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Do African children have an equal chance? : a human opportunity report for sub-Saharan Africa : draft / / authored by Ambar Narayan (Lead Economist, PRMPR), Andrew Dabalen (Lead Poverty Specialist, AFTPM), Jaime Saavedra (former Director, PRMPR) and Alejandro Hoyos Suarez (Research Analyst, PRMPR), with significant contributions from Ana Abras (consultant) and Sailesh Tiwari (Economist, PRMPR)
| Do African children have an equal chance? : a human opportunity report for sub-Saharan Africa : draft / / authored by Ambar Narayan (Lead Economist, PRMPR), Andrew Dabalen (Lead Poverty Specialist, AFTPM), Jaime Saavedra (former Director, PRMPR) and Alejandro Hoyos Suarez (Research Analyst, PRMPR), with significant contributions from Ana Abras (consultant) and Sailesh Tiwari (Economist, PRMPR) |
| Autore | Narayan Ambar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Poverty Reduction & Equity, PREM Network and Africa PREM, The World Bank, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 305.230967 |
| Collana |
Directions in Development
Directions in Development - Poverty |
| Soggetto topico |
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0334-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview""; ""Which Opportunities and Circumstances?""; ""What Is the State of Opportunities for Children in the Late 2000's?""; ""How Have Opportunities Changed over the Decade?""; ""What Explains Changes in Opportunities over Time?""; ""How Do Circumstances Matter for Inequality?""; ""How Do Circumstances Matter: The Tale of Two (Hypothetical) Children""; ""Cross-Country Comparisons of Opportunities""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""
""Opportunities for Children in Africa: Setting the Stage"" ""Motivation for a Human Opportunity Index""; ""Poverty and Inequality in Africa""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2 Measuring Inequality of Opportunities: The Human Opportunity Index""; ""Concepts and Measurement of Inequality of Opportunities""; ""How Opportunities Matter for Economic Growth and Prosperity""; ""Constructing the Human Opportunity Index""; ""Toward an Empirical Analysis for African Countries""; ""Annex 2A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3 Opportunities for Children in Africa: Recent Evidence"" ""Human Opportunities in Education"" ""Human Opportunities in Basic Infrastructure Services""; ""Human Opportunities for Health""; ""Access to a Bundle of Basic Goods and Services: The Composite HOI""; ""Inequality of Opportunity within Countries""; ""Conclusion""; ""Annex 3A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4 Progress toward Opportunities for All""; ""Uneven Progress: The Decade of the 2000's""; ""Assessing Progress: Decomposing Changes in the HOI""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Reference""; ""Chapter 5 Unpacking Inequality: How Do Circumstances Matter for Opportunities?"" ""Methodology for Decomposing Inequality of Opportunities"" ""Contributions of Circumstances to Inequality: Results from Decompositions""; ""Circumstances and Unequal Chances in Life""; ""Conclusion""; ""Annex 5A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6 Comparing Opportunities across Countries and Regions""; ""Equality of Opportunities and Economic Development""; ""Comparisons across Countries, Regions, and Continents""; ""Conclusion""; ""Annex 6A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Additional Tables with All Results""; ""References""; ""Boxes"" ""Box 1.1 Inequality of Opportunities in Africa: Evidence from Economic Literature"" ""Box 2.1Empirical Literature on Equality of Opportunities: An Overview""; ""Box 2.2 Growth and Inequality of Opportunity: Recent Evidence""; ""Box 2.3 A Stylized Example of an HOI""; ""Box 2.4 Estimating the Human Opportunity Index from Household Survey Data""; ""Box 2.5 Demographic and Health Surveys as a Database for Analysis""; ""Box 2.6 The Rights and Welfare of the Child and MDGs""; ""Box 2.7 Ethnic Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Example of Kenya"" ""Box 4.1 Improving Opportunities for 6- to 11-Year-Olds: The Story of Uganda"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787280403321 |
Narayan Ambar
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : Poverty Reduction & Equity, PREM Network and Africa PREM, The World Bank, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Do African children have an equal chance? : a human opportunity report for sub-Saharan Africa : draft / / authored by Ambar Narayan (Lead Economist, PRMPR), Andrew Dabalen (Lead Poverty Specialist, AFTPM), Jaime Saavedra (former Director, PRMPR) and Alejandro Hoyos Suarez (Research Analyst, PRMPR), with significant contributions from Ana Abras (consultant) and Sailesh Tiwari (Economist, PRMPR)
