scholarly journals Political Democracy, Managing Poverty and Development in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 24-34
Author(s):  
Isiaka Hassan Aliyu ◽  
Okpoebo Casmir Chukwudi
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Political Democracy ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Poor Nation ◽  
Transitional Process ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Developing Society

Poverty as an endemic factor for underdevelopment in Nigeria has drained the transitional process of Nigeria toward attaining the global advancement. Political democracy which is supposed to be a corner stone in improving the citizens welfare by its policies, has failed to meet its proffer responsibilities. Despite abundant resources, Nigeria remains among the class of under developing society and one of the poor nation in the world. The government lost her responsibility to make effective policies that would benefit and improve the better life of the citizens. Most of the policies adopted in a bit to alleviate poverty turn to benefit only the elites while the poor continue to remain in an abject poverty.The aims of this paper is to examine poverty, political democracy and development in Nigeria with the aim of drawing the attention of policy makers to the need to formulate a consistent poverty alleviation policy that should be backed up with consistency, political will and transparency at implementation.

Private Agricultural R&D: Do the Poor Benefit?

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jock R. Anderson ◽  
Regina Birner ◽  
Latha Najarajan ◽  
Anwar Naseem ◽  
Carl E. Pray
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
Agricultural Research And Development ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Private agricultural research and development can foster the growth of agricultural productivity in the diverse farming systems of the developing world comparable to the public sector. We examine the extent to which technologies developed by private entities reach smallholder and resource-poor farmers, and the impact they have on poverty reduction. We critically review cases of successfully deployed improved agricultural technologies delivered by the private sector in both large and small developing countries for instructive lessons for policy makers around the world.

scholarly journals KELOMPOK WANITA TANI (KWT) PELANGI KOPI SEBAGAI INOVASI PEMBERDAYAAN JANDA GUNA MENGENTASKAN KEMISKINAN DI DESA GIRI MULYO

KOMUNITAS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-106
Author(s):  
Doli Witro
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

This paper intends to explore further about the widow empowerment activities carried out by the Women Farmers Group (KWT) located in Giri Mulyo Village, Kayu Aro Barat District, Kerinci Regency. As it is known, KWT Pelangi Kopi aims to improve the lives of the people of Giri Mulyo Village by prioritizing women who are widows. KWT Pelangi Kopi focuses its activities on local agricultural products, such as coffee, oranges, and turquoise eggplants. Agricultural products are processed into various products to sell, so that it can increase the income of the members. This community is important and interesting to study, because the activities / programs they run are closely related to the poverty alleviation agenda and improving people's welfare which is an important agenda of the government, even in all countries in the world. This community has become even more interesting because its members are only women and are also managed by women. Thus, besides being related to poverty and welfare issues, this community is also closely related to women's empowerment.

scholarly journals Urban Poverty and Vulnerability: Literature and Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Shilpa Deo*
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poverty Elimination ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Needy ◽  
Measurement Of Poverty

The Government of India has been taking various steps towards identification of the poor (and vulnerable through the Socio Economic Caste Census) and measurement of poverty with the help of various Expert Groups right from the Task Force that was set up in 1962 to the Task Force on Poverty Elimination of the NITI Aayog. There have been many researchers as well who have been suggesting the ways in which the poor and vulnerable can be identified and poverty can be measured besides the suggestions given by the Expert Groups. However, it may be considered as a ‘national shame’ if we are unable to identify the needy even after 75 years of independence. Through the review of around 100 books, research papers and articles, an attempt has been to understand the strengths and shortcomings of suggested ways to identify the poor and vulnerable and suggest a comprehensive methodology to identify the needy. Unless we are able to identify the poor and vulnerable sections of society correctly, planning and implementing poverty alleviation programmes for “ending poverty in all its forms everywhere”1 would be a futile exercise!

scholarly journals Predicting Likelihood for Loan Default Among Bank Borrowers

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Mohammad Aslam ◽  
Senthil Kumar ◽  
Shahryar Sorooshian
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Grameen Bank ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Loan Default ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
Income Generating Activities

