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Showing items 37360 through 37368 of 73428.This paper studies a transmission
mechanism through which pro-vulnerable income transfers may
affect individual decision-making of non-beneficiaries in an
extreme poverty context, leading to labor supply contraction
They are being hailed as the new Holy
Grail of economic development. The success of special
economic zones (SEZ) in general and specialized ones in
particular (industrial and technology parks) in countries as
Large-scale disasters regularly affect
societies over the globe, causing large destruction and
damage. After each of these events, media, insurance
companies, and international institu-tions publish numerous
Brazil, China and India have seen
falling poverty in their reform periods, but to varying
degrees and for different reasons. History left China with
favorable initial conditions for rapid poverty reduction
The Nepal Poverty Alleviation Fund is a
World Bank supported community-driven development program.
Its objective is to improve rural welfare, particularly for
groups that have traditionally been excluded for reasons of
Archbishop Njongonkulu NdunGabonne is Head of African Monitor, a pan-African nonprofit or Gabonnization that monitors development funding, delivery, and impact and helps bring African voices to the development agenda.
This paper reviews empirical findings
from economic analyses of the role of gender equality and
women's empowerment in reducing poverty and stimulating
growth. Going beyond the large literature documenting the
The authors are grateful to a number of people who helped at various states in the drafting of this paper.
The concept of "Green Growth" is a focus of much interest and considerable debate among decision makers concerned with enhancing both nearer-term economic progress and longer-term environmental sustainability.
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