scholarly journals The Role of Small Scale Enterprises in Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas of Sokoto State

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 197-203
Author(s):  
Sirajo Abubakar Ibrahim ◽  
Zayyanu Ladan
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
National Bureau ◽  
Absolute Poverty ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World

Poverty reduction is a major goal and issue for many international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. The World Bank estimated 1.29 billion people were living in absolute poverty in 2008. This is more obvious with the regard to Nigeria where it was estimated about 70 % (2010) of the population are living below poverty line. Similarly, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently released the figure in 2013., which indicate Sokoto state as having highest incidence of poverty, with 81.2 % poverty rate. The pressure of poverty and the absence of any other income earning activity during the dry season force the people in these area of the North Western part of Sokoto on Migration after every raining season across the country, in order to sustain their livelihood. This paper is of the opinion that rural dwellers can be self reliant within their locality by utilizing the available resources as well as establishing some new business ideas for small scale business as a strategy in poverty reduction and controlling high migration rate. Similarly the paper recommend among others, the effective enlightenment awareness and motivation on the role of boosting the economic development of the rural areas.

scholarly journals Poverty in the Process of Globalization: Its Perspective in Turkey and in the World

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gülşen Sarı Gerşil ◽  
Hülya Yeşilyurt
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
World Population ◽  
Absolute Poverty ◽  
Common Definition ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Dangerous Situation ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Distribution Of Income

A country's wealth and poverty are opposite to each other, but they are two inseparable important elements. The more the subject how to increase the welfare of the country is important, the more the distribution of this welfare among country members, especially. Although the observed increase in global prosperity with 21st century in especial that adopted neo-liberal policies in all over the world has caused to further deepening of the phenomenon of poverty. This case has given rise that concept of the "Poverty" has been discussed intensively workers in manufacturing is important. So, issues of fair distribution of income and prevention of poverty should be handled as interdisciplinary, mainly including social policy. That socio-economic and political structure of societies are different has been complicated to have a common definition on the concept of poverty. The World Bank, based on the absolute poverty approach, has made a research to determine the poverty line in the world (by getting base the ones who reap a profit below $ 1) and has determined that the poor class has remained in “minority” compared to world population. As it appears; more than half of the world population is below of the poverty line in reality. While seen daily increases in the welfare of the world countries, given the impression that poverty decreases does not reflect the reality. In this study, why poverty cannot be prevented besides causes of increase will be examined; this dangerous situation rapidly increasing in Turkey and in the world will be analyzed.

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 Climate business for poverty reduction? The role of the World Bank

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 259-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Michaelowa ◽  
Katharina Michaelowa
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Poverty Reduction Strategies, Democratization and the Role of the World Bank

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Michaelowa ◽  
Jürg Oliver Vollenweider ◽  
Jacqueline Duerr
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Reduction Strategies

The New Role of the World Bank

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Andrew Clemens ◽  
Michael R. Kremer
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World

Conference on the Role of Industrialisation in Developing Countries

1964 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 440-442
Author(s):  
Ronald Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
United Nations ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Business Executives ◽  
Agricultural Revolution ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
The United Nations

At the fourth Cambridge conference on development problems, the role of industry was discussed by ministers, senior officials, economic advisers, and business executives, from 22 African, Asian, and Caribbean countries, the United Nations, and the World Bank. Have some, if not all, of Africa's new nations now reached the stage when it would pay them to put their biggest bets on quick industrialisation? Or must they go on putting most of their money and brains into bringing about an agricultural revolution first, before striving for industrial take-off? These questions started the conference off on one of its big themes.

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