scholarly journals Small Area Procedures for Estimating Income and Poverty in Egypt

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Mai M. Kamal El Saied ◽  
Amal A. Talat ◽  
Mervat M. El Gohary
Keyword(s):  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Local Level ◽  
North East ◽  
Poverty Measures ◽  
Small Area Statistics ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Poverty Indicators ◽  
North Sinai

In recent years, the demand for small area statistics has greatly increased worldwide. A recent application of small area estimation (SAE) techniques is in estimating local level poverty measures in Third World countries which is necessary to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The aim of this research is to study SAE procedures for estimating the mean income and poverty indicators for the Egyptian provinces. For this goal the direct estimators of mean income and (FGT) poverty indicators for all the Egyptian provinces are presented. Also this study applies the empirical best/Bayes (EB) and the pseudo empirical best/Bayes (PEB) methods based on the unit level - nested error - model to estimate mean income and (FGT) poverty indicators for the Egyptian border provinces with (2012-2013) income, expenditure and consumption survey (IECS) data. The (MSEs) and coefficient of variations (C.Vs) are calculated for comparative purposes. Finally the conclusions are introduced. The results show that EB estimators for poverty incidence and poverty gap are smaller than PEB for all selected provinces. EB figures indicate that the largest poverty incidence and gap are for the selected municipality at the scope of the border south west of Egypt (New Valley). The PEB figures indicate that the largest poverty incidence and gap are for the selected municipality at the scope of the border north east of Egypt (North Sinai). As expected, estimated C.Vs for EB of poverty incidence and poverty gap estimators are noticeably larger than those of PEB estimators in all selected provinces.

scholarly journals Review of the Commonwealth Local Government Good Practice Scheme

2012 ◽  
pp. 150-158
Author(s):  
Rachael Duchnowski
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Management Efficiency ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Development Goals

The overarching objective of the Commonwealth Local Government Good Practice Scheme (GPS) was to contribute towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals at the local level; there were four expected outputs:1. Increased capacity of local authorities to plan and deliver services, through successful implementation of CLGF-funded projects focussed on the following nationally agreed themes, relevant to the achievement of the MDGs;2. Measurable and/or assessable improvements in individual and/or departmental/local authority management efficiency and effectiveness delivered through the GPS projects;3. National local government associations possess effective knowledge management systems and dissemination networks working nationally - and internationally through CLGF;4. Utilisation of expertise of local government practitioners in partner countries to improve local government performance more widely.

Assessing Sustainable Development Goals from the standpoint of equity for children

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Minujin ◽  
Mildred Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty ◽  
Social Accountability ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Development Goals

The article develops a discourse about equality for children and their recent evolution from adult-centred consideration to definition as a separate, critical constituency as stated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with their child-focused goals and targets. Challenges implementing equality and fairness are discussed, from the World Summit for Children (WSC) in 1990 to the nearly simultaneous ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which gives children agency through its legally binding clauses, and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The article reviews past lessons learned and the post-2015 agenda debate, from which worldwide agreement evolved about multidimensional poverty and an equality roadmap. The article suggests social accountability processes to achieve lasting SDG targets. It provides a methodology for implementing social accountability actions, accompanied by examples to mobilise communities and encourage child and youth participation at the local level.

Challenges for Not Attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) Through Physical and Health Education and Strategies for Improvement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard E. Ananomo ◽  
Akpu Emmanuel Emeka
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Equipment And Supplies ◽  
Training Materials ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
Physical And Health Education ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study examined the perception of Physical and Health education teachers on the existing challenges and identifying the strategies for ameliorating them. The study adopted a survey research design, and through purposive sampling, two hundred and eighty (280) physical and health education teachers were selected from five education zones out of the six existing education zones. A structured questionnaire on the 4-point rating scale was used for the study. The instrument was face validated and the mean reliability of the instrument was 0.83 using Cronbach alpha. The findings of the study revealed that the existing challenges include-inadequate physical and health education teachers, lack of training materials, equipment, facilities, and funding. Some identified strategies for alleviating the challenges include training of Physical and Health education teachers, provision of material, equipment and supplies, facilities and funding. Necessary recommendations were made.

scholarly journals Social deprivation and bacterial meningitis in north east thames region: three year study using small area statistics

BMJ ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 314 (7083) ◽  
pp. 794-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Jones ◽  
G. Urwin ◽  
R. A Feldman ◽  
N. Banatvala
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
North East ◽  
Small Area Statistics

scholarly journals Gender Quotas: A Path to Empowerment?

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan Clark
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Gender Quotas ◽  
Female Politicians ◽  
Development Goals

Gender equality is an idea that is enshrined in the Millennium Development Goals. In order to achieve gender equality, a significant amount of women’s empowerment must occur. Since women’s empowerment is a way out of poverty, many countries have been undertaking tasks to assist women’s ascent in society. One institution that has been established is gender quotas, which allocates seats for women in legislatures. This paper will explore how a country’s context can influence the effectiveness of gender quotas in bringing women into legislatures. From there, I will look at how female politicians affect society at large. By studying regions of the world, I measure societal effects through political engagement at the local level and public opinion of women. Overall, gender quotas do seem to increase public opinion of women, but do not increase local level political engagement. Further research should be done on what policies women in legislatures support.

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

The Lancet ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 365 (9464) ◽  
pp. 1030-1030
Author(s):  
D HOLDSTOCK ◽  
M ROWSON
Keyword(s):  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Development Goals
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