EVOLUTION OF MICROFINANCE AND POVERTY RDUCTIONIN GHANA BY JOSEPH TETTEH OLIVIA GIDIGLO BENJAMIN TETTEH JOHN KOFI DORGBEFU IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF A BACHELOR’S DEGREE (B. Sc. HONS) IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL‚ UNIVERSITY OF GHANA‚ LEGON. JUNE‚ 2013 CHAPTER ONE PROPOSAL 1.0BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Modern microfinance emerged in the 1970s pioneered by – among others – the Grameen and SEWA
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Study on GENDER EQUQLITY IN EDUCATION AND POVERTY REDUCTION Shanta Laxmi Shrestha Submitted to Assoc. Professor Mahesh Nath Parajuli‚ PhD Kathmandu University In partial fulfilment of the requirement of the course Educ 545 Theory and Practice in Education and Development M Phil (Development Studies) School of Education Kathmandu University Lalitpur May 2009 Word Count: 4564 Gender Equality in Education and Poverty Reduction Abstract This paper discusses the concept
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IMPROVING YOUTH ROLES IN POVERTY ERADICATION Poverty is one of the biggest problems that is faced by almost every nation world wide‚ including Indonesia. It is a clinched problem that is influenced by various factor such as income rate‚ access to education‚ public health services‚ environmental issues‚ and another basic needs. Eradicating poverty has always been discussed in both regional and international meeting and conferences‚ yet there is no suitable approach can be found to fight against
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Ariana Ruela POSC 340 Dr. Adams October 5‚ 2011 Advancing Poverty Reduction Progress in Cambodia After Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia was brought to an end in September of 1989‚ the country attempted to rid itself of a corrupt government and of poverty. With the help of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)‚ Cambodia was able to hold elections and begin a journey of economic development and poverty reduction. While on the surface the coalition government‚ a multiparty democracy
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ERD WORKING PAPER SERIES NO. 25 ECONOMICS AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT Revisiting Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia: What Do Subnational Data Show? Arsenio M. Balisacan Ernesto M. Pernia Abuzar Asra October 2002 Asian Development Bank ERD Working Paper No. 25 REVISITING GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN INDONESIA: WHAT DO SUBNATIONAL DATA SHOW? Arsenio M. Balisacan Ernesto M. Pernia Abuzar Asra October 2002 Arsenio M. Balisacan is Professor of Economics at the
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P1A Academic year 2012/2013 Semester 1‚ period 3 The effectiveness of the minimum wage policy as anti-poverty tool 1 Introduction Minimum wage policies are widespread throughout the world. More than 90% of all countries have a minimum wage policy (International Labour Office‚ 2009‚ p. 34). Although the goals of mandating and maintaining a minimum wage‚ such as the reduction of poverty and the creation of income equality‚ are widely accepted around the world‚ there is a disagreement about
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a full course of primary schooling if there is any help that government must do they should do for example to pay school fees to those who do not have money to pay school fees especially those who are staying in rural areas. 2 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Targets: By 2010-2020 the proportion of people whose income is less than USD1 a day must change and also people who suffer from hunger to be helped by government. 3 Health Targets: TO Improve health and also to provide medical facilities
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HIGHER EDUCATION AND POVERTY REDUCTION AMONG THE YOUTH BY OKUNOLA‚ PHILIP OLAYIDE (Ph.D)‚ ONYENE.V.E(Ph.D.)(frontisresource@yahoo.com) SUBAR‚ S.TAYO. ASHIRU‚ AL-MAHROOF OLASEEWO (sirmooree@yahoo.ca) PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 8TH REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH POLICY NETWORK VENUE: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA)‚ IBADAN AUGUST‚ 2008 ABSTRACT Education in Nigeria and higher education in particular‚ are fundamental to the
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POVERTY‚ UNEMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH IN NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Raheem Olasupo Akewushola Department of Business Administration and Management Technology Lagos State University‚ Lagos‚ Nigeria. Olawale Ibrahim Olateju Department of Business Administration and Management Technology Lagos State University‚ Lagos‚ Nigeria. Oludare Tolulope Adeyemi Dimension Consult Limited‚ Lagos‚ Nigeria ABSTRACT This paper identified crucial factors influencing the growth and development
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The definition of structural unemployment is the unemployment that results from structural changes in the economy which results in a long run mismatch of jobs being offered and skills of the labor force. The definition of poverty is the conditions of people who have very low incomes. As a single measure to help reduce structural unemployment and alleviate poverty we would recommend empowering the low income sector of the population with ‘free’ basic education and training. Free basic education
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