Essays about: "Poverty Reduction"
Showing result 41 - 45 of 205 essays containing the words Poverty Reduction.
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41. Development Initiatives’ Impact on Women’s Empowerment : A Field Study on a Business Training and Microcredit Program in Kenya
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)Abstract : The primary goal of development organizations is poverty reduction, but their initiatives have in recent years also been recognized as a potential tool in empowering women and raising their status. Previous knowledge on the topic is largely based in an understanding of empowerment that seems to miss or overlook limitations and impacts of initiatives which authors with a more feminist view on empowerment address. READ MORE
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42. Have Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers actually reduced poverty in poor countries?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Throughout the past 15-20 years, poor countries have been implementing so-called Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) under the guidance of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Despite their enormous importance for national development efforts around the globe, the aggregate performance of PRSPs remains understudied. READ MORE
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43. MOBILE MONEY AS A FINANCIAL INCLUSION TOOL FOR POVERTY REDUCTION A cross-country analysis of low- and middle-income countries
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims to examine if mobile money can act as a financial inclusion tool to reduce poverty levels in low- and middle-income countries. In contrast to the majority of the literature within its research field, this thesis observes the relationship on an aggregate cross-country level instead of using data on an individual or household level, in order to fully examine the impacts on national poverty levels. READ MORE
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44. How to empower a country using informal financial systems : Stokvels, the South African economical saviour
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study is a Minor Field Study (MFS), which is a Sida funded scholarship who made this field study possible. With an institutionalist approach, this field study aims to outline the foundational reasons behind peoples’ participation in the South African informal financial stokvel system. READ MORE
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45. Can the Guarantee Instrument Fight Poverty? : A Minor Field Study in the Morogoro Region in Tanzania
University essay from Linköpings universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : The role of access to finance for economic development has received extensive attention recently, which has brought the issue to the top of the policy agenda. The growing attention has resulted in several public policy initiatives to encourage access to financial services, especially in low-income countries where credit constraints are severe. READ MORE
