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Economic growth and poverty reduction in Colombia [[electronic resource] /] / Adriana Rocío Cardozo Silva
| Economic growth and poverty reduction in Colombia [[electronic resource] /] / Adriana Rocío Cardozo Silva |
| Autore | Cardozo Silva Adriana Rocío |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frankfurt am Main, : Peter Lang, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9861 |
| Collana | Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik = Göttingen studies in development economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty - Colombia
Economic development - Colombia Economic indicators - Colombia Social indicators - Colombia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-299-41338-2
3-653-00274-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures xv; List of Tables xxi; List of Abbreviations xxiii; Introduction and Overview 1; 1 Pro Poor Growth Using Income indicators 9; 1.1 Introduction 9; 1.2 Concepts and Measurement 11; 1.2.1 Growth Incidence Curves and Rate of Pro-Poor Growth 13; 1.2.2 Pro-Poor Growth Index and Poverty Equivalent Growth Rate 14; 1.2.3 Applications to Colombia 15; 1.3 Data Sources and Constraints 17; 1.4 Economic Background in Colombia 18; 1.4.1 Economic Growth and Production Structure 18; 1.4.2 Poverty and Inequality 21; 1.5 Growth Incidence Curves 23
1.5.1 GIC in the Rural vs. Urban Divide 231.5.2 Regions 25; 1.6 Conclusions 26; 1.7 Tables 29; 1.8 Figures 33; 2 Pro Poor Growth Using Non-Income indicators 45; 2.1 Introduction 45; 2.2 Multidimensional Poverty Analysis: Concept and Measurement Issues 47; 2.2.1 Concept and Use 47; 2.2.2 Multidimensional Poverty Dynamics: Pro-Poor Growth 49; 2.3 Application to Colombia 52; 2.3.1 Macroeconomic Issues and their Expected Relation to Multidimensional Poverty 52; 2.3.2 Non-Income Indicators 55; 2.3.3 Data 59; 2.4 Results 60; 2.4.1 Inequality and Distribution by Deciles 60 2.4.2 Pro-Poor Growth Analysis 622.4.3 Discussion and Possible Limitations 66; 2.5 Conclusion 69; 2.6 Tables 71; 2.7 Figures 80; 3 Revisiting the Regional Growth Convergence Debate in Colombia 89; 3.1 Introduction 89; 3.2 Motivation and Background 92; 3.2.1 Economic Background 92; 3.2.2 Data Issues Affecting Convergence Results in Colombia 96; 3.3 The Solow Model and Its Estimation 98; 3.3.1 The Solow Model 98; 3.3.2 Absolute Beta-Convergence 100; 3.3.3 Conditional Convergence 100; 3.3.4 Parameter Heterogeneity: Are There Different Steady States? 101; 3.3.5 Sigma-Convergence 103 3.4 Distributional Approach: Quah's Critique 1033.5 Empirical Estimation and Results 105; 3.5.1 Sigma-Convergence 105; 3.5.2 Absolute Beta-Convergence 105; 3.5.3 Conditional Beta-Convergence Using Control Variables 106; 3.5.4 Beta-Convergence Using Time-Series Cross-Sectional Data 106; 3.5.5 Kernel Density Estimators 111; 3.6 Conclusions 112; 3.7 Tables 116; 3.8 Figures 129; 4 Regional Convergence in Social Indicators 143; 4.1 Introduction 143; 4.2 Motivation 145; 4.3 Methods for Measuring Convergence 148; 4.4 Data and Empirical Estimation 149; 4.4.1 Data 149; 4.4.2 Empirical estimation 151 4.5 Results 1534.5.1 Literacy Rate 153; 4.5.2 Infant Survival Rate 154; 4.5.3 Life Expectancy at Birth 155; 4.5.4 Nourishment 156; 4.6 Conclusions 156; 4.7 Tables 160; 4.8 Figures 167; Bibliography 183 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910297052103321 |
Cardozo Silva Adriana Rocío
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| Frankfurt am Main, : Peter Lang, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental priorities and poverty reduction [[electronic resource] ] : a country environmental analysis for Colombia / / Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Kulsum Ahmed, Yewande Awe, editors
| Environmental priorities and poverty reduction [[electronic resource] ] : a country environmental analysis for Colombia / / Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Kulsum Ahmed, Yewande Awe, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | liv, 504 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 363.7009861 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Sánchez TrianaErnesto
AhmedKulsum <1964-> AweYewande |
| Collana | Directions in development. Environment and sustainable development |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - Colombia
Poverty - Colombia Industries - Environmental aspects - Colombia Pollution - Colombia Indoor air pollution - Colombia Fuel - Health aspects - Colombia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-94045-X
