Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa: A review of recent research and future research needs

G Porter - Transport reviews, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reviews recent transport services research in rural sub-Saharan Africa, with
reference to the crucial significance of transport services for reducing poverty and …

Inequality, economic growth and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

M Ncube, JC Anyanwu… - African Development …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we have presented the patterns of inequality, growth and income inequality in
the MENA region. Using a cross‐sectional time series data of MENA countries for the period …

Do international remittances affect poverty in Africa?

JC Anyanwu, AEO Erhijakpor - African Development Review, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
International remittances flowing into developing countries are attracting increasing attention
because of their rising volume and their impact on recipient countries. This paper uses a …

Marital status, household size and poverty in Nigeria: evidence from the 2009/2010 survey data

JC Anyanwu - African Development Review, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper examines the effect of marital status and household size, among other correlates,
on poverty in Nigeria, using the Harmonized Nigeria Living Standard Survey (HNLSS) data …

Infrastructure development and poverty eradication in sub-Saharan Africa; Its effect and transmission channels

RS Mallek, A Awad, I Ozturk, I ben Douissa - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Africa's infrastructure endowments have increased recently, including; transportation,
electricity, Information and Communications Technology, and water and sanitation …

Evaluation of factors affecting road maintenance in Kenyan counties using the ordinal priority approach

MB Bouraima, Y Qiu, CK Kiptum… - … of computational and …, 2023 - ojs.bonviewpress.com
Improving Kenya's complete road network has been used to alleviate poverty and achieve
the Vision 2030 goals. Roads enhance all areas of social development, including demand …

Making do and staying poor: The poverty context of Urban Brunei

NH Hassan, J Rigg, IA Azalie, GYV Yong… - Geoforum, 2022 - Elsevier
Drawing on interviews with households in Brunei's Kampong Ayer, this paper explores the
geography of poverty in an urban, high-income country context. Under the forces of …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the geographical variations and influencing factors of poverty in Nigeria

R Adeleke, O Alabede, M Joel… - Regional Science Policy & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high rate of poverty in Nigeria is alarming with over 105 million people living in poverty.
Despite the significant proportion of the population living in poverty in the country and the …

[HTML][HTML] High-speed railway network development, inter-county accessibility improvements, and regional poverty alleviation: Evidence from China

J Fan, H Kato, X Liu, Y Li, C Ma, L Zhou, M Liang - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
The rapid expansion of the high-speed railway (HSR) network in China has significantly
shortened the space–time distance between cities. China is striving to enter an anti-poverty …

The correlates of poverty in Nigeria and policy implications

JC Anyanwu - African Journal of Economic and Sustainable …, 2013 - inderscienceonline.com
Apart from presenting the poverty profile, this paper examines the correlates of poverty with
multivariate models that predict the probability of being poor using data from the Nigerian …