| Do African children have an equal chance? : a human opportunity report for sub-Saharan Africa : draft / / authored by Ambar Narayan (Lead Economist, PRMPR), Andrew Dabalen (Lead Poverty Specialist, AFTPM), Jaime Saavedra (former Director, PRMPR) and Alejandro Hoyos Suarez (Research Analyst, PRMPR), with significant contributions from Ana Abras (consultant) and Sailesh Tiwari (Economist, PRMPR) |
| Autore | Narayan Ambar |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Poverty Reduction & Equity, PREM Network and Africa PREM, The World Bank, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 305.230967 |
| Collana |
Directions in Development
Directions in Development - Poverty |
| Soggetto topico |
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0334-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview""; ""Which Opportunities and Circumstances?""; ""What Is the State of Opportunities for Children in the Late 2000's?""; ""How Have Opportunities Changed over the Decade?""; ""What Explains Changes in Opportunities over Time?""; ""How Do Circumstances Matter for Inequality?""; ""How Do Circumstances Matter: The Tale of Two (Hypothetical) Children""; ""Cross-Country Comparisons of Opportunities""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""
""Opportunities for Children in Africa: Setting the Stage"" ""Motivation for a Human Opportunity Index""; ""Poverty and Inequality in Africa""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2 Measuring Inequality of Opportunities: The Human Opportunity Index""; ""Concepts and Measurement of Inequality of Opportunities""; ""How Opportunities Matter for Economic Growth and Prosperity""; ""Constructing the Human Opportunity Index""; ""Toward an Empirical Analysis for African Countries""; ""Annex 2A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3 Opportunities for Children in Africa: Recent Evidence"" ""Human Opportunities in Education"" ""Human Opportunities in Basic Infrastructure Services""; ""Human Opportunities for Health""; ""Access to a Bundle of Basic Goods and Services: The Composite HOI""; ""Inequality of Opportunity within Countries""; ""Conclusion""; ""Annex 3A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4 Progress toward Opportunities for All""; ""Uneven Progress: The Decade of the 2000's""; ""Assessing Progress: Decomposing Changes in the HOI""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Reference""; ""Chapter 5 Unpacking Inequality: How Do Circumstances Matter for Opportunities?"" ""Methodology for Decomposing Inequality of Opportunities"" ""Contributions of Circumstances to Inequality: Results from Decompositions""; ""Circumstances and Unequal Chances in Life""; ""Conclusion""; ""Annex 5A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6 Comparing Opportunities across Countries and Regions""; ""Equality of Opportunities and Economic Development""; ""Comparisons across Countries, Regions, and Continents""; ""Conclusion""; ""Annex 6A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Additional Tables with All Results""; ""References""; ""Boxes"" ""Box 1.1 Inequality of Opportunities in Africa: Evidence from Economic Literature"" ""Box 2.1Empirical Literature on Equality of Opportunities: An Overview""; ""Box 2.2 Growth and Inequality of Opportunity: Recent Evidence""; ""Box 2.3 A Stylized Example of an HOI""; ""Box 2.4 Estimating the Human Opportunity Index from Household Survey Data""; ""Box 2.5 Demographic and Health Surveys as a Database for Analysis""; ""Box 2.6 The Rights and Welfare of the Child and MDGs""; ""Box 2.7 Ethnic Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Example of Kenya"" ""Box 4.1 Improving Opportunities for 6- to 11-Year-Olds: The Story of Uganda"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812705603321 |
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Narayan Ambar
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : Poverty Reduction & Equity, PREM Network and Africa PREM, The World Bank, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fair progress? : economic mobility across generations around the world / / Ambar Narayan [and seven others]
| Fair progress? : economic mobility across generations around the world / / Ambar Narayan [and seven others] |
| Autore | Narayan Ambar |
| Edizione | [[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 pages) |
| Disciplina | 331.12/72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Occupational mobility
Social mobility Income |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78684-922-4
