Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Latin America: The role of social spending and taxation in achieving development goals

Development ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 388-399
Author(s):  
Nora Lustig
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Income Redistribution ◽  
Social Spending ◽  
Development Goals

Did the Millennium Development Goals Work?

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Target Date ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
The Impact

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations were deliberately ambitious, and they have been the subject of much debate. Now, with the 2015 target date for many of the goals having passed, it is time to assess the goals and attempt to determine whether they were effective. Gathering leading scholars from a range of backgrounds and regions, this book offers an in-depth exploration of that question, with the aim of better understanding the effects of the MDGs and learning from them for future policy decisions. It examines the impact of the MDGs on countries and regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, and discusses a range of topics including anti-poverty transfer programmes, sustainable development, and the role of women in economic development.

scholarly journals Women Participation: A Productivity Strategy in Rice Production

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Rasheed ◽  
Gershom Endelani Mwalupaso ◽  
Qasir Abbas ◽  
Xu Tian ◽  
Rafay Waseem
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Development Goals

Agriculture is an important engine for economic growth and a vigorous driver of poverty reduction in developing countries. In Pakistan, rice production is one of the most essential sectors. However, it has been underperforming, largely because of low women’s participation, which is often a crucial resource in agriculture and the rural economy. Unfortunately, previous studies have seldom recognized and emphasized the role of women in triggering agricultural and rural development. We address this research gap using 300 farm households’ survey data forms collected from Pakistan farmers by applying the stochastic frontier analysis. The results indicate that women’s participation is associated with higher labor/land ratio, land productivity, and finally improved technical efficiency. Precisely, women’s participation increased technical efficiency (TE) by 47.3%. Interestingly, in view of previous studies, this evidence is not sporadic. Overall, our study provides some evidence to promote women’s participation in rice production, as such empowerment of women holds great potential to enhance agricultural production, which is consistent with the aim of sustainable development goals (SDGs).

scholarly journals The Role of the World Bank in the Inclusive Financing of Tourism as an Instrument of Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 285
Author(s):  
Isabel Carrillo-Hidalgo ◽  
Juan Ignacio Pulido-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Construction Activity ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Right

It is widely accepted that tourism, given the right conditions, can be an important instrument of economic growth and a means of improving the quality of life for the societies in which it is implemented, particularly in developing territories. International financial institutions are aware of the role that tourism can play in this regard and, accordingly, have included it within their strategies to further sustainable development and financial inclusion. The World Bank is one of the institutions working to foster tourism, although, interestingly, it only began working in this area very recently (2016). This paper analyses the role of the World Bank in the inclusive financing of tourism as an instrument of sustainable development and compares it with the finance allocated to another four sectors in the branch of trade and industry. To this end, using a system of indicators previously tested in the literature, it analyses a total of ninety-two projects directly related with tourism, trade, manufacture, services, and housing construction activity. The results obtained, when compared to the finance allocated to other sectors of trade and industry (to which tourism also belongs), indicate that the World Bank’s financing of tourism could sharpen its focus on financial inclusion, which would ensure greater efficiency and efficacy in the attainment of its poverty reduction and development goals.

scholarly journals Poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation: rebuilding the bridges

Oryx ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilys Roe ◽  
Joanna Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Development ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Agencies ◽  
The United Nations

Has biodiversity ‘all but disappeared from the global dialogue on sustainable development’ as Sanderson & Redford (2003) fear? Here we explore the poverty reduction imperative that dominates the current agendas of most international development agencies, question the absence of biodiversity conservation from this agenda, and debate the role of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in building bridges between the two.

UNTAPPED ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGES: THE MISSING LINKAGES IN SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF GRASSROOTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-58
Author(s):  
Aini Suzana Ariffin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Quality Life ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Grassroots Level ◽  
The Many

Investing at the grassroots level is an essential intervention to achieve the goals that the international and national communities have set in terms of sustainable development. However, substantial performance remains the concern of the many developing countries in establishing a strong strategy on education in supporting grassroots economies. The general objective of this paper is to engage in discussion on how the country's strategy is designed to meet the intended results in supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through entrepreneurship at the grassroots level. The specific objectives first will focus on critical analysis on the level of matching of the designed strategy and the implementation and secondly on the role of social innovations and the motivations of social entrepreneurs in supporting socioeconomic progress and employment creation. The paper outlined key issues from Malaysia and Zanzibar experiences using a qualitative approach. The findings indicate that in Zanzibar the grassroots entrepreneurs were dominated by weak education, mindset, and traditional experiences in transforming their practices using emerged innovation initiatives, there is also a weak government initiative on innovative measures and a lacks policy initiatives. While in Malaysia the grassroots entrepreneurs failed to use the existing opportunities of the STI initiative to transform themselves into global and regional opportunities. It is suggested that to realize the effective role of entrepreneurship in supporting SGD's goals in employment, quality life, and poverty reduction, there is a need for a paradigm shift to support entrepreneurship education which will support socio-economic development at all levels.

Rich and poor countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 163-182
Author(s):  
Paul Spicker
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
The Self ◽  
Washington Consensus ◽  
Top Down ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Development Goals

The position of poor countries reflects international relationships governing economic exchange, debt, and markets. No less important are the dominance of ideas from abroad, such as the Washington Consensus, and the role of international organisations in enforcing its principles. Policies have shifted from the self-direction of the Poverty Reduction Strategies towards the top-down priorities represented by the Sustainable Development Goals.

Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason McFarlane ◽  
Hany Besada ◽  
Kathryn Anne Brunton ◽  
Alireza Saniei-Pour
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Institution Building ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

This book concludes with some recommendations aimed at ensuring the legacy and success of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. It argues that the Post-2015 Development Agenda needs to address a new and more complex set of challenges and emphasises the importance of good governance and institution-building. In conjunction with poverty reduction, the Post-2015 Development Agenda must tackle the growing problem of youth unemployment. It also must take into account the macroeconomic vulnerabilities of developing countries and the role of technology, such as mobile phones, in intermediating global development finance. Furthermore, the Post-2015 Development Agenda must reflect a concerted effort to draw lessons from the positive and negative experiences of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and apply them to a variety of challenges whose prioritisation differ from country to country. Finally, policymakers need to address predicaments such as the ongoing financial and Eurozone crisis and identify trends that indicate imminent emergencies.

scholarly journals Poverty Reduction Work at Bavi Commune, Bavi District, Hanoi, Vietnam Today – Obtained Results and the Role of Social Workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Mai Hong ◽  
Vu Hong Nhung
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract The article presents the reality of Poverty Reduction work at Bavi commune, Bavi district, Hanoi city, Vietnam today, obtained results, difficulties, drawbacks and its causes, then, the article claims the essential role and specific strengths of social workers majoring in poverty reduction to enhance the effectiveness of poverty reduction on the basis of sustainable development goals today.

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