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This paper examines the causal relationship between financial development and economic growth using data for 17 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The analysis is conducted using panel cointegration and causality tests which take account of heterogeneity between countries which arises as a result...
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poverty. The results show that in contrast to other income sources, non‐farm self‐employment is the only source with a … constant poverty‐decreasing effect. The inconsistency of the different income sources over time can also be observed for the …
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Workers' remittances declined sharply as the COVID‐19 pandemic spread in the first half of 2020, rebounding in the … second half. This paper analyses the impact of containment and economic support measures on remittances sent to Latin America … rate in receiving countries explain the subsequent recovery of remittances. …
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This study examines the effect of non-farm labour participation on poverty reduction in rural Mauritania. Farm … smaller land or cattle. We study poverty's relationship with non-farm labour activities in terms of the incidence as well as … the intensity and severity of poverty. The study is the first to highlight the contribution of the non-agricultural sector …
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‐oriented cooperation between state and business. Economic growth has remained weak, however, and income poverty persists as the economy … continues down an inegalitarian growth path that fails to reduce unemployment and thus has little effect on poverty. This paper …
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This paper investigates the impact of various factors in childhood (such as poverty, parental guidance, educational …
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This paper examines the medium-term effects of poverty and infant care practices on well‐being indicators of pre …‐school children in rural Mexico. The results of a survey that used Structural Equation Modelling show that household poverty adversely … stronger predictor of well‐being than early household poverty, evoking the long‐term systemic deprivation associated with …
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’, schooling and work, and child poverty and outcomes. Finally, it draws out common conclusions and discusses their implications …
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Childhood poverty and well-being are distinct from adult poverty and well‐being both in quality and quantity. A 3 … ways of conceptualising and measuring child poverty and well‐being. This paper discusses what a 3‐dimensional (3‐D) well …‐being approach contributes to understanding child poverty and child agency. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. …
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Agricultural growth in Africa has accelerated, yet most of this growth has been driven by land expansion. Land expansion potential is reaching its limits, urging governments to shift towards a green revolution type of productivity-led growth. Given the huge public investments required, this...
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