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Pro-Poor Growth In Mozambique: An Exploration Of Its Income And Non-Income Dimensions, Jason S. Calder
Pro-Poor Growth In Mozambique: An Exploration Of Its Income And Non-Income Dimensions, Jason S. Calder
Economics Theses
The purpose of this study is to assess the incidence of economic growth and social attainment in Mozambique during the 1990s. There is a growing international debate about the impact of growth on poverty and inequality. International development goals endorsed by the United Nations, the World Bank, and governments from around the world emphasize achieving quantitative targets across various dimensions of welfare including, but not limited to, income. Therefore, efforts at evaluating growth must go beyond aggregates and focus on the experience of the poor during the growth process. The methodology used here is based on growth incidence curves first …
Human Development And Resources Use In The Coastal Zone: Influences On Human Health, Robert E. Bowen, Anamarija Frankic, Mary E. Davis
Human Development And Resources Use In The Coastal Zone: Influences On Human Health, Robert E. Bowen, Anamarija Frankic, Mary E. Davis
Environmental, Earth, and Ocean Sciences Faculty Publication Series
Coastal watersheds and nearshore marine areas are the most valuable and dynamic places on Earth. Human population growth is great in these regions, which are home to some of the most sensitive habitats in the world. Coastal areas provide more than half of the overall service value derived from the global environment (Costanza et al., 1997). Natural (e.g., hurricanes and tsunamis) and human pressures on this environment require it to constantly adjust. More than any other area, the global coast has defined the progress of human culture and continues to be a singular influence in how humans connect to the …
Welfare Status, Gender, And The Utilization Of Marital Counseling Services, Courtney A. Wyatt
Welfare Status, Gender, And The Utilization Of Marital Counseling Services, Courtney A. Wyatt
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine how welfare status, gender, and the interaction between welfare status and gender relate to the utilization of counseling services related to marriage (i.e., "marital help-seeking"). This study was a secondary analysis of the Utah Marriage Survey data set from 2003. Two samples were utilized in this study, and generated a total sample of I ,316 participants. The first sample was made up of I, 173 randomly selected Utah households, identified through a random-digit dialing sampling technique. The second sample was obtained from a random selection of current Temporary Assistance for Needy Families …
Couples In Great Marriages With A Traditional Structure And Egalitarian Relationship, Pamela Kandior Morrill
Couples In Great Marriages With A Traditional Structure And Egalitarian Relationship, Pamela Kandior Morrill
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This study researched the possibility of an egalitarian relationship coexisting with a traditional role-structured marriage. Qualitative methods were used to gather data from a national sample using a 31-page questionnaire. Out of the larger Great Marriage Research Study of 130 respondents (65 couples), 14 couples fit the criteria for this study in that they had a traditional structure to their marriage and both felt their was a balance of power between them. Their stories were analyzed to discover what their marriages were like and how they talked about and operationalized an egalitarian relationship. Findings from this research indicated that it …
Distribution-Augmented Human Development Index: A Principal Component Analysis, Sanjib Sarker, Basudeb Biswas, Peter J. Saunders
Distribution-Augmented Human Development Index: A Principal Component Analysis, Sanjib Sarker, Basudeb Biswas, Peter J. Saunders
Economic Research Institute Study Papers
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