needs by creating social policies that ensure the survival for those living in extreme poverty. Based on this, income transfer programs were created, with the purpose of, in the short term, alleviate the problems arising from poverty and in the long term, investing in human capital, breaking the poverty cycle. A conditional cash transfer (CCT) is a type of income transfer program with the aim to reduce poverty by creating welfare programs conditional to the beneficiary’s actions. The government only
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Around this time every year, you begin to see the “Help A Child In Need” commercials, The Salvation Army standing outside of every grocery store, and the canned food drives everywhere you go. But have you ever thought that when you handed the man wearing a Santa Clause hat a canned food item or your hand-me-down jeans that you could be damaging another countries economy? Although your donation was courteous, it was also a harmful action to a another country's economy. On the subject of donations
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emeraldinsight.com/0306-8293.htm A relationship between current globalisation, unemployment, inequality and poverty Wilfred I. Ukpere and Andre D. Slabbert Faculty of Business, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Cape Town, South Africa Abstract Purpose – This paper contends that there is a positive relationship between current globalisation, unemployment, inequality and poverty, which paves a vista for further academic discourse. Design/methodology/approach – As a meta-analytical study
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Chapter 22 Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: A “Magic Bullet” for Reducing Poverty? Michelle Adato and John Hoddinott I n 1997, the government of Mexico introduced a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program called Programa de Educación, Salud, y Alimentación (PROGRESA) to provide assistance to about 300,000 extremely poor households. The essential premise of a CCT program is a cash transfer to households conditioned on their participation in health, nutrition, and education services. Ten
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Entrepreneurship and Poverty Alleviation: An Empirical Study Nawal Meraj Syeda Ayesha Sadruddin Rahat Shams Business Ethics Dr. Muhammad Asim 11th May, 2015 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would also like to thank our colleagues from New York University, Abu Dhabi, who provided insight and expertise that greatly assisted the research, although they may not agree with all of the interpretations/conclusions of this paper. We would also like to show our highest gratitude
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It is estimated that the number of illegal shanties has grown from 400 in 1995 to over 15,000 in 2010. "In the mid 1800′s the British rule of India declared certain tribes to be criminal despite individual action. With the reprieve of British command, these Indian tribes were brought back to society…or so the government will tell you. The people will tell you otherwise. They aren’t supported, they aren’t acknowledged, they have no birth certificates, no access to aid, no right to homes…no right
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Lincoln Center in downtown Manhattan. The week before, San Diego had seen four bank holdups in a single day. Criminologists wondered if the holiday spree was the first sign of a looming crime wave in recession-battered America. Take an uptick in poverty and economic misery, toss in budget cuts to police departments across the country, and that should be a blueprint for chaos—right? Except, as it turns out, the exact opposite occurred. According to FBI statistics, crime rates went down across the
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Women’s Health as a group aggregate Allen Foucht American Sentinel University Women’s Health as a group aggregate Community health nursing is crucial to providing communities with essential information about at risk populations and prevention strategies for them. Nurses employ the nursing process to aid in preventing unhealthy behaviors and diseases while promoting good health. The community includes individual people, families, women, men and seniors. The primary focus is prevention of disease
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IMBA article: http://irps.ucsd.edu/assets/001/503691.pdf http://www.slideshare.net/KathrynWatts/toms-shoes-28792436 https://www.behance.net/gallery/2855131/TOMS-Shoes-Media-Plan-Campaign On April 10th thousands of people around the world ditched their footwear for TOMS Shoes annual “One Day Without Shoes;” a campaign aimed at showing the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child’s life. It is heavily rooted in social media – supporters share experiences by Tweeting the #withoutshoes hashtag
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India The Republic of India is a country located in South Asia and the capital is New Delhi. It is the seventh largest country in the world, slightly more than one third the size of the United States. It is also the second most populated country with over 1.22 billion people. India’s economy is continuing to grow and based on the purchasing power parity, it is the third largest in the world at 4.76 trillion dollars. India is also the second largest in the world when it comes to workforce. India’s
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