Efficiency, equity and well-being in selected African countries / Pai Nilsson, Almas Heshmati, editors.
2019
HC800 .E34 2019
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Title
Efficiency, equity and well-being in selected African countries / Pai Nilsson, Almas Heshmati, editors.
ISBN
9783030114190 (electronic book)
3030114198 (electronic book)
303011418X
9783030114183
3030114198 (electronic book)
303011418X
9783030114183
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
Language
English
Description
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Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-11419-0 doi
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HC800 .E34 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
339.4/096
Summary
This book addresses poverty and well-being, equity, and efficiency in selected African countries. The chapters focus on three main topics: studies in the measurement and analysis of well-being and vulnerability to poverty, women's empowerment, and the dynamics and determinants of income and efficiency among smallholders. The chapters in the first section examine poverty, well-being, and vulnerability to poverty, as well as social exclusion, with a focus on households in Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Tanzania. They highlight the need to consider multidimensional measures of well-being and vulnerability to poverty, the need to address the distribution of vulnerability across different segments of the population, as well as the importance of developing public policies aimed at poverty reduction and promoting the well-being of the poor. The next section deals with issues related to women's empowerment, including a multidimensional case study of women's empowerment in Ghana and women's access to microfinance services in Ethiopia. The final section focuses on dynamics and determinants of income and efficiency among farm households in Ethiopia and Uganda. Using a variety of methodologies, this volume provides a multifaceted approach to studying poverty and well-being in a diverse range of locations. As such, it of use to undergraduate and graduate students studying African economics or economics of poverty and well-being, and will be appealing to public policymakers and international aid agencies. .
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Nilsson, Pia, editor.
Heshmati, Almas, editor.
Heshmati, Almas, editor.
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Economic studies in inequality, social exclusion and well-being.
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