1-4648-1279-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Boxes -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview: Introduction; Intergenerational mobility in education around the world; Pathways to intergenerational mobility in education and income; Why does intergenerational mobility matter? Policy drivers to improve intergenerational mobility; Conclusion: a few principles for IGM-enhancing policies; References -- Chapter 1. Economic mobility across generations: why it matters: What is meant by intergenerational mobility? Why is mobility across generations important? Measuring economic mobility globally with education; A road map of the report; References -- Chapter 2. Concepts of intergenerational mobility, data, and methodology: Measures of intergenerational mobility in education; Data for estimating intergenerational mobility in education worldwide; Methodological choices; Measuring intergenerational mobility for developing economies - a pragmatic approach; Annex 2A; References -- Chapter 3. Intergenerational mobility in education around the world: Fair progress? Trends and patterns in educational mobility; Greater mobility is associated with better economic outcomes; Mobility in some of the world's largest developing economies; Mobility across multiple generations: do grandparents matter? What do today's enrollments suggest about intergenerational mobility of the next generation? Conclusions and a summary of key findings; Annex 3A; References --
Chapter 4. Pathways to intergenerational mobility in education and income: Relative mobility in income around the world; Income mobility and educational mobility: how they are related; Why incomes persist from one generation to the next; Equality of opportunity as a pathway to greater IGM; Inequality of opportunity emerges at various stages of the life cycle; Equalizing opportunities at different life stages - chapters 5 and 6; Annex 4A; The relationship between IGM in earnings and IGM in education; References -- Chapter 5. Equalizing opportunities for children to achieve fair progress: Inequality of opportunity among children in the developing world; The importance of improving the early life environment; Reducing opportunity gaps in education can improve mobility; Breaking the cycle of low aspirations and low mobility; The importance of neighborhoods and local environments; Conclusion; Annex 5A; References -- Chapter 6. Promoting intergenerational mobility: the role of factor markets and policies: Labor markets and intergenerational mobility; Capital markets as a barrier to intergenerational mobility; Economic transformation and intergenerational mobility; The role of fiscal policy in promoting intergenerational mobility; Why are mobility-enhancing policies not adopted or implemented effectively often enough? Concluding thoughts: policy drivers of intergenerational mobility; References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466464203321 |
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Narayan Ambar
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fair progress? : : economic mobility across generations around the world / / Ambar Narayan [and seven others]
| Fair progress? : : economic mobility across generations around the world / / Ambar Narayan [and seven others] |
| Autore | Narayan Ambar |
| Edizione | [[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 331.12/72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Occupational mobility
Social mobility Income |
| ISBN |
1-78684-922-4
1-4648-1279-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Boxes -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview: Introduction; Intergenerational mobility in education around the world; Pathways to intergenerational mobility in education and income; Why does intergenerational mobility matter? Policy drivers to improve intergenerational mobility; Conclusion: a few principles for IGM-enhancing policies; References -- Chapter 1. Economic mobility across generations: why it matters: What is meant by intergenerational mobility? Why is mobility across generations important? Measuring economic mobility globally with education; A road map of the report; References -- Chapter 2. Concepts of intergenerational mobility, data, and methodology: Measures of intergenerational mobility in education; Data for estimating intergenerational mobility in education worldwide; Methodological choices; Measuring intergenerational mobility for developing economies - a pragmatic approach; Annex 2A; References -- Chapter 3. Intergenerational mobility in education around the world: Fair progress? Trends and patterns in educational mobility; Greater mobility is associated with better economic outcomes; Mobility in some of the world's largest developing economies; Mobility across multiple generations: do grandparents matter? What do today's enrollments suggest about intergenerational mobility of the next generation? Conclusions and a summary of key findings; Annex 3A; References --
