The analytical framework for the optimal allocation of athletes sustainable livelihood assets in China

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexin Zou ◽  
Chong Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Livelihood Assets

scholarly journals Poverty and Prosperity: Impact on Livelihood Assets of Billion Trees Afforestation Program in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 916
Author(s):  
Rauf ◽  
Khan ◽  
Shah ◽  
Zada ◽  
Malik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Afforestation Program

In this study, we assessed the impact of the Billion Trees Afforestation Program (BTAP) on the livelihood of local household in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK). BTAP is the largest ban-logging afforestation program in Pakistan, which aims to conserve natural forests, promoting rural livelihoods and reducing poverty. Primary data from 360 local inhabitants were collected and analyzed using descriptive and econometric methodologies that include ordered logit model and ordinary least squares (OLS) respectively. In specific, a wealth index, household income, and five assets of sustainable livelihood have been considered to measure the impact of BTAP. We found that there is a strong and positive contribution of BTAP to the improvement of a rural community’s livelihood. Results showed that BTAP based households earn 4% more income and possess around 35% more assets. These findings suggest that BTAP has considerable effect on increase in livelihood assets. This study continues the discussion with several practical implications of this along with recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals Sustainable Livelihood and Socio-economic Status: A Study on the Role of Microfinance in Sonitpur District of Assam

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-38
Author(s):  
Nikita Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Block ◽  
Status Index

In todays world, it is imperative to earn a sustainable livelihood which can cope-up with unforeseen shock or disaster and can recover from the same to live a life in a better way. In this study, focus has been given on the role played by micro finance in supporting the livelihood generating activities by helping in acquiring the livelihood assets. Further, the changes in the socio economic status of the beneficiaries of micro finance have also been studied. This study has been conducted in two randomly selected development blocks of Sonitpur district in Assam viz. Balipara development block and Rangapara development block. A sampling size of 400units has been taken up for collecting the primary data required for the study, consisting of the members of theSelf-Help Groups (SHGs) as the sampling unit. The collected primary data have been analyzed with the help of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)software, have shown positive results regarding acquiring the livelihood assets by the rural folk with the help of micro finance. Moreover, Social Status Index and Economic Status Index has also been computed to study the socio-economic changes among the beneficiaries of micro finance.

Effect Of Islamic Social Finance Exclusion On Sustainable Livelihood Assets Acquisition And Persistent Poverty In Zanzibar

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-39
Author(s):  
Abdalla Ussi Hamad ◽  
Adewale Abideen Adeyemi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
Head Of Household ◽  
Financial Exclusion ◽  
Persistent Poverty ◽  
The Government

The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship that exists between voluntary and non-non-voluntary Islamic social finance exclusion and sustainable livelihood assets (social capital, natural capital, physical capital, and human capital) among the household’s head in Zanzibar. The survey questionnaire was distributed to the head of household with sample size of 287 and data were collected and analysed based on both factor analysis and structural equation modeling using SPSS 23.0 and Amos 23.0 software. The results indicated that non-non-voluntary Islamic social finance exclusion factors impede financial inclusion of the poor in Zanzibar rather than voluntary Islamic social financial exclusion factors. This implies that non-voluntary Islamic social finance exclusion has great implication for the acquisition of the sustainable livelihood assets due to the combined effect of lack of awareness about Islamic social finance services on one hand and the cost associated to it on the other. This has great implications for the acquisition of the requisite livelihood assets needed to exit the persistent state of poverty raveling Zanzibar. This paper contributes to the government efforts through Waqf and Trust commission Zanzibar (WTCZ) to review these three Islamic social funds (Waqf, zakat and almsgiving) for the purpose of poverty alleviation in Zanzibar.

Cotton production for the sustainable livelihoods in Punjab Pakistan: a case study of district Muzaffargarh

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahira Sadaf ◽  
Rakhshanda Kousar ◽  
Zia Mohy Ul Din Mohy Ul Din ◽  
Qaisar Abbas ◽  
Muhammad Sohail Amjad Makhdum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Sustainable Livelihoods ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Financial Assets ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Cotton Production ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
Physical Assets

Purpose This study aims to analyze access of cotton growers to Sustainable Livelihoods Assets Pakistani Punjab. Design/methodology/approach This study uses the department for international development (DFID’s) sustainable livelihoods framework (DFID) (1999). Where data collection was done by using a well-structured questionnaire from 200 randomly selected cotton growers of the district Muzaffargarh. There are five livelihood assets (human assets, natural assets, financial assets, physical assets and social assets) in the SLF, this study has used three different indicators/proxies for each asset except natural assets, where four indicators were used to capture the salient features of the respondents’ access to that assets. Each indicator was given a weight by using the entropy technique to keep the consistency of the quantification. Livelihood assets indices were calculated in case of each livelihood asset for conducting Livelihood Assets Pentagon Analysis. Value of livelihood index ranged from 0–4. Findings Livelihoods Assets Pentagon analysis shows that cotton growers do not have proper access to all five livelihood assets. The asset with the highest capacity were social assets (sustainable livelihood index value = 0.3994), followed by natural assets (0.3294), financial assets (0.2511), human assets (0.2143) and physical assets (0.0897). Originality/value This study uses the SLF developed by DFID for analyzing factors affecting access to livelihoods assets of cotton growers in Pakistani Punjab. Sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural livelihoods lead to sustainable livelihoods where environment quality is taken into consideration. The study contains significant and new information.