Poverty is a threat to the world. In its extreme form at any part of the world, it will make endanger rest of the world. In fact, it is the source of crime and the worst form of violence. The poor people do not commit any crime but they get punishment out of being born as a poor that is not controllable in their hand. Microfinance has been designed to eliminate poverty and help marginal and poor people through small income generating activities. The borrowers need capital to materialize their dream, may be in a small amount and microfinance can play important role in this scenario. Through microfinance, small entrepreneurs may acquire necessary inputs to start their business. Both local governments and international agencies are trying to eliminate poverty through microfinance programs, services and guidelines. With this concept, Microfinance has been hosted primarily in Bangladesh. Grameen Bank (GB) has been serving large number of people below poverty level in Bangladesh. However, impact of microfinance is still questionable in several studies. Microfinance used properly and returned back to the lender with stipulated amount and time shows its working effectively for poverty alleviation. Otherwise, there must be loan default and the whole system may be in question. We survey with questionnaire to find out factors contributing to loan default among GB borrowers using binomial logistic regression. The results showed that some factors were crucial for loan default and should be treated properly at the start of lending.

scholarly journals The diffusion of norms, rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards and the resolution of disputes in the Asia-Pacific, in particular among signatory countries of the TPP

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Lan Thi Thu Pham
Keyword(s):  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Labor Standards ◽  
Soviet Bloc ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Norm Diffusion ◽  
Labor Conditions ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Development Workers

<p>People are central to economic development. Workers are relatively vulnerable compared to the other factors of the economy, including governments and employers. Because violations of workers’ rights and poor working conditions are prevalent, especially in developing countries, the diffusion of internationally recognized labor standards is now emerging as a critical process in the world. This is a process by which internationally recognized labor rights are transferred between countries by various means with the expectation of improving labor conditions world-wide. For this process to be successful, it is important that not only labor standards but also rules and mechanisms for their enforcement be diffused. The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) is currently under negotiation. The TPP is expected to be the first “high-quality, twenty-first-century agreement” in the world. Norm entrepreneurs have chosen the TPP to be a channel for the diffusion of labor standards in the Asia-Pacific. How is the TPP likely to diffuse the norms, rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards and dispute resolution? Will it be by means of goodwill, cooperation and consensus or through material conditionality? Labor rights are human rights which must be upheld and promoted. The answer to the above empirical question is very important to the policy-makers of signatory countries of the TPP, given that labor standards are considered to be a sensitive issue in many Asian countries. Their concerns are grounded in history. The Government of Poland and the communist system in Eastern Europe were brought down as a result of the implementation of labor rights in the 1980s¹. How to implement these rights without causing social and political disorder is a complex question for policy-makers in the TPP countries. The thesis reviews the literature on theoretical norm diffusion and labor standards as well as provides the empirical evidence of past diffusion of labor standards in order to identify which mechanisms of diffusion are likely to prevail in the field of labor standards in the Asia-Pacific region. It answers who are the drivers of diffusion. It draws on the record of all signed FTAs in the region to provide an empirical foundation for its projection about the likely content of the TPP in terms of rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards.  ¹ After the rights to organize freely and to strike was recognized by the Government of Poland, the Solidarity Unions was formed and after many ups and downs of its evolution, finally it had led successfully the overthrow of the communist Government of Poland and “played a central role in the demise of communism across the Soviet bloc, changing forever the course of history in Europe”. Read more at http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1060898.html, and http://future.state.gov/when/timeline/1969_detente/fall_of_communism.html</p>

scholarly journals Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Analysis of Bangladesh’s Responses

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-177
Author(s):  
Rifat Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Crisis Responses ◽  
Second Wave

The first wave of the COVID- 19 disease has caused a daunting and unprecedented challenge for governments of the world. Decision-makers worldwide, including that of Bangladesh, had to initiate responses that were beyond the conventional measures. This paper offers the decision-makers in Bangladesh on the possible learning in the field of crisis management during this pandemic. The paper aims in focusing on the first phase of responses to COVID-19 (March-May) from the initial lockdown to the reopening of offices by the government of Bangladesh. Methodologically, the paper is a content analysis involving netnography approach of data collection from websites. The paper presents a finding of possible lessons of crisis responses in Bangladesh. The paper aims to create an agenda for learning lessons from the situation of the largest crisis to hit the world in centuries. The paper induces substantial value for policy-makers to be prepared for the second wave of the COVID- 19 crisis, to meet the challenges of the pandemic.