Chapter 4. Pathways to intergenerational mobility in education and income: Relative mobility in income around the world; Income mobility and educational mobility: how they are related; Why incomes persist from one generation to the next; Equality of opportunity as a pathway to greater IGM; Inequality of opportunity emerges at various stages of the life cycle; Equalizing opportunities at different life stages - chapters 5 and 6; Annex 4A; The relationship between IGM in earnings and IGM in education; References -- Chapter 5. Equalizing opportunities for children to achieve fair progress: Inequality of opportunity among children in the developing world; The importance of improving the early life environment; Reducing opportunity gaps in education can improve mobility; Breaking the cycle of low aspirations and low mobility; The importance of neighborhoods and local environments; Conclusion; Annex 5A; References -- Chapter 6. Promoting intergenerational mobility: the role of factor markets and policies: Labor markets and intergenerational mobility; Capital markets as a barrier to intergenerational mobility; Economic transformation and intergenerational mobility; The role of fiscal policy in promoting intergenerational mobility; Why are mobility-enhancing policies not adopted or implemented effectively often enough? Concluding thoughts: policy drivers of intergenerational mobility; References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796816703321 |
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Narayan Ambar
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Fair progress? : : economic mobility across generations around the world / / Ambar Narayan [and seven others]
| Fair progress? : : economic mobility across generations around the world / / Ambar Narayan [and seven others] |
| Autore | Narayan Ambar |
| Edizione | [[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 331.12/72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Occupational mobility
Social mobility Income |
| ISBN |
1-78684-922-4
1-4648-1279-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Boxes -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview: Introduction; Intergenerational mobility in education around the world; Pathways to intergenerational mobility in education and income; Why does intergenerational mobility matter? Policy drivers to improve intergenerational mobility; Conclusion: a few principles for IGM-enhancing policies; References -- Chapter 1. Economic mobility across generations: why it matters: What is meant by intergenerational mobility? Why is mobility across generations important? Measuring economic mobility globally with education; A road map of the report; References -- Chapter 2. Concepts of intergenerational mobility, data, and methodology: Measures of intergenerational mobility in education; Data for estimating intergenerational mobility in education worldwide; Methodological choices; Measuring intergenerational mobility for developing economies - a pragmatic approach; Annex 2A; References -- Chapter 3. Intergenerational mobility in education around the world: Fair progress? Trends and patterns in educational mobility; Greater mobility is associated with better economic outcomes; Mobility in some of the world's largest developing economies; Mobility across multiple generations: do grandparents matter? What do today's enrollments suggest about intergenerational mobility of the next generation? Conclusions and a summary of key findings; Annex 3A; References --
Chapter 4. Pathways to intergenerational mobility in education and income: Relative mobility in income around the world; Income mobility and educational mobility: how they are related; Why incomes persist from one generation to the next; Equality of opportunity as a pathway to greater IGM; Inequality of opportunity emerges at various stages of the life cycle; Equalizing opportunities at different life stages - chapters 5 and 6; Annex 4A; The relationship between IGM in earnings and IGM in education; References -- Chapter 5. Equalizing opportunities for children to achieve fair progress: Inequality of opportunity among children in the developing world; The importance of improving the early life environment; Reducing opportunity gaps in education can improve mobility; Breaking the cycle of low aspirations and low mobility; The importance of neighborhoods and local environments; Conclusion; Annex 5A; References -- Chapter 6. Promoting intergenerational mobility: the role of factor markets and policies: Labor markets and intergenerational mobility; Capital markets as a barrier to intergenerational mobility; Economic transformation and intergenerational mobility; The role of fiscal policy in promoting intergenerational mobility; Why are mobility-enhancing policies not adopted or implemented effectively often enough? Concluding thoughts: policy drivers of intergenerational mobility; References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825263703321 |
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Narayan Ambar
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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