all sub-Saharan and most Muslim countries permit it. In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, as many as 35% of married men are polygynous (Dorjahn, 1959), so that the majority of the population participates in a polygynous household at some time. This paper uses economic theory to offer insights into the determinants of polygamy. Since I will try to establish some correspondence between theory and facts around the world, the focus will be on the more common type of plural marriage, polygyny. The theory developed
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social injustice, even if it can be traced back to individuals’ choices? Drawing on luck egalitarian approaches, this article suggests that an answer to this question must take into account the effects of unequal brute luck on educational choices. I use a framework based on expected utility theory to analyse qualitative studies on educational choice.This reveals a variety of mechanisms through which differences in background conditions make non-traditional students less likely to apply to university
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Topic: complexities and realities of Global Health Implementing effective global health programs is a difficult task as there are complex issues involved. These issues arise from the distinctive barriers that exist in poor communities as well as from the fundamental complexity of the health care field. Despite efforts made to improve the global health, there are some barriers faced majorly in developing countries which can be grouped into two broad categories: infrastructural barriers and patients
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field. Science-Education makes girls-education to be more functional, wherein girls will use their Brains, Hearts, and Hands skillfully to attain equitable and sustainable development. This study is related to the poverty reduction paper (111) referred to as Agenda for Prosperity(AFP) which entails eight pillars that are focused on poverty reduction strategies to move Sierra Leone from Low to a middle-income country. The third and eight pillars are focused on the accelerating of human development
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Invisible Hand a. Individuals act in their own interests i. Aggregate outcome is collective well-being b. Profit motive ii. Produces highly valued goods and services iii. Allocates resources to their highest value use 1. Jon Stewart does not wait tables II. Accounting Profit c. Most common profit idea d. Accounting profit = total revenue – explicit costs iv. Explicit costs are payments firms make to purchase v. Resources
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development and growth. Human Development Index (HDI) is the best available choice to measure the development. It measures the development on the basis of income, education, and life expectancy at birth. It encompasses many aspects of development rather than just income and hence offers better insight to the development. This report proposes to use Human
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Africa, there is a high level of inequality and disproportion among race, gender and socioeconomic status. PAR is an intervention that aims at combating inequality within communities by bridging the gap between the distribution of resources and fundamental information in the low-income communities that are experiencing a high dosage of stressors, such as violence, poverty, and unemployment. PAR focus on eradicating inequity through awareness and empowerment, as Inequality among individuals remains an
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stratification or socio-economic status and schooling. Let’s begin by taking a look at SES (socio-economic status) and what it means the total measure of an individual's or family’s economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation. Examples of High SES include doctors, lawyers and engineers. Examples of low SES include cleaners, caretakers and waiters. You get the idea. Now the main issue with social stratification in Australia is that it is often
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21510 Global Context of Management Online Travel Agency – UK Table of Contents Introduction 3 Global View 4 PESTEL Analysis 5 Porters Five Forces 6 Appendix 1: PESTEL Analysis 7 Political & Legal 7 Economic 8 Social/Cultural 9 Technological 10 Environmental 11 Appendix 2: Tables & Graphs 12 Appendix A 12 Appendix B 12 Appendix C 13 Appendix D 13 Appendix E 14 Appendix F 14 Appendix G 15 Appendix H 15 Appendix I 16 References
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globalization, or other factors of improvement. They have major common characteristics that are: their capita incomes are low, this poverty leads to shorter life expectancies, higher rates of infant mortality, lower levels of education, and higher levels of population that are engaged in agriculture. Moreover, their exports are from the primary sector and they have low growth rate of income and low levels of productivity. They also have high levels of population growth rate. In addition to one common
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