scholarly journals Implementasi Kebijakan Program Beras Sejahtera (Rastra) di Wilayah Desa Mulyasari Kecamatan Pamanukan Kabupaten Subang

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Pathony ◽  
Kusman Yuhana
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Objective Data ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Target Program ◽  
Target Community ◽  
The Government ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Village

Penanggulangan kemiskinan merupakan kebijakan yang dilakukan terhadap  masyarakat yang tidak mempunyai atau mempunyai sumber mata pencaharian dan tidak dapat memenuhi  kebutuhan yang layak bagi kemanusiaan. Banyak upaya yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah untuk mengatasi masalah kemiskinan ini, melalui Program Beras sejahtera (Rastra). penyaluran beras sejahtera di Desa Mulyasari  ditemukan permasalahan-permasalahan Kualitas beras sejahtera yang disalurkan ke Desa Mulyasari masih kurang layak,  Belum adanya keseimbangan antara kuota beras dengan RTSPM,  Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat mengetahui Implementasi Program Rastra di Desa Mulyasari Kecamatan Pamanukan Kab. Subang Penelitian yang dilakukan bersifat deskriptif yaitu untuk  mendapatkan data yang objektif dalam rangka mengetahui dan memahami Implementasi Program Rastra di Desa Mulyasari Kecamatan Pamanukan Kab. Subang Adapun informan  perangkat desa Mulayasari,  dan Masyarakat terkait. Berdasarkan penelitian diketahui Implementasi Program Beras sejahtera (Rastra) di Desa Mulyasari Kecamatan Pamanukan Kabupaten Subang belum berjalan dengan optimal  Pada  dimensia isi Kebijakan (Content of Policy), implementasi Program Beras sejahtera (Rastra) di Desa Mulyasari Kecamatan Pamanukan Kabupaten Subang  tidak tunggangi oleh kepentingan perorangan melain suatu cita-cita dalam pengetansan kemiskinan kemudian  masyarakat  target program meresa terbantu dengan adanya program ini,   untuk menghindari konflik social di masyarakat maka pemerintah desa dan jajaran membagi rata beras rastra tersebut sehingga jumlah beras yang dibagikan tidak sesuai dengan jumlah yang ditentukan pemerintah pemerintah belum mampu mengatasi keterlambatan pembayaran beras sejahtera petugas pelaksana program tidak mengantisipasi pembayaran yang macet dari program beras sejahtera, serta terakhir  kurangnya kompetensi dan tanggung jawab dari pelaksana program Kemudian pada dimensi Lingkungan Kebijakan  dukung oleh seluruh stakeheolder desa mulyasari,  adanya ketegasan dari pemerintah sehingga beras sejahtera tepat sasaran serta masyarakat sering menerima Rastra dengan kualitas sangat rendah dan tidak layak dikonsumsi.   Poverty alleviation is a policy that is carried out on people who do not have or have a source of livelihood and cannot meet the proper needs of humanity. Many attempts were made by the government to overcome this problem of poverty, through the Poor Rice Program (Rastra). distribution of poor rice in Mulyasari Village found problems Quality of poor rice distributed to Mulyasari Village was still inadequate, There was no balance between the rice quota and RTSPM, this research was expected to find out the Implementation of the Literature Program in Mulyasari Village, Pamanukan District, Kab. Subang The research conducted is descriptive in nature to obtain objective data in order to know and understand the Implementation of the Literature Program in Mulyasari Village, Pamanukan District. Subang The informants of the Mulayasari village apparatus, and the community concerned. Based on the research, it is known that the implementation of the Poor Rice Program (Rastra) in Mulyasari Village, Pamanukan Sub-District, Subang Regency has not been running optimally. other than an ideal in poverty alleviation then the target community of the program feels helped by the existence of this program, to avoid social conflict in the community, the village government and the ranks of the Rastra rice evenly distributed so that the amount of rice distributed is not in accordance with the amount determined by the government the government has not been able to overcome the late payment of poor rice program implementers do not anticipate bad payments from the poor rice program, and finally the lack of competence and responsibility of program implementers Then in the Environmental dimension Policy is supported by cells Told the Mulyasari village stakeheolder, there is a firmness from the government so that poor rice is right on target and the community often receives Rastra with very low quality and is not suitable for consumption.  

