2. Assessing China’s Impact on Poverty Reduction in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Literature Review

2013 ◽  
pp. 32-56
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Greater Mekong Subregion

scholarly journals Climate Change Mitigation Policies Targeting Households and Addressing Energy Poverty in European Union

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 3389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalia Streimikiene ◽  
Vidas Lekavičius ◽  
Tomas Baležentis ◽  
Grigorios L. Kyriakopoulos ◽  
Josef Abrhám
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Ghg Emission ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Mitigation Policies

Climate change mitigation measures linked to households’ energy consumption have huge greenhouse gases (GHG) emission reduction potential and positive impact on energy poverty reduction. However, measures such as renovation of residential buildings or installation of micro generation technologies based on renewable energy sources have not realized their full energy saving and GHG emission reduction potentials, due to the energy efficiency paradox and other barriers. These climate change mitigation policies targeting the households’ sector can deliver extra benefits such as energy poverty reduction and implementation of the energy justice principle; therefore, they require more attention of scholars and policy makers. The aim of this paper is to analyze the energy poverty and climate change mitigation issues in EU households based on a systematic literature review, and to provide future research paths and policy recommendations. Based on the systematic literature review, this paper develops an integrated framework for addressing energy poverty, just carbon free energy transition and climate change mitigation issues in the EU. Additionally, we argue that more targeted climate change policies and measures are necessary in the light of the shortcomings of current measures to reduce energy poverty and realize climate change mitigation potential linked to energy consumption in households.

scholarly journals Drivers of stunting reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic: A country case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 112 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 830S-843S ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannah M Wigle ◽  
Nadia Akseer ◽  
Roman Mogilevskii ◽  
Samanpreet Brar ◽  
Kaitlin Conway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Maternal Nutrition ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Kyrgyz Republic ◽  
Scoping Literature Review ◽  
Policies And Programs

ABSTRACT Background Chronic malnutrition among infants and children continues to represent a global public health concern. The Kyrgyz Republic has achieved rapid declines in stunting over the last 20 y, despite modest increases in gross domestic product per capita. Objective This study aimed to conduct a systematic, in-depth assessment of national, community, household, and individual drivers of nutrition change and stunting reduction, as well as nutrition-specific and -sensitive policies and programs, in the Kyrgyz Republic. Methods This mixed methods study employed 4 inquiry methods, including: 1) a systematic scoping literature review; 2) retrospective quantitative data analyses, including linear regression multivariable hierarchical modeling, difference-in-difference analysis, and Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition; 3) qualitative data collection and analysis; and 4) analysis of key nutrition-specific and -sensitive policies and programs. Results Stunting prevalence has decreased in the Kyrgyz Republic, however, subnational variations and inequities persist. Child growth Victora curves show improvements in height-for-age z-scores (HAZ) for children in the Kyrgyz Republic between 1997 and 2014, indicating increased intrauterine growth and population health improvements. The decomposition analysis explained 88.9% (0.637 SD increase) of the predicted change in HAZ for children under 3 y (1997–2012). Key factors included poverty (61%), maternal nutrition (14%), paternal education (6%), fertility (6%), maternal age (3%), and wealth accumulation (2%). Qualitative analysis revealed poverty reduction, increased migration and remittances, food security, and maternal nutrition as key drivers of stunting decline. Systematic scoping literature review findings supported quantitative and qualitative results, and indicated that land reforms and improved food security represented important factors. Key nutrition-specific and -sensitive policies and programs implemented involved breastfeeding promotion, social protection schemes, and land and health sector reforms. Conclusions Improvements in stunting were achieved amidst political and economic changes. Multilevel enablers, including poverty reduction, improved food security, and introduction of land and health reforms have contributed to improvements in health, nutrition, and stunting among children in the Kyrgyz Republic.

scholarly journals Financial Sector Development, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction: A Literature Review

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juzhong Zhuang ◽  
Herath M. Gunatilake ◽  
Yoko Niimi ◽  
Muhammad Ehsan Khan ◽  
Yi Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Development Economic ◽  
Financial Sector Development

scholarly journals Innovation for development and poverty reduction: an integrative literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Pansera ◽  
Fabien Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Bottom Of The Pyramid ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Key Innovation ◽  
Thought Patterns

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a critical analysis of the innovation discourse, arguing that a more contextualised understanding of the challenges of innovation for development and poverty reduction in low-income economies will help the authors’ to unravel new development opportunities and provide alternatives to conventional capitalist paths to innovation. Design/methodology/approach The authors offer an integrative review of the literature addressing the topic of innovation emerging from within developing countries. Because existing innovation models are generally presented in ways that reflect practices and thought patterns inherent to the industrialised world, a literature review that offers an initial conceptualisation and synthesis of the literature to date on the theme of innovation from within developing countries provides for a more valuable contribution than a reconceptualization of existing models. Findings The paper highlights different narratives of innovation, how they emerge and what are their implications. The authors outline a research agenda for generating new knowledge about innovation capabilities in what is generally known as the developing world. Originality/value This paper shows that the recent evolution of the discourse of development is increasingly intertwined with elements that originated in other discursive worlds. The last three decades of innovation research have been characterised by a “cross-pollination” between different disciplines: development studies, science and technology studies, business management and organisation studies. By reviewing major research works conducted by scholars in these disciplines, this paper weds literature that heretofore have remained largely isolated from each other. The key innovation narratives that the study unveils – e.g. inclusive growth, bottom of the pyramid, grassroots innovation – address major questions of concern to these academic scholars around the political and socio-technical aspects that influence a firm’s capacity to innovate in the context of developing countries.

