Essays about: "poverty growth income distribution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words poverty growth income distribution.

  1. 1. Poverty and Inequality Reduction in the Case of Bolivia: What Has Impacted the Reduction during Evo Morales's Administration Period?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alisa Buchstab; [2020]
    Keywords : Pro-poor growth; poverty; inequality; social spending; Bolivia; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Bolivia has experienced a drastic decline in inequality and poverty since 2000. It coincided with the administrative period of Evo Morales between 2006 and 2019. Hence, it is debated whether poverty reduction was mainly driven by economic growth alongside the commodity boom in the 2000s or by policy implementations during Morales’s presidency. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Effects of Income Inequality and Poverty on Economic Growth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Eline Kesti; [2020]
    Keywords : Income inequality; Poverty; Economic Growth; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : During the last decades, extreme poverty has been declining globally while income inequality within countries has, in the developing world, been increasing. While the reduction of income inequality and poverty can be seen as crucial targets for development intrinsically, they might also have economic impacts. READ MORE

  3. 3. Child undernutrition and women’s empowerment in Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Luciana Benevides Pereira Arlidge; [2018]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Child undernutrition is a worldwide problem with dire consequences that compromises the quality of life and economic growth on different scales (individual, household and community). It affects mainly highly vulnerable populations. Maternal characteristics have proven to be key determinants for child nutritional status. READ MORE

  4. 4. Food wastage in cassava sector of Ghana : winners and losers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Victoria Agyepong; [2015]
    Keywords : cassava; Ghana; general; equilibrium; food; loss; post-harvest; value-chain; wastage; waste;

    Abstract : Reducing food wastage has been identified as a sustainable and necessary solution for food insecurity, poverty and hunger alleviation in this fast-growing world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, food wastage abatement has sectorial trade-offs (winners and losers) and variations which need to be explored empirically to determine if this solution is worthwhile. READ MORE

  5. 5. Responding to the Challenges of Poverty Eradication : Study of the EU-UNIDO Partnership

    University essay from Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Līga Līce da Costa; [2013]
    Keywords : Poverty eradication; the EU-UNIDO partnership; projects; LICs; MICs;

    Abstract : Poverty is a severe problem which deserves global attention. Despite the efforts of the international society and the commitments enshrined in the Millennium Declaration around two billion people are poor in today’s world. The key lies in the collaboration and building of partnerships in order to better tackle this worldwide problem. READ MORE