9786610940455 0-8213-6889-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451679203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental priorities and poverty reduction : : a country environmental analysis for Colombia / / Ernesto Sanchez-Triana, Kulsum Ahmed, Yewande Awe, editors
| Environmental priorities and poverty reduction : : a country environmental analysis for Colombia / / Ernesto Sanchez-Triana, Kulsum Ahmed, Yewande Awe, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | liv, 504 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 363.7009861 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Sánchez TrianaErnesto
AhmedKulsum <1964-> AweYewande |
| Collana | Directions in development. Environment and sustainable development |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - Colombia
Poverty - Colombia Industries - Environmental aspects - Colombia Pollution - Colombia Indoor air pollution - Colombia Fuel - Health aspects - Colombia |
| ISBN |
1-280-94045-X
9786610940455 0-8213-6889-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778293903321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental priorities and poverty reduction : : a country environmental analysis for Colombia / / Ernesto Sanchez-Triana, Kulsum Ahmed, Yewande Awe, editors
| Environmental priorities and poverty reduction : : a country environmental analysis for Colombia / / Ernesto Sanchez-Triana, Kulsum Ahmed, Yewande Awe, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | liv, 504 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 363.7009861 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Sánchez TrianaErnesto
AhmedKulsum <1964-> AweYewande |
| Collana | Directions in development. Environment and sustainable development |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - Colombia
Poverty - Colombia Industries - Environmental aspects - Colombia Pollution - Colombia Indoor air pollution - Colombia Fuel - Health aspects - Colombia |
| ISBN |
1-280-94045-X
9786610940455 0-8213-6889-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807628903321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Voices of the poor in Colombia [[electronic resource] ] : strengthening livelihoods, families, and communities / / Jairo A. Arboleda, Patti L. Petesch, James Blackburn
| Voices of the poor in Colombia [[electronic resource] ] : strengthening livelihoods, families, and communities / / Jairo A. Arboleda, Patti L. Petesch, James Blackburn |
| Autore | Arboleda Jairo A. <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.5/09861 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PeteschPatti L
BlackburnJames |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty - Colombia
Poverty - Government policy - Colombia Poor - Colombia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-08470-7
9786610084708 1-4175-3423-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455665103321 |
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Arboleda Jairo A. <1945->
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| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Voices of the poor in Colombia : : strengthening livelihoods, families, and communities / / Jairo A. Arboleda, Patti L. Petesch, James Blackburn
| Voices of the poor in Colombia : : strengthening livelihoods, families, and communities / / Jairo A. Arboleda, Patti L. Petesch, James Blackburn |
| Autore | Arboleda Jairo A. <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 124 : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 362.5/09861 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PeteschPatti L
BlackburnJames |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty - Colombia
Poverty - Government policy - Colombia Poor - Colombia |
| ISBN |
1-280-08470-7
9786610084708 1-4175-3423-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780592803321 |
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Arboleda Jairo A. <1945->
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Voices of the poor in Colombia : strengthening livelihoods, families, and communities / / Jairo A. Arboleda, Patti L. Petesch, James Blackburn
| Voices of the poor in Colombia : strengthening livelihoods, families, and communities / / Jairo A. Arboleda, Patti L. Petesch, James Blackburn |
| Autore | Arboleda Jairo A. <1945-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 124 : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 362.5/09861 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PeteschPatti L
BlackburnJames |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty - Colombia
Poverty - Government policy - Colombia Poor - Colombia |
| ISBN |
1-280-08470-7
