scholarly journals Prominent Entrepreneur Traits for Income Generating Programs Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Norsuhada Sahedan ◽  
Norlida Jaafar ◽  
Siti Badariah Saiful Nathan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Hard Core ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Training Motivation ◽  
Income Generating Activities

Income Generating Program is one of the Malaysian government’s interventions in alleviating urban poverty. Training, motivation, mind development courses and in-kind transfers are provided in the programs productive hard-core and poor individuals to encourage them to participate in entrepreneurship and other income-generating activities that will reduce their poverty. Despite its poverty reduction success, there still remains failure of some programs in achieving the objective of the programs especially in increasing the beneficiaries’ income level. This concept paper has several objectives, a brief description on issues of income generating programs, reviewing the entrepreneur traits which have been found to be prominent in previous studies, i.e., knowledge and skills, motivation, risk taking and passion which have been selected as correlates in the income level.

scholarly journals Trends in Poverty and Income Inequality in Urban Malaysia: Emerging Issues and Challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S9) ◽  
pp. 517-523
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Hard Core ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
The Past ◽  
Emerging Issues

Malaysia has experienced rapid urbanization and infra structure development during the past few decades. Objective of this study to assess the nature of poverty and income inequality in the urban areas in Malaysia. The study also aims to focus on the emerging issues and challenges of rapid urbanization and urban poverty in the country. Secondary data were obtained from the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Malaysia and the Department of Statistics, Malaysia. The analyses show that though the rate of urban poverty followed a declining trend during the last few decades, incidence of poverty and hard-core poverty still exists in the urban areas of the country. It was also found that earnings of the urban dwellers increased gradually during the past few decades. But income inequality in urban localities remained wider (Gini coefficient is, on average, 0.453). Moreover, income disparity among the major ethnic groups (Malays, Chinese and Indians) in the country is greater and sizeable. The continuation of urbanization, urban poverty and income inequality bring forward new issues and challenges. Therefore, to handle these issues and challenges, it is urgently required to identify the effectiveness of specific programs as well as design and best practice of urban poverty reduction programs and policies.

scholarly journals Delphi Technique in Urban Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Rajshahi City

IIUC Studies ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 77-96
Author(s):  
Md Jahan Boksh Moral ◽  
Farid Ahammad Sobhani ◽  
Ruslan Rainis
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Fundamental Cause ◽  
Delphi Techniques ◽  
Rajshahi City

This study aims at investigating scholastic thoughts regarding poverty alleviation in Bangladesh. Two round Delphi techniques were applied to obtain experts’ opinion in support of probable resolution of poverty. University academics, government officials, non-government executives, and social & political personalities have been considered as scholars. The study reveals that limitation of job is the fundamental cause of poverty. Consequently, the poor are bound to live in vulnerable unhygienic places where inadequate services are prevailing. It is also opined by the experts that home-based work and special training will help the poor to get job that will lead to reduce poverty to a great extent. A lack of integration is evident among different opinions of the scholars. As a result, the poverty reduction efforts show insignificant achievement in view of its goal. A number of suggestions have been recommended to alleviate poverty in the urban area like Rajshahi city in Bangladesh. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/iiucs.v6i0.12250 IIUC Studies Vol.6 2010: 77-96

scholarly journals Evaluation of China’s Targeted Poverty Alleviation Policies: A Decomposition Analysis Based on the Poverty Reduction Effects

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11691
Author(s):  
Xiaoning Li ◽  
Lingling Li
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Growth Effect ◽  
Income Growth ◽  
Income Gap ◽  
Intensity Index ◽  
Index Decomposition

To achieve comprehensive poverty alleviation and the establishment of a “moderately prosperous society” in China, it is crucial to evaluate the targeted poverty alleviation (TPA) policies. In this study, China’s poverty alleviation statistics and the Foster-Greene-Thorbecke (FGT) indices are used to measure the poverty reduction effects of the TPA policies. A panel regression model is applied to analyze the poverty reduction mechanism while the Shapley index decomposition method is used to analyze poverty reduction effects in terms of income growth and the income gap adjustment. The paper concludes that the poverty breadth index (H index), poverty depth index (PG index), and poverty intensity index (SPG index) from 2013 to 2019 show a significant decline overall. This indicates that the poverty reduction effect of the TPA policies is significant. In addition, the regression analysis shows that the implementation of TPA policies can significantly increase the income level of residents and narrow the income gap among residents in rural areas. Results of the Shapley index decomposition analysis revealed that the income growth effect and income gap adjustment effect accounted for 92.78% and 7.22% of the poverty reduction effects, respectively. So the focus of future poverty alleviation work is to combine the rural revitalization strategy and to continue increasing the income level and the income growth rate of poor groups, which will enhance the ability of impoverished residents to increase their income, further contributing to the alleviation of poverty.

scholarly journals Poverty in Russian regions in 2000-2017: factors and dynamics

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia V. Zubarevich
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Cost Of Living ◽  
Poverty Indicators ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Regions Of Russia

The article considers the level and dynamics of the level of poverty in the regions of Russia for 2000-2017, shows the sustainability of regional differentiation, despite the changes in the distribution of regions by the level of poverty. Regions with different rates of poverty reduction in the period of economic growth and the factors that accelerated this process are allocated. The weak impact of the two recent crises on the dynamics of poverty in the regions with different dynamics of income is revealed. The influence of demographic (child burden) and income factors (income level and income inequality), the cost of living in regions and the level of urbanization on regional poverty indicators is considered. The change of influence of different factors of poverty in the early 2000s and in 2017 is shown. An analysis of changes in the regional picture of poverty in transition from absolute to relative criteria of its measurement is carried out.

Leap-frogging the Urban-Poor to a High Income Economy: A Case Study From a Developing Country

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahendhiran Nair ◽  
Santha Vaithilingam
Keyword(s):  
Urban Poor ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
National Development ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Poor Communities

Urban-poverty is a major concern for policy-makers in the developing world. If measures are not taken to address urban-poverty, it will result in growing social problems, which can lead to economic and political instability. It is widely recognized that ICT is a leap-frogging technology that can close the knowledge-divide and income gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’. In this study, we examine if ICT diffusion can improve the income level of urban-poor communities in Malaysia. Three types of ICT were considered in this study, namely mobile phones, computers and internet. The study was conducted using survey data for 434 respondents from selected urban-poor communities in the Klang Valley region in Malaysia. The empirical analysis showed that all three ICTs enhanced the income level of this marginalised community. This provides evidence that ICT diffusion strategies should be an integral part of national development plans to address urban-poverty in developing countries.

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