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 | ||
[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) |
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 |
Narayan Ambar | ||
[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 / / Andrew Dabalen [and five others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank World, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.230967 |
Collana | 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 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
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-9910460337803321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank World, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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