Essays about: "poverty traps"

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1. 1. Gender gaps and poverty traps in Mexico's labor markets

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Isaac Lopez Moreno Flores; [2020]
   Keywords : gender gaps; informality; labor force participation; multidimensional poverty; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research evaluated the existence and magnitude of different gender gap dimensions in the Mexican labor markets using a cross-section database from 2018. We also analyze how narrowing these gender gaps can contribute to reduce poverty levels in Mexico. READ MORE

3. 2. Conditional Cash Transfer Programs and Inequality of Opportunity. A case study: Juntos in Peru

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Patricia Festa Secanella; [2017]
   Keywords : Juntos; Inequality of opportunity; NBI; conditional cash transfers; Peru; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Inequality of Opportunity has recently emerged in the development agenda. The unequal access to opportunities can reinforce poverty and inequality traps. Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have consolidated as an important policy tool to fight against poverty. In addition, they have a great potential to equalize opportunities. READ MORE

4. 3. Perceptions on small-scale agricultural development : A qualitative case study made in Babati District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Amanda Philipsson; [2015]
   Keywords : small-scale farmer; intensification; foreign investment; entrepreneur;

   Abstract : This Bachelor’s thesis examines if and how the perceptions towards agricultural development differs between small-scale farmers, agricultural advisors and entrepreneurs with various age and level of knowledge. The case study was conducted in Babati District, Tanzania, during three weeks in the spring of 2015. READ MORE

5. 4. Is poverty an obstacle for economic growth? A dynamic panel data approach

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Laura Kirchner Sala; [2014]
   Keywords : dynamic panel data; poverty traps; growth; Poverty; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Despite global modern economic growth, most countries remained stuck in persistent poverty. Jeffrey Sachs suggested considering poverty itself as the explanation for persistent levels of poverty and low growth. The theory is based on the existence of poverty traps, which keep families and countries caught in poverty. READ MORE

6. 5. The Actor-Interface Case of Development Intervention in the Conservation of Mount Cameroon National Park, Buea, Cameroon

   University essay from Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Voma Ralph Tafon; [2013]
   Keywords : Development project; actor-interface analysis; Mount Cameroon National Park; participant observation; interviews; community development; rural participation; collaborative management;

   Abstract : Critics of Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs) have argued that participatory approachesand trade-offs are key to effective development interventions for rural populations living adjacent to protected areas. Based on an actor-interface framework, this thesis explores among other things, the discontinuities and/or linkages between those formalized narratives surrounding the creation andmanagement of Mount Cameroon National Park (MCNP), and their actual implementation, where there are multiple actors with divergent rationalities and interests. READ MORE