scholarly journals Microfinance institutions' failure to address poverty: A narrative critical literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Sigurður Guðjónsson
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Line Searches ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Dual Performance ◽  
Critical Literature

This critical literature review begins by giving a short introduction to the microfinance industry. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are explained and an account is given of their dual performance goals of financial performance (‘financial sustainability’) and social performance (‘outreach’). While MFIs’ social performance is directly aimed at poverty reduction, it is noteworthy that often they fail to address poverty (i.e., they fail to deliver outreach). The aim of the paper is to answer the following research question: Why have microfinance institutions (MFIs) failed to address poverty? In order to establish the reason, the first step is to look at how the MFIs are managed and controlled, i.e. to examine MFIs’ corporate governance literature. This critical literature review was conducted using systematic on-line searches in the databases Scopus and Web of Knowledge; the main key words used were microfinance, gender, corporate governance and performance. The unconvincing nature of the findings of a review of the corporate governance literature suggests that another factor should be taken into consideration: that of gender; after all, MFIs are mainly used by women. The findings from reviewing the microfinance literature suggests that microfinance gender literature may explain why MFIs have not adequately addressed poverty, but this literature consists of a few studies only and further studies are needed. The literature on gender in general is more substantial, however. Some account of it will be given in this literature review. The findings of this literature review should benefit policymakers on the one hand, who are in a position to advance gender equality, while on the other hand it should be of use to academics, who can research MFIs in relation to gender; further studies of gender in MFIs are encouraged.

scholarly journals Experience in Poverty Reduction in the World and Lesson for Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-105
Author(s):  
Dang Huu Dung
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Internal Resources ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World

Vietnam is a country that is considered to have certain successes in poverty reduction. However, poverty is still very concerned and is always one of the hot issues of society. Through the study of documents, this article aims to learn about effective poverty reduction activities of countries around the world so that we can learn from the experiences, good lessons of these countries to apply in reducing effectively poverty in Vietnamese. The results of the literature review show that poverty reduction should rely on the internal resources of the community and the active participation of the poor. In addition, the support of professionals such as social workers is also one of the core factors for success in effective and sustainable poverty reduction.

scholarly journals Access to Rural Credit Markets in Developing Countries, the Case of Vietnam: A Literature Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ta Linh ◽  
Hoang Long ◽  
Le Chi ◽  
Le Tam ◽  
Philippe Lebailly
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Credit Markets ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Capital Allocation ◽  
Credit Access ◽  
Rural Credit ◽  
Rural Credit Markets

Agricultural sectors play an important role in the process of economic development of a country, especially in developing ones. Vietnam is known as an emerging market, which depends directly on agriculture-related activities for their livelihood, in which the issue of rural credit access still remains a confounding problem. The paper focuses on the characteristics of rural credit markets, the determinants of farmer access to the markets, the socio-economic impacts of credit access in Vietnam and briefly comparing with those of some developing countries. This question is addressed by reviewing existing literature and empirical evidence, followed by a comprehensive case study in Vietnam. Comprehensive literature review with secondary data collection and key informant interviews are methods that are applied in this research. The results of this analysis indicate the features of Vietnam markets as participated constraints, government intervention, and segmentation. Other results reveal the significant determinants of credit accessibility. Impacts of credit access on output production, household income, and poverty reduction are highlighted in this paper. Some managerial implications are recommended for households through participation in lending networks; for financial institutions relating to expand target clients as well as capital allocation; and, for policy-makers via ensuring market competitiveness and sustainable development in the long run.

Effect of Computerized Auditory Training on Speech Perception of Adults With Hearing Impairment

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Pizarek ◽  
Valeriy Shafiro ◽  
Patricia McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Speech Perception ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Auditory Training ◽  
Hearing Impairments ◽  
Communicative Disorders ◽  
And Training

Computerized auditory training (CAT) is a convenient, low-cost approach to improving communication of individuals with hearing loss or other communicative disorders. A number of CAT programs are being marketed to patients and audiologists. The present literature review is an examination of evidence for the effectiveness of CAT in improving speech perception in adults with hearing impairments. Six current CAT programs, used in 9 published studies, were reviewed. In all 9 studies, some benefit of CAT for speech perception was demonstrated. Although these results are encouraging, the overall quality of available evidence remains low, and many programs currently on the market have not yet been evaluated. Thus, caution is needed when selecting CAT programs for specific patients. It is hoped that future researchers will (a) examine a greater number of CAT programs using more rigorous experimental designs, (b) determine which program features and training regimens are most effective, and (c) indicate which patients may benefit from CAT the most.

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