scholarly journals A novel data-driven analytical framework on hierarchical water allocation integrated with blue and virtual water transfers

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liming Yao ◽  
Zhongwen Xu ◽  
Huijuan Wu ◽  
Xudong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Import Price ◽  
Virtual Water ◽  
Economic Factor ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Water Transfers ◽  
Economic Parameters

Abstract. This study proposes a novel data-driven analytical framework to determine optimal allocation and conjunctive strategies of blue and virtual water transfers in the presence of different hydrological and economic conditions. Due to the water scarcity and uneven distribution, a Stackelberg–Nash–Harsanyi equilibrium model is developed to cope with the hierarchical conflict between the water affairs bureau and multiple water usage sectors. Results show that coalitional strategy of blue and virtual water transfers can substantially save water and improve utilization efficiency without harming sectors' benefits and increasing ecological stresses. Under various polices, we use data-driven analysis to simulate hydrological and economic parameters, such as available water, crop import price, water market price etc. Different results obtained through adjusting hydrological and economic parameters show that the optimal allocation and transfer strategy is more sensitive to hydrological factor instead of economic factor. Moreover, the results prove that conjunctive blue/virtual water transfers can response to market fluctuation. Ultimately, the proposed framework can achieve a sustainable management for physical and virtual water supply system under future hydrological and economic uncertainty.

scholarly journals An optimal Islamic investment decision in two-region economy: The case of Indonesia and Malaysia

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferry Syarifuddin ◽  
Ali Sakti ◽  
Toni Bakhtiar
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Maximization Problem ◽  
Optimal Parameters ◽  
Allocation Model ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
First Case ◽  
Utility Maximization Problem ◽  
Islamic Investment

In this work, the possibility of cross-border activities between two regions in the framework of the investment contract is viewed as optimal allocation problems. The problems of determining the optimal proportion of funds to be invested in liquidity and technology are analyzed in two different environments. In the first case, we consider a two-region and two-technology economy in which both regions possess the same productive technology or project, but a different stream of return. While in the second case, we examine an economy where two regions (i.e., Indonesia and Malaysia) hold different Islamic productive projects with identical returns. Allocation models are formulated in terms of investors’ expected utility maximization problem under budget constraints with respect to regional and sectoral shocks. It is revealed that optimal parameters for liquidity ratio, technological investment profile, and bank repayment are analytically characterized by the return of a more productive project and the proportion of impatient and patient investors in the region. Even though both cases employ different assumptions, they provide the same expressions of optimal parameters. The model suggests that cross-border Islamic investment activities between two regions might be realized, provided both regions hold productive projects with an identical stream of return. This paper also shows that by increasing the lower return of the project approaching the higher return, a room for inter-region investment can be created. An analytical framework of an investment contract in terms of optimal allocation model is provided.

The use of mobile phones by women microenterprises in Malawi: a sustainable livelihoods perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Flywell Malanga ◽  
Memory John Banda
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to assess the impact of mobile phones on the livelihoods of women microenterprises in two selected districts of Malawi. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted an interpretive qualitative approach. The authors conducted six focus group discussions with 33 women microenterprise owners in two selected districts of Malawi. This study was guided by the sustainable livelihood approach as an analytical framework. Findings The findings confirmed that to some extent use of mobile phones by women microenterprises helped them realise their livelihood outcomes. These included improved access to information, improved communication, improved marketing, reduced transport costs and improved efficiency and productivity. However, optimum benefits were highly curtailed by a number of factors such as poor information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure, security issues, high cost of talk time and data bundle, lack of ICT literacy, low education and sociocultural factors. Originality/value The findings provide evidence on the role of mobile phone technology play in promoting the value for women participating in business activities in disadvantaged communities. Policymakers and other stakeholders can use the findings as a basis for prioritising the improvement of mobile technology infrastructure in rural communities tailor-made to women microenterprises.

scholarly journals Accountability in Village Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) Based on Sustainable Livelihood Assets

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 332-344
Author(s):  
Siti Amerieska ◽  
Atik Andhayani ◽  
Novi Nugrahani
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Legal Policy ◽  
Cultural Assets ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Institutional Strengthening ◽  
Content Analysis Method

The number of fraud cases in Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) necessitates the implementation of accountability in order to reduce the potential for corruption or other forms of fraud within the BUMDes entity. Meanwhile, research on accountability in BUM Desa has received little attention. This paper aims to study an accountability model based on Sustainable Livelihood Assets, which include accountability based on asset potential (natural, physical, financial, human, social and cultural assets) that has been institutionalized in the management of BUMDes. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach with content analysis method and as theoretical triangulation also uses data in the form of interviews with BUMDes directors and staff, village heads, and the community. The result Legal, policy, and compliance accountability for aspects of governance is the main foundation for complying with the regulations set in BUMDes, which states that BUMDes problems in their management are required elements of prudence that prioritize transparency and accountability. Managerial Accountability that emphasis in the managerial aspect is on how to embed the institutional elements of BUMDes that are patterned on administration, reporting, and accountability. It is possible that the procedural system for managing BUMDes includes several aspects such as social for institutional strengthening, the transformation of the environment into management, and the development of BUMDes.

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