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Poverty‐happiness nexus: Does the use of regional poverty lines matter?

Papers in Regional Science, Volume 102, Issue 2, Page 253-272, April 2023., 2023
Abstract This analysis aims to provide a comprehensive representation of the role of regional disparities in the nexus between poverty and subjective well‐being, by adding the territorial dimension to the definition of poverty conditions. We investigate the nexus using regional poverty lines, including different poverty measures and considering ...
Cristina Bernini, Silvia Emili, Maria Rosaria Ferrante   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rural financial intermediation and poverty reduction in Ghana: A micro‐level analysis

Poverty &Public Policy, Volume 13, Issue 4, Page 316-334, December 2021., 2021
Abstract The financial sector in rural areas, where most of the poor people in sub‐Saharan Africa are found, has transformed massively in recent times, notably through the increased penetration of several types of rural financial intermediaries in addition to rural and community banks and microfinance institutions.
Michael Danquah, Abdul Malik Iddrisu, Peter Quartey, Williams Ohemeng, Alfred Barimah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relações entre pobreza e bem estar em comunidades rurais do Brasil

Psicología, Conocimiento y Sociedad, 2020
A pobreza é um fenômeno complexo e multidimensional. As relações da pobreza com o bem estar, no geral, estão presentes na incompatibilidade entre esses dois aspectos.
Verônica Morais Ximenes, Carlos Eduardo Esmeraldo Filho, Natacha Farias Xavier, Maria Natália Bizerra Pimentel Monteiro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

How to become innovative: The trajectory of social assistance programs in Brazil

Latin American Policy, Volume 12, Issue 1, Page 97-115, May 2021., 2021
Abstract This article proposes a theoretical framework to analyze conditional cash transfer programs, as the result of a process of social policy innovation in Brazil. The analysis reveals a traceable process of innovation behind the creation of two of these programs, Bolsa Família and Bolsa Verde.
Helder Ferreira do Vale
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of the Lesotho Child Grant Programme in the lives of children and adults with disabilities: Disaggregated analysis of a community randomized controlled trial

International Social Security Review, Volume 74, Issue 2, Page 55-81, April/June 2021., 2021
Abstract Globally, people with disabilities are disproportionally affected by poverty. Social protection policies, including cash transfers, are key strategies to address poverty “in all its forms”, but it is currently unclear how such programmes affect people with disabilities.
Richard de Groot, Tia Palermo, Lena Morgon Banks, Hannah Kuper   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pobreza multidimensional femenina brasileña en 2015

Apuntes: Revista de Ciencias Sociales, 2022
Estudios desarrollados por las ciencias sociales vienen dedicándose al análisis del proceso de feminización de la pobreza explorando condicionantes de las diferentes fuentes de privación a las cuales las mujeres sonsometidas. Esta investigación pretende analizar la pobreza multidimensional femenina en el Brasil en 2015 calculando este nivel de pobreza ...
Batista, Ravena de Carvalho Reis, De Oliveira, Sibele Vasconcelos   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Mapping poverty at the local level in Europe: A consistent spatial disaggregation of the AROPE indicator for France, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom

Regional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 63-81, February 2021., 2021
Abstract In the EU, territorial inequalities in terms of income and poverty have been broadly analysed at the national and regional levels. However, mainly due to the lack of reliable data, very little attention has been paid to territorial inequalities within European regions, namely, at a more local level, such as in metropolitan areas, cities or ...
Alberto Díaz Dapena, Esteban Fernández Vázquez, Fernando Rubiera Morollón, Ana Viñuela   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medición multidimensional de la pobreza: una propuesta exploratoria para Costa Rica

Revista Estudios de Políticas Públicas, 2016
Este estudio de caso se desarrolló con el objetivo general de elaborar una propuesta exploratoria para la medición multidimensional de la pobreza, contribuyendo con ello a la reflexión de la sociedad entorno a la definición de mecanismos que permitan ...
Mario Artavia
doaj   +1 more source

Empowerment of Indigenous Women and Social Exclusion in Combating Poverty in the State of Veracruz Mexico [PDF]

, 2017
In Mexico, the Productive Organization Program for Indigenous Women (POPMI) seeks the empowerment of productive capacities in indigenous women. Our study analyzes POPMI outreach, focusing our attention on women beneficiaries
Medel-López, Hilario, Medel-Ramírez, Carlos, Ruiz-Ramírez, Juan   +2 more
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Pobreza multidimensional no Brasil: uma análise do período 2004-2015

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2020
RESUMO Este artigo constrói um Índice de Pobreza Multidimensional (IPM) para o Brasil, utilizando informações da PNAD/IBGE e faz a análise de sua evolução no período 2004-2015.
JOSÉ JAIME DA SILVA, MIGUEL ANTONIO PINHO BRUNO, DENISE BRITZ DO NASCIMENTO SILVA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source