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 …

Food expenditure and household welfare in Ghana Page 1 Vol. 8(3), pp. 164-175, March
2014 DOI: 10.5897/AJFS2013.1120 ISSN 1996-0794 Copyright © 2014 Author(s) retain the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of the different components of off-
farm income on multi-dimensional poverty. Furthermore, the study aims to measure multi …

This paper examines the trend in income inequality and poverty among the self-employed
workers in Mexico during 1984–2002, a period of rapid trade liberalization. In the decade …

Marine biodiversity has long been known to provide benefits to the community. However,
whether biodiversity conservation has contributed to poverty alleviation remained unclear …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the influence of household and community
characteristics on multidimensional poverty in communities hosting public universities in …

For centuries resource economists have persistently debated and discussed the potential of
the green economy and how it should be protected and used sustainably. Most studies to …

A satisfactory explanation of why some people are poor is essential to tackle the roots of
poverty. Therefore, the causes of poverty and their behavior over time are more important to …

La disputa por la metodología de medición de la pobreza tiende a soslayar la importancia
que tiene en la agenda otro objetivo científico, a nuestro juicio tan complejo como aquél …

The main objective of this paper is to study the moderating effect of zakāh distribution on the
family structure and the economic well-being of the poor in the state of Kelantan in Malaysia …