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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The tourism sector faces pressing sustainability challenges, especially during crises. The rural communities reliant on ecotourism remain vulnerable, highlighting the need for responsible tourism. This study integrates social cognitive theory (SCT) and the elaboration likelihood model (ELM) to examine how self‐efficacy and outcome expectation ...
Wei Chiang Chan +2 more
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National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne +10 more
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Social Inequality and Food Security in Indonesia: The Role of Education
Jurnal Ilmu Pertanian IndonesiaThis study evaluates the impact of social inequality, measured by gini index and poverty rate, on food security across Indonesian provinces during the 2019–2023 period, incorporating the mean years of schooling as a moderating variable.
Nuresa Safitri, Istiqomah Istiqomah
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Equity in Energy—A Critical Analysis of GESI and Energy Justice Narratives in Energy Transition
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global energy sector is transitioning from conventional energy sources to cleaner and more sustainable alternatives; however, persistent structural and social barriers continue to undermine equity and inclusivity within this transition. This study examines how Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and Energy Justice (EJ) principles ...
Tharindu Dissanayake +4 more
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An Alternative Approach to Decomposing the Redistributive Effect of Health Financing Between and Within Groups Using the Gini Index: The Case of Out-of-Pocket Payments in Nigeria. [PDF]
Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 2020 Ataguba JE +3 more
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Ranking Intersecting Lorenz Curves [PDF]
This paper is concerned with the problem of ranking Lorenz curves in situations where the Lorenz curves intersect and no unambiguous ranking can be attained without introducing weaker ranking criteria than first-degree Lorenz dominance. To deal with such
Aaberge, Rolf
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Non‐timber forest products (NTFPs) are central to income diversification and livelihood resilience in Sub‐Saharan Africa. However, the welfare implications of baobab commercialisation remain underexplored. This study addresses this gap by analysing the contribution of the baobab value chain to household income, poverty reduction, and income ...
Frederick Frimpong +3 more
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Measuring the Socio-Economic Bipolarization Phenomenon
The present paper emphasizes the differences between the Gini concentration coefficient [13] and a new bipolarization index proposed by [20], [21]. In practice, the Gini index is applied frequently to determine the poverty degree of the persons of a ...
Stefananescu, Stefan
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores the dynamic influence of income inequality on environmental quality in Malaysia and offers evidence‐based recommendations for climate action and policy. Using annual data from 1990 to 2022, the analysis utilizes the Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology (STIRPAT) framework combined with ...
Masahina Sarabdeen +3 more
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Changes in regional inequality in rural China: decomposing the Gini index by income sources
A new method is proposed to decompose inequality changes as measured by the Gini index into structural effects, real inequality effects and interactive effects.
Wan, Guang Hua
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