Essays about: "poverty in africa"

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1. 16. Underdevelopment : A case-study of Nigeria

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Mohamed Mudei Hassan; [2022]
   Keywords : Underdevelopment; Nigeria; Neo-Classical Realism; Dependency theory; Resource dependence; Prebendalism; Lax institutions; Sino-Nigerian relations;

   Abstract : Underdevelopment has plagued Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), since independence the post-colonial African states have experienced extreme poverty, unemployment, and other economic ailments that have persisted in the region. The aim of this thesis is to critique the null hypothesis of dependency theorists that it is structural factors that cause underdevelopment instead this study proposes an alternative hypothesis through Neo-Classical Realism to explain that it is in fact state-level actors and domestic issues that are the true culprit of causing the dependent variable. READ MORE

3. 17. FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONS AND POVERTY REDUCTION : AN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU; Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : OMOTOLA KEHINDE FASHINA; [2022]
   Keywords : Financial Development; Institutions; Poverty; Sub-Saharan African; Fixed Effects;

   Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between financial development and poverty fora sample of SSA countries while taking into account an interaction effect between thefinancial sector and the institutional framework, which is thought to be causing someomitted variable bias in previous studies. The study covers the period 2000–2019. READ MORE

4. 18. Mobile Money in Tanzania – A Panacea for Financial Inclusion?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Tim Möller; [2022]
   Keywords : Financial Inclusion; Mobile Money; Bank Account; Tanzania; Growth; Poverty; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Despite developments in economic growth theory, the importance of savings and investment has remained consistent. It intrinsically connects to the importance of functioning financial intermediation and high levels of financial inclusion. READ MORE

5. 19. Perceptions of Kenyan teachers regarding children’saccess to primary education in low-income settings : A qualitative study

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, CHILD

   Author : Paloma Pérez Alonso-Castrillo; [2022]
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   Abstract :   Basic education is a fundamental right for all children and is widely regarded as being essential for escap- ing poverty and achieving socioeconomic progress. Sub-Saharan Africa has 33,8 million primary school- aged children who do not attend school - the highest number worldwide (Roser, 2021), and UNICEF (2021) is highlighting how that is exacerbated by the current COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

6. 20. Sustainable Use: A Contentious Promise - A Case Study on International Funding of Consumptive Sustainable Wildlife Use in South Africa's Biodiversity Economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mara Glas; [2022]
   Keywords : biodiversity economy; sustainable use; international conservation finance; community-based conservation; economic development; wildlife economics; South Africa; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In South Africa, sustainable use of wildlife is widely recognized as providing economic incentives and actively engaging rural communities in conservation management. Aiming to combat rampant poverty and wildlife crime in communities around protected areas (PAs), the country’s biodiversity economy envisions to scale (non-)consumptive activities in the pursuit of creating economically and environmentally viable wildlife businesses. READ MORE