scholarly journals Muga Industry—A Pride of Assam: An Estimation of Employment Generation, Kamrup District

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manisha Bhattacharyya ◽  
Chandrama Goswami
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Important Goal ◽  
Macroeconomic Policies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
Sustainable Employment

For any development strategy, sustainable employment should be an important goal. Seemingly, one of the major objectives of macroeconomic policies in developing countries is to create jobs for the poor. Sericulture, with its vast potential for employment generation in rural areas can play a vital role in poverty alleviation. In the said context, and using employment-based analysis (EBA) method, the key aim of this article is to estimate the employment generation potential of the Muga industry in Assam, the findings of which may be useful for policy makers.

scholarly journals Whither Policing Cryptocurrency in Malaysia?

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonny Zulhuda ◽  
Afifah binti Sayuti
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Digital Currency ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Financial Technology

Cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, is a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank. It is an emerging financial technology enabled by innovation, increasingly popular among global Internet users, and more interestingly, it challenges the existing financial and regulatory rules on the currency and payment systems of the world today. On the other side, certain cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, have been actively used as payment tools for illicit transactions. Both the “promising” and "challenging" faces of cryptocurrency trigger causes for concern for policy makers, not only from financial sector, but also legal and technological sectors. The decentralised nature of cryptocurrency creates unique problems for the government to regulate or impose any regulatory requirements. This article argues that, in order for Malaysia to remain at the forefront of financial and digital innovation, it is timely to look at the question on whether to formulate certain policy and regulatory framework on the use of cryptocurrency in Malaysian market. The answer can pave the way for Malaysian digital citizens to potentially grab the opportunities made possible by the cryptocurrency technology. For this purpose, the researchers seek to study the features of cryptocurrency and the experiences from policymakers in other jurisdictions in dealing with the matter.

scholarly journals MODEL STRATEGI BERTAHAN HIDUP RUMAH TANGGA MISKIN (SEBUAH LITERATURE REVIEW)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Asyari Asyari
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
The Government ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Multidimensional Concept ◽  
Causes Of Poverty

<em>Poverty is the enemy of the government in order to create public welfare. The policies and programs undertaken by the government for the purpose of reducing poverty. Policies and programs exist that succeed in reducing poverty but there is also spawned new poverty. The following article is a literature study on the model of survival of poor households that are not touched by the poverty alleviation program. The method used is to examine some of the results of studies that have been published in journals that describe how poor households to survive and get out of the winding poverty. The findings of this study to inform the causes of poverty are many. This is because poverty is a multidimensional concept. Forms of survival (survival) and exit (exit) on poverty conducted by the poor and poor households will vary according to the cause of poverty. Reduce poor households is not a program and policy apart from the causes of poverty. A separate program will create new poverty because the program did not aim at poverty reduction.</em> Kemiskinan adalah musuh pemerintah dalam rangka menciptakan kesejahteraan masyarakat. Berbagai kebijakan dan program dilakukan oleh pemerintah untuk tujuan mengurangi angka kemiskinan. Kebijakan dan program tersebut ada yang berhasil dalam mengurangi angka kemiskinan namun ada pula yang melahirkan kemiskinan baru. Tulisan berikut adalah studi literature tentang model bertahan hidup rumah tangga miskin yang tidak tersentuh oleh program pengentasan kemiskinan. Metode yang digunakan adalah menelaah beberapa hasil-hasil penelitian yang pernah dimuat di jurnal-jurnal yang menjelaskan bagaimana rumah tangga miskin bertahan hidup dan keluar dari lilitan kemiskinan. Temuan penelitian ini menginformasikan penyebab kemiskinan sangat banyak dan beragam. Hal ini karena kemiskinan merupakan konsep yang multidimensi. Bentuk-bentuk bertahan hidup (survival) dan keluar (exit) dari kemiskinan yang dilakukan oleh orang miskin dan rumah tangga miskin beragam sesuai dengan penyebab kemiskinan. Mengurangi rumah tangga miskin bukanlah dengan program dan kebijakan yang terpisah dari penyebab kemiskinan. Program yang terpisah tersebut akan membuat kemiskinan baru karena program tersebut tidak menyasar pengurangan kemiskinan.

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