020

The novel Coronavirus has spread internationally to more than two hundred countries and territories. At the same time, human trafficking in girls and women constitutes a global oppression in virtually all nations either as the source, transit, or destination. The feminist investigators have it...

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The Covid-19 pandemic : theoretical and practical perspectives on children, women and sex trafficking

Asongu, Simplice; Usman, Usman M. - 2020

We provide theoretical and practical perspectives on children, women, and sex trafficking during the Covid-19 pandemic. Process tracing is employed as a primary research instrument. It is an analytical technique used for either theory-building or theory-testing purposes that is employed to...

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Households' ICT access and educational vulnerability of children in Ghana

Karakara, Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel; Osabuohien, Evans - 2019

Education is said to be a basic human right, and central to unlocking human capabilities. However, Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) has the highest number of children out of school and learning disadvantages. Most studies on child vulnerability concentrate on disaster, disability and HIV effects on...

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Gender difference in nutrition and health in agricultural households in Nigeria : the role of corporate social responsibility in oil producing communities

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2022

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on gender difference in nutrition and health in...

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