9786610084708 1-4175-3423-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Terms and Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: The Colombia Study: Proposals for Action -- Country Context -- Why a Participatory Approach? -- Chapter 2: Employment, Work, and Opportunities -- Urban Livelihoods: Informality on the Rise -- Deterioration of Formal Employment -- El Rebusque: Insecure and Low Paying -- Barrio Stigma -- The Strain of Changing Gender Roles -- The World of Rural Work -- Issues around Land -- Marketing: The Missing Link -- Environmental Degradation -- Indigenous and Afro-Colombian Aspirations -- Persistent Disadvantages for Rural Women -- Children and Youths: At Work and Endangered -- Organization and Capacity Building as Ways Forward -- Chapter 3: Violence and Insecurity -- The Backdrop of Political Violence -- Fear and Impotence in the Battle for Territory -- Vigilante Justice -- Economic Impact of Violence -- Families and Communities Uprooted: The Internally Displaced -- Youths Caught Up in Violence -- Rising Domestic Abuse: Forms and Causes -- Abuse of Women -- Many Triggers -- Children Battered and Abandoned -- Breaking the Chain of Violence -- Chapter 4: Education and Capacities -- High Hopes for Education -- Schools Failing the Grade -- Useless for Work -- Little Learning, Unmotivated Teachers -- Limited Access and Infrastructure -- Unjustifiably Expensive -- Another Battleground -- The Shame of Discrimination -- Pushed and Pulled Out of School -- Vocational Education Valued but Scarce -- Nonschool Actors in Education -- Education Must Be Relevant -- Chapter 5: Institutional and Policy Challenges -- Weak Institutions: Keeping the Poor Poor -- Unaccountable Politicians, Exclusionary Policies -- Services Denied -- Who Takes the Credit? -- Mixed Reviews for NGOs -- Stigmatized and Divided Communities, Fragile NGOs -- Poor People's Proposals.
Provide Support and Capacity Building for Work -- Improve Schools -- Strengthen Family and Community Institutions -- Increase Public Safety -- Implications for Policy Formulation: From Micro to Macro -- Support Small Producers -- Invest in Community-Driven Development -- Target the Family as a Unit -- Establish Inclusive Accountability Mechanisms across Government -- Develop Tailored and Integrated Strategies -- References -- Annex 1: Methodological Instrument for the Fieldwork -- Research Agenda -- The Study Process -- Annex 2: Selection and Characteristics of Sites -- List of Boxes -- Box 1. Informal Recycling in Pasto -- Box 2. An Urgent Need for Daycare -- Box 3. Child Labor in the Harvest Season -- Box 4. Asociación La Nueva Esperanza -- Box 5. "Be Quiet and Silent" -- Box 6. Vigilante Justice Leads to More Violence -- Box 7. A Dangerous and Stigmatized Neighborhood -- Box 8. Farming Skills of No Use in the City -- Box 9. Alternatives to Juvenile Delinquency -- Box 10. Education and Cultural Expression -- Box 11. Child Hunger -- Box 12. Children's Fears and Hopes in School -- Box 13. Education in the Heart of the Community -- Box 14. Proposals to Overcome Lack of Information -- Box 15. Proposals to Reduce the Vulnerability of Youth -- Box 16. Nonviolent Community Responses to Violence -- Box 17. Magdalena Medio Project: Fostering Peace and Development amid Conflict -- List of Figures -- Figure 1. Youth Delinquency: The Cycle of Acceptance -- Figure 2. Labor Trends among Women in Medellín -- Figure 3. Opportunities and Obstacles: A Youth Training Proposal -- Figure 4. The Rise of Neighborhood Violence, 1995-2002 -- Figure 5. Trends in Domestic Violence -- Figure 6. The Chain of Violence -- Figure 7. Opportunities and Obstacles: A Proposal to Reduce Domestic Violence -- Figure 8. Opportunities and Obstacles: A Proposal for One-Stop Family Services. Figure 9. Causes and Effects of Dropping Out of School -- Figure 10. Number and Type of Proposals -- Figure 11. Opportunities and Obstacles: Proposal for an Association of Single-Mother Domestic Workers -- List of Tables -- Table 1. Nature under Pressure in Sanquianga -- Table 2. Relative Importance of Educational Actors -- Table 3. Attacking the Causes of High Dropout Rates -- Table 4. Proposals to Support Employment -- Table 5. Proposals to Build Capacity for Work -- Table 6. Proposals to Improve Education -- Table 7. Proposals to Support Families and Communities -- Table 8. Proposals to Improve Public Safety. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808003803321 |
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Arboleda Jairo A. <1945->
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| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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