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Originally posted in The Business Standard on 2 April 2024 Firstly, urgent measures must be taken to control inflation, though the government should have taken steps to control it way earlier. A World Bank…

2.1. Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGIs)The central theme addressed in the texts is the assessment of governance quality and the measurement of multidimensional poverty through specific tools. The Sustainable Governance Indicators…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A systematic review of 35 years of global medical literature finds a spectrum of reasons why people…

Every year, 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis. Even though the disease is both preventable and curable, it kills 1.5 million people each year, making it the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Over 25% of these deaths…

Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight and obesity. South Africa has undergone a nutritional transition over the past 30 years…

The cap set on how much UK energy suppliers can charge for domestic gas and electricity is set to fall by 15% from April 1 2024. Despite this, prices remain shockingly high. The average household energy bill in 2023 was £2,592 a…

1. IntroductionThe process of empowerment involves granting individuals, particularly women, the autonomy to manage their lives and make decisions impacting their well-being. Women’s empowerment encompasses multifaceted…

Haitian elementary school students learn to read in their classroom as part of literacy intervention efforts to improve learning outcomes. Credit: University of Notre…

After pandemic-era declines, California’s poverty rate is on the rise. Expansions to safety net programs during the pandemic reduced poverty substantially, but these expansions had mostly expired by the end of 2022. And…

1. IntroductionIn recent decades, many global metropolitan cities have experienced a process of poverty concentration, which has led to an uneven spatial distribution of low-income populations in certain urban areas. This is associated…

Colorado Democrats are eying a large portion of the state’s $1.8 billion-plus surplus this year to provide child tax credits targeted to help lower-income families — along with another slice devoted to helping people working in health-…

Stanford researcher Christine Pu interviews residents of rural Uganda to understand local perceptions and definitions of poverty. (Image credit: Courtesy of Christine Pu) Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to…

The wealth gap is a complex topic replete with differing opinions and myths. This publication provides the Department of the Air Force (DAF) with an organizing structure of the underpinnings of the wealth gap experienced by women and…

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Submission received: 23 December 2023 / Revised: 23 January 2024 / Accepted: 26 January 2024 / Published: 28 January 2024 Abstract The…

“Computers have encapsulated so many collective hopes and fears for the future,” says Marc Aidinoff, a PhD candidate in History/Anthropology/Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS), a doctoral program that draws…

1 in 7 Families Live in Energy Poverty. States Can Ease That Burden. States — including those leading on climate — can leverage key policies and IRA funding to lower the energy burden borne by low-income households.…

The new findings from the UNICEF research wing focus on Member States of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU). Analysing child support policies among the group of developed…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Numerous research studies have suggested that children from a single-parent family are worse off than…

Michael L. Sells, PhD, MS1; Ethan Blum, MS1; Geraldine S. Perry, DrPH, RDN1,2; Paul Eke, PhD, MPH3; Letitia Presley-Cantrell, PhD1 (View author affiliations) Suggested citation for this article: Sells ML, Blum E, Perry GS, Eke…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a recent study, researchers have conducted a scoping review of previous studies to explore the effects…

Fog hovers over the Guama River in the Tenetehar Wa Tembe village in the Alto Rio Guama Indigenous territory, in Paragominas municipality, in Para state, Brazil, as…

TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mully Children’s Family Canada (MCF Canada) wish to announce that a concert in tribute to Dr. Charles Mulli and the achievement of Mully Children’s Family (MCF) will be held Saturday…

Research Questions How do veteran rates of housing cost burden (HCB) compare with those of nonveterans?How do these trends change or remain consistent when examining various subgroups?How have these rates and trends changed…

Growing up in Inner Mongolia, graduate student Zixiao Yin saw firsthand the effects of poor urban planning. As China underwent record growth, a mining boomtown intended for 1 million people rose from the desert…

Food insecurity is linked to poorer physical and mental health, including an increased risk of suicide. Therefore, addressing the needs of food-insecure veterans is a national priority. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs conducts…

Research Brief Around 7.5 percent of all veterans —nearly 1.4 million — are food insecure, and they are consistently less likely than their nonveteran peers to be enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). A…

The 2019 National Forum on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Reform organized in collaboration with the Mongolia Ministry of Labour and Social Protection will focus on “Quality TVET Reform for Sustainable…

About Pension Markets in Focus Recent years have witnessed intense pension reform efforts in countries around the globe, often involving an increased use of funded pension programmes managed by the private sector. These funded…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrmmLIJnDXU Global demand for agricultural products is projected to grow by 15 percent over the coming decade, while agricultural productivity growth is expected to increase slightly…

  07/03/2018 - Latvia should strengthen old-age safety nets and raise the basic state pension in order to reduce pensioner poverty, especially among women, and address the challenge of a fast declining…

  11/08/2020 - Korea has limited the damage to its economy from the COVID-19 crisis with swift and effective measures to contain the virus and protect households and businesses. Support for workers and the…

  08/12/2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll among elderly people although retirees have seen their pension payments well protected across OECD countries. Future pension entitlements have also been…

  27/01/2022 - Slovenia should encourage people to work longer and reform its pensions system in order to make it financially sustainable while preserving pensioners’ living standards, according to a new OECD…

  04/02/2021 - Chile has been plunged into recession by the double shock of the late-2019 social protests and the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Sound public finances have enabled bold stimulus action to support the…

Abstract Trademark law’s focus is on the consumer. Both the trademark literature and the marketing literature, however, tend to assume a consumer with few constraints on economic or cognitive processing resources. For example, scholars…

  18/03/2021 - The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted two decades of steady growth and rising living standards in Indonesia, triggering the first recession in a generation and highlighting the need to improve skills,…

  05/12/2019 - India is set for a modest recovery after a loss of momentum, as reforms to simplify taxation, lighten business regulations and upgrade infrastructure start to bear fruit. Further reforms to…

  Retirement saving pension plans such as defined contribution plans are increasingly an integral part of most countries’ overall pension system, and in some countries they are the main component of their pension…

  21/02/2022 - Solid macroeconomic policies helped Mexico navigate the pandemic-induced recession and put its economy back on track, but challenges remain to ensure that the ongoing recovery is sustainable and…

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Learn more about Code for America"s plan to harness people-centered technology to transform the US social safety net.

Is it possible for 9 billion people to live on this planet and enjoy a good standard of living? And on such a planet, is it possible for economies to grow, businesses to profit, and communities to prosper without undermining the…

Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Department Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Abstract A joint report from the United Nations Development Program and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative indicates that…

On 25 September 2015, the 193 countries of the United Nation’s General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This comprehensive set of goals aims to “end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all”…

From the early 2000s, sustainability has emerged as a central policy-making consideration as climate change and population growth have heightened concerns about already-stretched natural resources. With governments, business and civil…

The adoption of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) signals a clear commitment to set the world on track for a more just, prosperous and sustainable future, in which all children can reach their full potential. The challenge…

December 13, 2021              Gatineau, Quebec              Employment and Social Development CanadaIn 2018, the Government of Canada made a historic commitment toward reducing poverty through Opportunity for All—Canada’s First…

PhD student Jamila Haider explains social-ecological traps and how that has affected agricultural areas in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Read more here:

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