Essays about: "poverty Social Accounting matrix"
Found 3 essays containing the words poverty Social Accounting matrix.
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1. The economic impacts of maize-based bioethanol production in South Africa : a social accounting matrix analysis
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : In South Africa, the production and use of biofuels is increasingly being contemplated as a policy instrument to stimulate rural development and reduce poverty by creating sustainable income earning opportunities. By using social accounting matrix, this thesis examines economic gains, if any, in South Africa following maize-based bioethanol production using the country’s surplus maize as feedstock. READ MORE
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2. Poverty alleviation and sector development : a SAM multiplier analysis applied to Uganda
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The study analyses the linkage between an increase in a sector's growth of output and poverty alleviation. A multiplier decomposition method shows the linkages through which a productions sector's output contributes to poverty alleviation. READ MORE
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3. Food security in Brazil : a study of trade liberalisation in relation to the food security situation in Brazil
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The analysis of the experiences of Brazil's rural poor over the period of trade liberalisation reveals a complex picture. The impacts of trade liberalisation on the poor seem not to come only from the reduced tariff barriers, but rather from other policies that have accompanied trade liberalisation. READ MORE
