This study examined the effect of local officials' political capital on poverty alleviation by using a manually compiled database of county party secretaries (CPSs) in impoverished counties in China. The empirical results reveal that CPSs with political capital positively affect poverty...

Narrowing the development gap has long been and continues to be a key element of government aspiration worldwide. Since 2015, the Government of Indonesia has implemented the village fund (VF) transfer to enhance its rural economy, especially in remote areas. The impact of the VF on village...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Development of MSMEs and Their Main Constraints -- Chapter 3: Internationalization -- Chapter 4: Women Entrepreneurs -- Chapter 5: MSMEs in Times of Economic Crisis Chapter 6: Development of Financial Technology with Reference to Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending...

The core objective of this paper is to find out the role played by Self Help Groups in bringing sustainable rural development in the country, especially in emerging nations.It also discusses about the extent of women empowerment and poverty eradication brought by SHGs in the current scenario and...

Improving people's livelihood resilience against risks and challenges plays an important role in consolidating the achievements of poverty reduction. The paper uses 64 poverty-stricken counties in China's Sichuan province as the study area and explores the link between spatial segregation and...

Bangladesh's international image is not as a popular tourism destination, and many people might be surprised to learn it has three World Heritage sites, including the Sundarbans tiger reserves. Moreover, it is part of important travel circuits for cultural and religious tourism, and has...

Chapter 1 Poverty alleviation: a tough battle on the way to ‘Moderately Prosperous Society’ -- Chapter 2 Organizational system of poverty alleviation -- Chapter 3 Policy system of poverty alleviation -- Chapter 4 Targeted poverty alleviation: the implementation model and path -- Chapter 5...