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Poverty among the small-scale plantation holders: Indigenous communities in Peninsular Malaysia
Md. Khaled Saifullah, Fatimah Binti Kari, Azmah OthmanThe purpose of this paper is to study the socio-economic condition of indigenous households involved in the production of palm oil and natural rubber in Peninsular Malaysia.
The poverty and inequality nexus in Ghana: A decomposition analysis of household expenditure components
Jacob Novignon, Justice Nonvignon, Richard MussaUnderstanding the linkages between poverty and inequality is vital to any sustainable development and poverty reduction strategies. In Ghana, while poverty has reduced…
Good governance and preferential trade: evidence from the Swiss generalized system of preferences
Christian Ritzel, Andreas Kohler, Stefan MannThe purpose of this paper is to determine if the institutional quality of developing countries (DCs) and least-developed countries (LDCs) contributes to a significant increase in…
Link among energy consumption, carbon dioxide emission, economic growth, population, poverty, and forest area: Evidence from ASEAN country
Rabiul Islam, Ahmad Bashawir Abdul GhaniThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship among energy consumption (EC), carbon dioxide emission, economic growth, foreign direct investment, population…
Duration of low-wage employment: a study based on a survival model
Francisco Silva, José Vieira, António Pimenta, João TeixeiraThe purpose of this paper is to investigate low-wage retention using a survival analysis approach.
Criteria for choosing banking services: gender differences in the university students’ perspective
Norazah Mohd SukiThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the criteria invoked by university students when choosing banking services, and determine whether male and female students rate the…
The relationship between urbanization and economic growth: An empirical study on ASEAN countries
Ha Minh Nguyen, Le Dang NguyenThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between urbanization and economic growth in ASEAN countries for the period 1993-2014.
Impact of health capital on economic growth in Singapore: an ARDL approach to cointegration
Idowu Opeoluwa Isreal Akingba, Shivee Ranjanee Kaliappan, Hanny Zurina HamzahThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the long-term impacts of health capital on economic growth in Singapore from 1980 to 2013.
The effect of child labour on children’s health in Brazil
Alexandre Nicolella, Ana Lucia KassoufThe purpose of this paper is to examine if child labour can have long-term consequences on children’s health status.
Government expenditure and economic growth in the European Union countries
Gitana Dudzevičiūtė, Agnė Šimelytė, Aušra LiučvaitienėThe purpose of this paper is to provide more reliable estimates of the relationship between government spending and economic growth in the European Union (EU) during the period of…
Lessons from Thailand: universal healthcare achievements and challenges
Ravikan Nonkhuntod, Suchuan YuThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the successes of Thailand’s healthcare system along with challenges it is facing, examining documents and policies used by those charged…
Explaining support for redistribution for different groups of the needy: A study of 28 post-communist countries
Nazim Habibov, Chi Ho Cheung, Alena AuchynnikavaThe purpose of this paper is to explore factors which may explain support for redistribution for different groups of the needy in 28 post-communist countries.
Turkish foreign direct investment and peace in Somalia: a new political stabilization policy
Mohamed Ibrahim Nor, Tajul Ariffin MasronThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent at which Turkish foreign direct investment (FDI) contributes to the process of peacemaking in host country.
Mainstreaming tribals through financial literacy – a review of literature
Ajaya Kumar Nanda, Sasmita SamantaThe present paper is an attempt to understand the various concepts related to financial literacy. For the development of this paper, secondary data have been considered by…
Micro-money, finance and real economy interrelationship in the framework of Islamic ontology of unity of knowledge and the world-system of social economy
Masudul Alam ChoudhuryThe purpose of this paper is to explain the structure of Islamic monetary transformation into 100 percent reserve requirement monetary system in terms of the foundational…
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