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Empirical Analysis of Poverty Dynamics : With Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa
| Empirical Analysis of Poverty Dynamics : With Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Autore | Günther Isabel |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frankfurt a.M. : , : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.50968 |
| Collana | Goettinger Studien zur Entwicklungsoekonomik / Goettingen Studies in Development Economics. |
| Soggetto topico |
Political science
Development economics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Africa
Analysis Armut Case Dynamics Empirical from Günther Inflation Inequality Poverty Pro-Poor Growth Saharan Schwarzafrika Studies Vulnerability to Poverty With |
| ISBN | 3-631-75359-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction and Overview -- 1 A Growth-Poverty-Paradox? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Paradox -- 1.3 Biased Poverty Estimates -- 1.3.1 Poverty Line -- 1.3.2 Welfare Aggregate -- 1.3.3 Survey Design -- 1.4 Revised Growth-Poverty Assessments -- 1.4.1 Revised Poverty and Inequality Estimates -- 1.4.2 Robustness Check -- 1.4.3 Growth Elasticities of Poverty -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 1.5.1 The 'Arithmetic' Paradox -- 1.5.2 The 'Economic' Paradox -- 2 Pro-Poor Growth and Inflation Inequality -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Measurements of Pro-Poor Growth -- 2.3 Theory and Empirics of Inflation Inequality -- 2.3.1 Homogenous Price Indices -- 2.3.2 Heterogenous Consumption Patterns and Prices -- 2.4 Methodology -- 2.4.1 Growth Incidence Curve with PCPIs -- 2.4.2 Triple Decomposition of Poverty -- 2.5 Empirical Application -- 2.5.1 Data Description -- 2.5.2 Growth Incidence Curve with PCPIs -- 2.5.3 Triple Decomposition of Poverty -- 2.6 Conclusion -- 3 Vulnerability to Idiosyncratic and Covariate Shocks -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Concepts and Estimates of Vulnerability -- 3.2.1 Concepts of Vulnerability -- 3.2.2 Estimates of Vulnerability -- 3.2.3 Idiosyncratic and Covariate Shocks -- 3.3 Methodology -- 3.3.1 Mean and Variance of Consumption -- 3.3.2 Multilevel Analysis -- 3.3.3 Idiosyncratic and Covariate Variance -- 3.3.4 Critical Discussion -- 3.4 Empirical Application -- 3.4.1 Data Description -- 3.4.2 Estimation Results -- 3.4.3 Vulnerability to Poverty -- 3.4.4 Sources of Vulnerability -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4 A Competitive and Segmented Labor Market -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Theory of Informal Labor Markets -- 4.1.2 Empirics of Informal Labor Markets -- 4.2 Econometric Model -- 4.2.1 Specification -- 4.2.2 Test for Segmentation or Competitiveness -- 4.2.3 Implementation.
4.3 Empirical Application -- 4.3.1 Data Description -- 4.3.2 Heterogenous Informal Labor Markets -- 4.3.3 Competitive or Segmented Labor Markets? -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Bibliography. |
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Goettinger Studien zur Entwicklungsoekonomik / Goettingen Studies in Development Economics vol. 21
Empirical Analysis of Poverty Dynamics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910297044603321 |
Günther Isabel
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| Frankfurt a.M. : , : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, , 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Informal Livelihoods and Governance in South Africa : The Hustle
| Informal Livelihoods and Governance in South Africa : The Hustle |
| Autore | Jinnah Zaheera |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer Nature, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (108 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.50968 |
| Soggetto topico |
Politics & government
Development studies Political structure & processes Sociology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Global South politics
informal economies artisanal mining South Africa urban governance South African politics and governance migration |
| ISBN | 3-031-10695-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Informal Livelihoods and Governance in South Africa |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910595030703321 |
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Jinnah Zaheera
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| Cham, : Springer Nature, 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Raw life, new hope [[electronic resource] ] : decency, housing and everyday life in a post-apartheid community / / Fiona C. Ross
| Raw life, new hope [[electronic resource] ] : decency, housing and everyday life in a post-apartheid community / / Fiona C. Ross |
| Autore | Ross Fiona C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Claremont, South Africa, : UCT Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.50968 |
| Soggetto topico |
Community development, Urban - South Africa - Cape Town
Low-income housing - South Africa - Cape Town Relocation (Housing) - South Africa - Cape Town Poor - South Africa - Cape Town - Social conditions Human settlements - South Africa - Cape Town Squatter settlements - South Africa - Cape Town Post-apartheid era - South Africa - Cape Town |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-920516-82-4
1-920499-32-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Chapter 1 'Teen die pad, Die Bos' (Alongside the road, The Bush); Chapter 2 'I long to live in a house'; Chapter 3 Sense-scapes: senses and emotion in the making of place; Chapter 4 Relationships that count and how to count them; Chapter 5 'Just working for food': making a living, making do and getting by; Chapter 6 Truth, lies, stories and straight-talk: on addressing another; Chapter 7 Illness and accompaniment; conclusion Raw life, new hope?; endnotes; glossary of select afrikaans terms; references; index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213858703321 |
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Ross Fiona C
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| Claremont, South Africa, : UCT Press, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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