Essays about: "Poverty Alleviation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 108 essays containing the words Poverty Alleviation.

  1. 11. The role of urban agriculture towards livelihood and food security : the case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Alemayehu Getachew Anberbir; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban agriculture; livelihood; food security; Urbanization; Addis Ababa;

    Abstract : Urban agriculture plays a major role in providing food and income in cities. It also serves as a tool for poverty alleviation. READ MORE

  3. 12. Does reporting on involvement in poverty alleviation affect the cost of equity? - Empirical evidence based on listed companies in Sweden

    University essay from

    Author : Cornelia Lindstad; Isabelle Österberg; [2021-01-28]
    Keywords : Fama-French; Cost of Equity; Poverty; CSR; Swedish Stock Market;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to conclude whether there is a difference in the effect on the cost of equity between companies involved in targeted poverty alleviation and companies that are not involved. Previous research indicates that increased transparency and sustainability reporting have a positive effect on the cost of equity and therefore this study aims to add research in this area. READ MORE

  4. 13. Regional Poverty Dynamics in Peru: The Role of Growth and Inequality Recent Evidence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Raisa Maria Rubio Cordova; [2021]
    Keywords : poverty; growth; inequality; Peru; informality.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the last decades Peru experienced an unprecedented reduction in poverty amid a strong and sustainable economic rebound following structural reforms introduced in the 1990s which paralleled a downtrend in income inequality. Using microdata from the National Survey of Households (ENAHO) this study formally tests the simultaneous role of growth and inequality on poverty outcomes from 2007 to 2019. READ MORE

  5. 14. “Accountability and women's empowerment: a case of Microfinance and Grameen Bank”.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sadat Aman Saad; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Microfinance is the small-scale provision of financial services to poor people, particularly to women. Over the last four decades, the World Bankhas promoted microfinance as a key tool for addressing poverty alleviation and women’s empowerment (Weber, 2016). READ MORE

  6. 15. Protected Areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo: An Effective and Equitable Tool for Forest Conservation?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Malte Ladewig; [2021]
    Keywords : Deforestation; poverty alleviation; geographic regression discontinuity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Tropical rainforests cover large parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In light of recent surges in deforestation in the country, protected areas are a decisive component of the national conservation strategy. READ MORE