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Research Brief
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– Income inequality in former British African colonies
The presence of European colonial powers in Africa has left a long-lasting legacy that has severely impacted their development trajectories. But what are the lingering effects of colonization on economic performance, in particular with regard to inequality? While clear information on many economic...
Book Chapter
From the book:
Spatial Disparities in Human Development
Book Chapter
– A Microsimulation Study for Côte d'Ivoire
From the book:
Growth, Inequality and Poverty
Book Chapter
From the book:
New Sources of Development Finance
Book Chapter
From the book:
Inequality, Poverty and Well-being
– Socioeconomic class and poverty in South Africa
South Africa is often cited as the most unequal economy in the world. Its experience of having to overcome both colonialism and apartheid makes it unique from the vantage of studies on socioeconomic class, economic mobility, and poverty — with household characteristics like race, gender, and...
Book Chapter
From the book:
Inequality, Poverty and Well-being
Policy Brief
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– Levar aos Pobres os Benefícios da Paz
Este resumo na área das políticas apresenta os resultados de um projecto do UNU/WIDER sobre a guerra e a reconstrução em África da autoria de Tony Addison, que se encontra actualmente publicado sob o nome de From Conflict to Recovery in Africa. Tal como este estudo deixa bem claro, a paz é...
– Experience over the last fifty years
Asia has achieved remarkable economic growth and seen hundreds of millions of citizens rise out of poverty since the mid-1960s. Constructing and analysing the factors behind continent’s poverty and inequality over the last fifty years helps gain important insights for further reducing global poverty...
Research Brief
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Microfinance evaluations reveal a positive impact on per capita income, non-land asset value and poverty incidence. Across countries and methodologies, microfinance is most likely to have a short-term positive effect; regionally, the most positive impacts are seen in Africa. Women tend to benefit...
Book Chapter
– Poverty and Income Distribution Among Immigrants in Denmark and Sweden Since 1984
From the book:
Poverty, International Migration and Asylum
Book Chapter
– Correlated Impacts on Health, Wealth, Fertility and Education
From the book:
Advancing Development
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– Subsidies and Service Obligations
From the book:
Utility Privatization and Regulation
– Market and Non-market Land Transactions in Rural Vietnam
By applying a unified framework, this book examines the impact of land tenure reforms on poverty reduction and natural resource management in countries in Africa and Asia with highly diverse historical contexts. These land tenure reforms include Land-to-the-tiller policies, Market assisted land...
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